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New Magazine Listing

firstwriter.com – Thursday June 2, 2016

Publishes: Articles; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Reviews

Areas include: Short Stories

Markets: Adult

Preferred styles: Literary

Online literary magazine. Publishes anything from poetry to artwork, flash fiction to graphic story, life writing to photography, plus reviews and articles. Send submissions by email. See website for full guidelines, and for current issue theme.

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Why Do Magazines and Book Publishers Rip Off Ideas? (Because They Can.)

huffingtonpost.com – Wednesday June 1, 2016

There’s nothing new under the sun. This old saw is one of the first things you learn on the job if you’re a writer, artist, or other drudge who tries to earn a living making things up.

I can still remember my astonishment when, a few years after my first book for kids was published by Henry Holt in 1994, an almost ridiculously similar children’s title (though in pop-up form) came out from Little Simon.

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Top writing tips

theguardian.com – Wednesday June 1, 2016

From that killer first line to dealing with writer’s block, author Chris D’Lacey shares his top writing tips.

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Book industry unites against Productivity Commission changes to copyright rules

smh.com.au – Wednesday June 1, 2016

The peak bodies representing book publishers, authors, printers, literary agents, children's book writers and booksellers have come together for the first time to oppose calls to scrap certain copyright protections.

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New Publisher Listing

firstwriter.com – Tuesday May 31, 2016

Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction

Areas include: Cookery; Culture; Erotic; Health; How-to; Humour; Lifestyle; Medicine; Mystery; Self-Help; Short Stories; Travel

Markets: Adult; Youth

Digital-first publisher. Particularly keen on work that lends itself to media enhancements such as illustrations, videos, music, sound effects, animations, hyperlinks, etc. Send query by email with synopsis and author bio. See website for full guidelines.

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Six Things All Self-Publishers Should Know

huffingtonpost.com – Sunday May 29, 2016

Last year I self-published my first real book - by this I mean a book that I physically launched and is in bookshops and everything. A book I have promoted and sunk time and money into; a book that I’ll be spending the next 18 months focusing on continuing to push out into the world.

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How to Turn Your ‘Off’ Writing Days Into ‘On’ Days

huffingtonpost.com – Saturday May 28, 2016

When it comes to the discipline of writing, there’s a lot of talk about showing up. Butt in chair. Schedule the time. Keep your dates with yourself. All of this is good advice, and the most successful and prolific authors have the disposition or the drive or the self-governance required to stay the course on the long and arduous journey of writing a book, or multiple books.

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Tom Hiddleston hits right note at 500 Words creative writing final

dailymail.co.uk – Friday May 27, 2016

Tom Hiddleston performed a song from his first acting role as Toad Of Toad Hall as he was joined by the Duchess of Cornwall to honour winners of a children's creative writing competition.

He treated the finalists of Radio 2's 500 Words short story competition to a brief rendition of "Beep beep crackle bang" on stage at Shakespeare's Globe after telling host Chris Evans that Wind In The Willows was the first school play he was in.

After Evans asked for a performance, the star of The Night Manager said: "I walked right into that one" before launching into: "Crackle bang, crackle bang, like a a vintage car, hey!"

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New Magazine Listing

firstwriter.com – Friday May 27, 2016

Publishes: Essays; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Reviews;
Areas include: Literature; Short Stories;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary

Online journal publishing short fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews, and excerpts from novels. Reads submissions from March 1-August 31 and from October 1-January 31. Poetry and nonfiction submissions closed until summer 2016.

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