Category Archives: Writing

Call for Science Fiction Submissions

Posted on January 14, 2013 by J. C. Conway

Science Fiction Writers: Hogglepot is now open again for submissions and is specifically seeking science fiction pieces. The free online magazine, edited by Brooke Johnson, usually responds with an acceptance or rejection in less than seven weeks. Short stories accepted … Continue reading →

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End-of-Year Reminders and Deadlines

Posted on December 31, 2012 by J. C. Conway

December 31, 2012, is the deadline for two Wolfsinger Publications anthologies — Different Dragons and Tails from the Front Line. See the Wolfsinger site for details. December 31, 2012, is the last day to join the World Science Fiction Society by … Continue reading →

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December 31 Deadline for Two Wolfsinger Press Anthology Submissions

Posted on December 18, 2012 by J. C. Conway

WolfSinger Publications is preparing two anthologies with December 31, 2012 deadlines: Tails from the Front Line and Different Dragons: Different Dragons, edited by Dana Bell, seeks stories about dragons with a twist in almost any genre. Research your dragons and … Continue reading →

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Smooch Contest Offered by Yosemite Romance Writers

Posted on December 5, 2012 by J. C. Conway

Open to all Romance Writers of America members who are unpublished in book-length fiction, the deadline for the Yosemite Romance Writers’ annual Smooch Contest is 5:00 p.m. PST, January 1, 2013. Entrants submit a “first kiss” scene of eight pages … Continue reading →

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For Submitting Writers: Duotrope’s Status Change

Posted on December 3, 2012 by J. C. Conway

Duotrope announced this weekend that it will no longer be a free service as of January 1, 2013. It will instead cost $5 per month. For those familiar with it, Duotrope has for seven years offered a free online database … Continue reading →

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Last Call for Certain Anthology Submissions

Posted on November 27, 2012 by J. C. Conway

Two of the previous calls for anthology submissions from editor, Dorothy Davies, at Static Movement, are closing at the end of November: Last Night and Long Pig. Both are themed horror anthologies (descriptions below). Static Movement is a non-paying ezine … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo — The Final Stretch

Posted on November 26, 2012 by J. C. Conway

To everyone on the final lap of National Novel Writing Month: You are doing great. Keep it up. Your goal is to keep writing through November 30. If you are ahead or on pace for 50,000, that’s great. But the … Continue reading →

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The J. C. Conway Interview at The Thiessen Review

Posted on October 24, 2012 by J. C. Conway

My interview appeared today in The Thiessen Review, edited by Katie Griffiths. The site is dedicated to books, including reviews, interviews, reading challenges and other features. Its name is an allusion to ‘The Night Circus’ by Erin Morgenstern–Herr Thiessen is one … Continue reading →

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Call for Anthology Submissions

Posted on October 13, 2012 by J. C. Conway

My flash fiction story, “Letters to the Luminiferous Aether,” first published April 2012 by Bewildering Stories (and picked for the Bewildering Stories Second Quarterly Review), has now been selected for the print anthology, Broken, edited by Dorothy Davies at Static … Continue reading →

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Write Your Novel in November

Posted on October 2, 2012 by J. C. Conway

If you are not a person that wants to write a book, read no further. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is November. If you’re unfamiliar with the project, the goal is for as many people as possible to complete a … Continue reading →

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