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COMMUNITY HOSPITAL closures and other systemic losses. New poems (3) or prose (2,000 word count.) All viewpoints encouraged. Deadline: January 2027. Send to: Jeanne Bryner, P.O. Box 111, Newton Falls, OH 44444. Or e-mail to Geraldine Gorman: [email protected].

EDITOR BETH HOUSTON is reading for Rhizome Press’s next anthology, Extreme Formal Poems II. Only poems adhering to the guidelines will be considered. The print book will be available first on Amazon during winter 2027. See www.rhizomepress.com for details and links to previous anthologies and included poets. Submission is free. Deadline: January 15, 2027.

ATMOSPHERE PRESS is currently seeking submissions of full-length book manuscripts in all genres—from poetry to fiction to memoir and beyond. With dozens of award-winning titles, Atmosphere Press is a best-in-class hybrid publisher dedicated to honesty, transparency, professionalism, kindness, and making your book awesome. Learn more at atmospherepress.com. 

ATTENTION, WRITERS! Ares Press, a new and maverick fiction publisher, wants to consider your manuscript. We’re NOT a vanity press, and won’t charge to review your submission. A traditional publisher, we’ll compensate you if we select your work for publication. Join a new literary vanguard! Learn more at ares-press.com. 

SARABANDE BOOKS Fall Chapbook Prize: In the month of October, the Sarabande Fall Chapbook Prize is open for submission. Send us your poetry, lyric essay, hybrid poetry, fiction-in-verse, found poetry, visual poetry, and experimental works. The prize celebrates Sarabande’s legacy of publishing highly distilled literary forms. Two winners will be selected and receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalty contract. All winners are published in August of the year following their win. Complete guidelines at https://www.sarabandebooks.org/chapbook-prize.

THE 2026 FALL THEMES at Sequestrum are 1. “Science Fiction & Fantasy” and 2. “Desire!” Accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Standard pay rates and publication applies. Submit via our online submission system. Deadline: October 15. E-mail: [email protected]. Full guidelines: www.sequestrum.org. 

ABANDONED MINE is a poetry journal (triannually online, selected annual print) accepting and reading submissions late summer through late spring. We are seeking poems people will be inspired to re-read and share with family and friends. Please visit www.abandonedmine.org for examples, past issues, and complete guidelines. 

BELLEVUE LITERARY REVIEW seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for a theme issue on “Migrations”—the movements we choose, endure, inherit, resist, or imagine as part of the human story of health, illness, and healing. Submissions open September 1–December 31; fee: $5. Website: www.blreview.org. 

BELLINGHAM REVIEW is open for general submissions in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid writing from September 15 to December 1. Bellingham Review is dedicated to exciting, innovative work and offers continual support to our authors. See complete submission guidelines at: www.bhreview.org. 

THE BLACK MOUNTAIN PRESS Reading Period is open for poetry, novels, short story collections, and children’s books. Submit at: https://theblackmountainpress.com/projects/shop/ now and through February 2027. The BMP is recovering from Helene where our building and offices were completely destroyed. We appreciated your support over the past year of rebuilding!

BLUELINE: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks seeks poems, stories, and nonfiction about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. Submission period July 1 through November 30. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. Please identify simultaneous submissions; notify immediately if your submission is placed elsewhere. Electronic submissions encouraged, as Word files, to [email protected]. Please identify the genre in the subject line. Website: www.bluelineadkmagazine.org. 

CALLING ALL AFRICAN-THEMED poetry, prose, & art! Pan Writers Caravan is currently seeking poetry, prose, and artwork of all genres by Submittable for publication into African Literary Arts: One Contemporaneous Anthology Celebrating the Global Diaspora. This multi-genre collection, numbering tentatively 350–450 pages in length, will include prosodies of hybrid narratives & short story, memoirs & personal essays, poetry, artwork, and several other literary keepsakes, nuggets, and gemstones. New deadline: December 31; free submissions. Minimally $50 in compensation & international publicity for contributors; coeditors & curators Mbizo Chirasha & Anthony Ramstetter, Jr. & published by Pan Writers Caravan (www.panwriterscaravan.wordpress.com). Submittable link with full submission guidelines here: panwriterscaravan.submittable.com/submit. 

CLOCKHOUSE, published by Clockhouse Writers’ Conference, seeks submissions from emerging and established writers for Volume 14 (2027). We’re looking for work that beckons us to listen, share, and engage: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and dramatic work for stage and screen. Submissions: September 1–November 15. Guidelines at clockhouse.net/submit.

CREATIVE WOMEN 60+: SUBMIT your writing or artwork (free) to the unique arts magazine Persimmon Tree—SUBSCRIPTIONS are free, too—BE INSPIRED by reading, seeing, and listening to short stories, articles, music, and more—ENJOY membership in a worldwide arts community. JOIN us today! Website: https://persimmontree.org/. 

FOUNDED IN 2000, The Bryant Literary Review is an international journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction housed at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. Authors can submit work to: https://bryantliteraryreview.submittable.com/submit. For past issues, see: https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/blr/. Work to be considered for Vol. 28, which will be published in spring 2027, must be submitted between September 1 and December 1, 2026.

GLIMPSE SEEKS POEMS for Issue #60. Please note our new submission period: September 1–October 31. For guidelines, SASE to George J. Searles, editor, Box 51, Clinton NY 13323 or see website (www.glimpsepoetrymagazine.com). 

HAWAII PACIFIC REVIEW seeks fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Based at Hawaii Pacific University, HPR charges no fees and reads submissions from August to January. Our work has been featured in the Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize anthologies. Details can be found at www.hawaiipacificreview.org. 

ITALIAN AMERICANA seeks fiction and poetry on any subject and style from writers of Italian heritage on either side. Past contributors include Olivia Kate Cerrone, Peter Covino, and Maria Mazziotti Gillan. Deadlines: July 1 for the winter issue, December 1 for the summer one. Submission guidelines: https://press-ia.scholasticahq.com/for-authors. 

NEW CROTON REVIEW is accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and visual art for our next issue. NCR is published twice yearly on Amazon (paperback and Kindle), Google Books, and Apple Books (eBook). For more information, please check our website: newcrotonreview.com. 

NOMINEE: Ranked 6th among Top 25 Literary Magazines & Publications in 2022–2025 (Feedspot). The RavensPerch Literary Magazine seeks submissions of well-groomed poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. For submission guidelines, visit us at www.theravensperch.com. 

PENSIVE: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts, an acclaimed annual publication from Northeastern University, welcomes exciting unpublished poetry, prose, art, and translations from around the world. Please explore first at www.pensivejournal.com; submit via Submittable August 1–November 15. No fee.

RATTLE SEEKS SUBMISSIONS of prompted poems for our weekly livestreaming podcast. Each Rattlecast episode ends with a specific prompt. Submit your poems in response. All submissions are also considered for publication in Rattle. Deadline: Sundays. For the current prompt, recent guests, and guidelines, visit our channel: www.youtube.com/rattlepoetry. 

THE REVIEW OF Contemporary Diary is accepting submissions of journaling, notes, personal correspondence, and other examples of life writing as it emerges outside the borders of essay and memoir. Details at http://diary.ink. 

RIVER HERON REVIEW loves to read your poetry submissions. Two open calls, September 1 through November 15: Issue 10.1, our biannual publication, and our Editors’ Prize with $500 award, plus four $100 finalists. We also offer a November writing retreat and a variety of creative writing workshops with experienced facilitators. Info at www.riverheronreview.com. 

RIVERSEDGE SEEKS submissions of poetry, prose, plays, and graphic lit in English, Spanish, and anything in between. We’re looking for great work, including from marginalized communities. Previous contributors include Sandra Cisneros, Naomi Shihab Nye, Denise Duhamel, and Esteban Rodriguez, among others. October 1 to March 15. Visit www.riversedgejournal.com for complete guidelines.

SANTA FE LITERARY REVIEW invites no-fee submissions of CNF, fiction, poetry, and visual art. This year’s suggested theme is “Connection: Networks, relationships, and alienation.” Word limit per fiction or CNF submission is 2,000 words; poets may submit up to 5 poems of any length per period. Submit via Submittable between July 15 and November 1. Learn more at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-literary-review. 

SUBMISSIONS TO River Teeth (narrative nonfiction) and Beautiful Things (micro-essays) are open September 1–December 1 & January 1–April 1. River Teeth encourages underrepresented writers to submit work for consideration, including but not limited to: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled writers. Read complete guidelines for all submissions at riverteethjournal.com/submission-guidelines/. 

SUBMIT POEMS on any subject and in any style, length, and number at any time. No submission fees. The Great American Poetry Show; [email protected]. Website: www.tgaps.net. 

TINT JOURNAL, the literary magazine for non-native English creative writing, is seeking fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers who compose their work in English as their second or foreign language. Please visit www.tintjournal.com/submit to review Tint’s open calls and submission guidelines. No fee. #showyourtint. 

TWO HAWKS QUARTERLY is a digital journal affiliated with Antioch University Los Angeles’ BA Program in Creative Writing and is setting the bar for contemporary literature with bold and illuminating poetry, fiction, CNF, art, and quality experimental work. For guidelines, see www.twohawksquarterly.com. 

THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP REVIEW publishes the best in creative nonfiction, fiction, and interviews and pays for published stories. Send us narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, and short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine, and writing with a strong narrative element. Submissions: Kathleen Glassburn at [email protected]. For more, contact [email protected]. Websites: www.thewritersworkshop.net or www.thewritersworkshopreview.net. 

THE 42ND ANNUAL Cuesta College Central Coast Writers’ Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 25–26, in San Luis Obispo, CA. CCWC offers a variety of workshops featuring experts in various genres, master classes, bookstore, vendors, and more. Website: centralcoastwritersconference.com. Contact: CCWC director Meagan Friberg, [email protected]. Phone: (805) 610-4252.

A $1,000 PRIZE, publication, and 50 books is awarded each year by Cloudbank Books for a full-length manuscript of poetry, flash fiction, or a combination of the two. Submit a 70– to 90-page manuscript via Submittable by October 31. Visit Rutsala Book Prize at cloudbankbooks.com for complete guidelines. E-mail [email protected] with questions.

$3,500 ONLY POEMS 2026 Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize. Theme: Love, Faith, and Sex. Winner: $1,000 + 10 finalists: $250. Winner nominated for Pushcart, Best Spiritual Literature, or Best New Poets. Submit up to 3 pages of unpublished poetry. September 21–November 7. Fee: $22; simultaneous submissions welcome. Guidelines and more: https://onlypoems.com/leonard-cohen-poetry-prize. 

$4,000 IN AWARDS. Enter New Millennium Writing Awards by November 30—Best Poetry $1,000; Fiction $1,000; Nonfiction $1,000; Flash Fiction $1,000. All winners are published in our anthology and online. “It’s a thrill to add the NMW Award to my professional biography. Thanks for making another writer’s dream come true!”—Pamela Dillon, nonfiction award winner. Visit www.newmillenniumwritings.org. 

THE 2027 SUSAN ATEFAT Editor’s Prize awards $4,000 and publication in Peach. Named for Iranian-American writer Susan Atefat (1970–2004), the prize seeks a suite of 3–5 poems to serve as the issue’s centerpiece—mastery of language and a voice both personal and enduring. Entry fee: $20. Submissions: October 1–31. Guidelines at www.peach.gcsu.edu. 

ALICE JAMES AWARD. $2,000, book publication. AJB is accepting full-length poetry manuscripts postmarked or via Submittable until October 16. Entrants must reside in the U.S. Additional manuscripts may also be chosen for publication as the Editor’s Choice. Guidelines: www.alicejamesbooks.org/submit. 

THE AMITY LITERARY PRIZE offers publication and a $1,000 cash prize annually. Although only 1 winner will be chosen, we may offer to publish other manuscripts submitted to the competition. Previous winners include Chad V. Broughman for The Fall of Bellwether, winner also of the Hawthorne Prize, 2024. Submit online: https://anamcara-press.com/past-winners/. 

THE ANNUAL Rattle Chapbook Prize offers 3 winners $5,000 for a chapbook (up to 36 pages), plus 500 author copies and distribution to Rattle’s 10,000+ subscribers. Entry fee of $35 includes a 1-year subscription to the magazine. Deadline: January 15, 2027. For guidelines and to read past winners, visit our website: www.rattle.com. 

BIRDY POETRY PRIZE by Meadowlark Press. $1,000 cash prize, publication, and 50 copies. Submit 1 full-length poetry book manuscript (55–150 pages). Entry fee: $25. Submissions open: September 1 to December 1. Learn more: www.birdypoetryprize.com. 

BROADSIDE CONTEST by Expedition Press: Submit 1 poem to be considered for publication as an original letterpress broadside. $100 cash prize, 20 copies of broadside, feature in Expedition’s newsletter and blog. Submissions open: October 1–31. Entry fee: $15. Learn more: www.expedition.press/contest. 

CIDER PRESS REVIEW Book Award. Prize: $1,500 and publication of full-length poetry collection. All entrants will receive the winning book. Reading period: August 1–October 31. Judge: Julia Bouwsma. Reading fee: $28. Submit 48­– to 80-page manuscript to www.ciderpressreview.com/submit. Guidelines: www.ciderpressreview.com/bookaward. 

CODHILL PRESS Pauline Uchmanowicz Poetry Award: $1,000 plus 25 copies. Distribution by SUNY Press. Deadline: December 30. Submit book-length manuscript (48–72 pages), acknowledgements, table of contents, and cover page (name, address, phone, e-mail) to: https://codhillpoetryaward.submittable.com/submit. $30 entry fee. For complete guidelines: www.codhill.com. 

THE COMSTOCK REVIEW Chapbook Contest August 1–October 31: Prize: $1,000 and 50 author’s copies. Judge: Martin Willetts, Jr. Anonymous judging. $30 entry fee includes copy of winning chapbook. Guidelines updated annually. Submit manuscripts (25–34 pages) online via Submittable OR by mail to Comstock Review Chapbook, 4956 St. John Dr., Syracuse, NY 13215. See www.comstockreview.org or comstockreview.submittable.com/submit. 

DZANC BOOKS seeks innovative novels, poetry collections, and story collections for its annual contests. Contest winners receive publication and advances, up to $5,000. $25 reading fee per submission. Contests close September 30 for Fiction and SSC, October 31 for Poetry. Details at www.dzancbooks.org. 

EVENT MAGAZINE’S Nonfiction Contest: $3,000 in prizes, plus publication. Enter by October 15. We especially encourage BIPOC writers and writers of diverse backgrounds and experiences to explore the form and submit their work. 5,000-word limit. $34.95 entry fee includes a 1-year subscription. Full contest details: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf. 

HAZEL ROWLEY PRIZE for First-Time Biographers: Sponsored by the Biographers International Organization (BIO), the Rowley prize offers $5,000 for the best book proposal from a first-time biographer, plus a careful reading by an established agent. Submissions due February 1, 2027. Guidelines and entry forms are available on the BIO website: www.biographersinternational.org/rowley-prize. 

HERSTRY PRESENTS the sixth annual Eunice Williams Nonfiction Prize. Open to all female-identifying and nonbinary writers. First place: $400, second place: $250, third place: $100. Submit at https://herstryblg.com/herstry-contest. 

THE HIVE POETRY COLLECTIVE announces the 2026 Morton Marcus Poetry Prize. Submit 1 poem, $18/entry. Judge: Brynn Saito. Winner receives $1,000 and invitation to read at the 17th Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading featuring Lee Herrick, November 19. Website: hivepoetry.org/morton-marcus-prize/. Deadline: September 30.

LONGLEAF PRESS Book Award. Beautifully designed publication by Longleaf Press, a $1,000 prize, and 25 author copies awarded for a poetry collection in English. Roger Weingarten will judge. Submit at least 50 pages and a $27 entry fee by January 15 via Submittable. See the website for complete guidelines: www.longleafpress.org. 

THE MEMOIR PRIZE for Books awards up to $5,000 for full-length memoir, essay collection, graphic art, creative, and narrative nonfiction works of exceptional merit. There are no restrictions on subject matter, page count, type of publisher, or the year of publication. Deadline: August 31. Find out more at: https://memoirmag.com. 

ONEPAGEPOETRY.COM—now accepting entries for our 2026 poetry contest. In celebration of the beautiful art of poetry, as long as it fits on 1 page. Entry fee: $25. Prizes include $2,000 for 1st place, $1,000 for 2nd, $500 for 3rd, and inclusion in the top 100 poems in our yearly anthology. Website: www.onepagepoetry.com. 

PATRICIA DOBLER Poetry Award: Open to women writers age 40 and over living in the U.S. who haven’t published a full-length book of poetry (chapbooks excluded). Winner receives $1,000; publication in Voices from the Attic; round-trip travel, lodging, and reading at Carlow University in Pittsburgh with final judge Lauren Shapiro. Poems must be unpublished, up to 75 lines, any style; $20 fee per 2-poem submission. 2026 award deadline: October 31. Phone: (412) 578-6346; e-mail [email protected]; or www.carlow.edu/dobler for complete rules.

PRESS 53 AWARD for Short Fiction awarded to an outstanding, unpublished collection of stories. Reading fee: $30. Award: Publication, $1,000, and 53 copies. Submit online with Submittable by December 31. Press 53 publisher Kevin Morgan Watson will judge. Winner and finalists announced by May 3, 2027. Details at www.press53.com/award-for-short-fiction. 

PRINCEMERE Poetry Prize. $300 for winning poem, $200 divided among runners-up. $5 fee for 3 unpublished poems. Deadline: September 18. Submit online at Submittable (princemerepoetryprize.submittable.com). Paper submissions accepted from incarcerated poets: Princemere Poetry Prize, 255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham, MA 01984. Complete guidelines at www.princemere.com. 

SELECTED SHORTS’ Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest judged by author A.M. Homes. Prize includes $1,000; publication on electricliterature.com; a 10-week course with Gotham Writers Workshop; and 2 tickets to a performance of Selected Shorts featuring your winning story. Max: 750 words. Fee: $25. Due: March 5, 2027. For complete guidelines, visit www.selectedshorts.org. 

SLIPSTREAM Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition offers $1,000 prize plus 25 copies for winner. Deadline: January 1, 2027. Entrants receive copy of winner and the latest issue of Slipstream. Send up to 40 pages and $25 reading fee to Slipstream, Box 2071, Niagara Falls, NY 14301. Further details and guidelines, visit: www.slipstreampress.org. 

SPOKANE PRIZE for Short Fiction. A prize of $1,500 and publication by Willow Springs Books is given annually for a short story collection. Submit a manuscript of 3 or more stories totaling at least 98 pages with a $30 entry fee by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines: https://inside.ewu.edu/willowspringsbooks/. 

TOM HOWARD/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. 24th year. Top prize for a poem in any style: $3,500. Top prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style: $3,500. Total prizes: $12,000. Co-sponsor: Duotrope. Winning entries published online. Fee: $25 per submission of 1–3 poems. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Submit by October 1. Enter at winningwriters.com/tompoetry. 

WRITERADVICE, https://writeradvice.com, offers 4 writing contests a year, a manuscript consultation and editing service, author interviews, book reviews, writing & marketing advice, and more. How can we help you become the writer you want to be? Write to us using the contact box at the bottom of the home page.

AUTUMN RETREAT in the Berkshires. The Vibrant Landscape of Writing with graduate-level instructor Page Lambert. 5 days. 7 writers. All genres. Stockbridge, MA. Luxurious private bedrooms. Beautiful 75-acre estate. Chef-inspired meals and candlelit dinners. Group discussions and one-on-one private sessions. October 11–15, 2026. Private tour of Edith Wharton’s The Mount. Website: www.pagelambert.com. 

THE DOORWAY EFFECT—an interdisciplinary retreat for poets and composers in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. June 12–20, 2027. Workshops, performances, individual mentorships and conferences, and evenings of conversation, music, and fado. Structure when you want it; time to walk, write, and wander. Faculty: Thomas Weaver, Tim Fitts, John Wall Barger. Guest editor Tammy Ho. Scholarships available. Apply at: thedoorwayeffect.com. 

ONE ROOM WITH PRIVATE ENTRANCE and bath in a relaxed, serene, and beautiful creekside w/mini-waterfall mid-Hudson Valley country setting that nurtures the creativity of poets, writers, and creatives. Fifteen minutes from Kingston, NYS Thruway, Trailways bus station, Woodstock, and Ashokan Reservoir. Reasonable rates. Write ([email protected]) or call (845) 489-8038 to inquire.

PORCHES WRITING RETREAT, an historic farmhouse overlooking the James River in Blue Ridge foothills. Spacious porches, comfortable, high-ceilinged rooms, high-speed Wi-Fi, well-equipped communal kitchen, also a private cottage. Find peace and inspiration. Availability by days, week, month. Open all year. Check: www.porcheswritingretreat.com or e-mail: [email protected] for details.

STORIES + SONGS Writing Retreat. REGISTER NOW! June 4–9, 2027, on the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland, or fall 2027 in Santa Fe, NM. Tracks for prose storytellers, songwriters, or both. An inspiring generative retreat with novelist/memoirist Carolyn Flynn, novelist/lyricist Karen Leslie and Grammy-award-winning songwriter Clay Mills. Website: www.storiesandsongsretreat.com. 

WRITING RETREAT in Baja: Of Language and Land. Join celebrated author Kate Moses for a 7-day immersive writers’ retreat in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 9–16, 2026. Daily writing workshops, individual manuscript conference, exceptional local food, private restorative beachside resort. All-inclusive from $3,500. Hosted by CRAIGARDAN. Website: craigardan.org/events/2026/baja. 

ZIGBONE FARM RETREAT, near DC/Baltimore in Catoctin Mtns. Only a few spots left for 2026: $150 P&W discount. Inspired Writing w/Eugenia Kim (September 20–25). October 12–16 Poetry & Yoga w/ Ann Quinn. Grand lodge artistically built w/ timbered ceilings, adobe walls, Moroccan tiled bathrooms, on 100-acres. Farm-fresh meals. Website: www.zigbonefarmretreat.com/retreats. E-mail: [email protected]. 

DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING? Domestic hubbub? Prospect Street Writers House offers peace and quiet by the week or by the day. We’ll find a spot for you. Website: www.prospectstreet.org or e-mail: [email protected]. 

FALL/WINTER 2026 RESIDENCIES filling quickly! Apply/reserve your stay at Dorland Mountain Arts today! Nestled in protected land overlooking Temecula’s wine country in Southern California. Five cozy cottages each with dedicated workspaces for artists/writers/musicians; spacious porches, nature trails, ponds, quiet natural surroundings inspiring creativity. E-mail: [email protected]; website: www.dorlandmountainarts.org; phone: (951) 302-3837. 

JAMES MERRILL HOUSE invites writers of all genres to apply for 4– to 6-week residencies from fall 2027–summer 2028. Enjoy a stipend, living space, and access to James Merrill’s National Historic Landmark home in Stonington, CT. Six residencies available. Apply from October 1, 2026, to January 11, 2027. Visit jamesmerrillhouse.org/apply for details. 

TRAVIS BOGARD Artist-in-Residence Program provides a working retreat for fellows whose work focuses on the performing arts: Playwriting, directing, scene design, or scholarly research and writing. Deadline for applications for 2027 fellowships: November 1, 2026. Early applications accepted. Sponsored by the Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville, CA. Guidelines at www.eugeneoneill.org/artist-in-residence-program. 

45 YEARS OF publishing experience. Founder/former director of Paris Press provides astute manuscript consultations and coaching for writers and poets. “My decision to work with Jan Freeman was one of the best decisions that I have ever made in preparing a poetry manuscript.”—Glenis Redmond, The Listening Skin (Four Way Books). “Jan’s ear and her perceptive suggestions were right on the mark as I worked towards the completion of my memoir. I highly recommend her.”— Rose Styron, Beyond This Harbor (Knopf). Website: www.janfreeman.net/editing-services. E-mail: [email protected]. 

ABLE AND WELL-KNOWN writer, teacher, editor, (Scribner, Random House, Bantam, Dell, Oxford University Press, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Narrative, Harper’s, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The American Scholar, Esquire, GQ, Ploughshares) offers manuscript critique, editing, private tutorials on short stories, novels, and literary nonfiction. Authors edited include Rick Bass, T. C. Boyle, Jennifer Egan, Saidiya Hartman, Min Jin Lee, Anthony Marra, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Joyce Carol Oates, James Salter, Morgan Talty, and many others. Contact: [email protected]. Website: tomjenks.com. 

ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE SERVICES: Visit my website for budget-sensitive options. Marcia Trahan, memoirist (Mercy) and editor with 22 years’ experience, offers developmental critiques, copy editing, and help with queries and book proposals. Specializing in memoir; also handles wide range of fiction. Traditional and indie authors welcome. Patient, supportive approach. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.marciatrahan.com. 

ACCLAIMED POETRY EDITOR, former executive director of Alice James Books, 25+ years’ editing experience. Professional manuscript evaluation, comprehensive editing. Edits for various budgets. Workshops, tutorials, publishing advice. Author of We (Red Hen Press, 2025), Event Boundaries, Anxious Music (Four Way Books). Former SNU CW MFA faculty. Website: www.aprilossmann.com. E-mail: [email protected]. 

AUTHOR, AUTHOR! Professional editor, literary midwife, award-winning author (Bantam, Avon, Scholastic, Berkley/Ace, others) offers extensive critiques, tutorials, revisions, support. Upgrade your writing skills; solve problems with plot, character development, pacing. Specialties include literary and mainstream fiction, mystery/thriller, juvenile/YA, general nonfiction, psychology, spirituality. Carol Gaskin. Phone: (941) 377-7640. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.editorialalchemy.com. 

AWARD-WINNING FICTION WRITER, graduate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, creative writing teacher of 35 years, provides personalized manuscript editing. I offer detailed editing, honest evaluation, and sensitive critique. I work with new and experienced writers, fiction and nonfiction. Contact Hugh Cook. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: hugh-cook.ca. 

BIRDS & MUSES mentorship for women writers. Realize your vision with a mentor as invested in your story & your growth as you are. Acclaimed novelist, memoirist, editor Kate Moses: Taking writers under her wing for 3 decades with startling insights, attentive generosity, command of craft, acute editorial skill. Website: www.birdsandmuses.com. 

BLOCKED? STRUGGLING? I’ll help you finish that project! Break through blocks with professional writing mentoring from published journalist, poet, playwright, researcher. Skilled editor, experienced teacher, compassionate coach. New genre? Creative transition? Unearthed manuscript? Personal dream?—I can help you write, edit, publish! Carol Burbank, MA, PhD. Free 30-minute consultation. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.storyweaving.com. 

BOOK MARKETING, Forthcoming book? Let’s promote your work in a way that feels authentic to you! I create custom social media graphics, website design, newsletter copy, etc., to bring your book launch vision to life. Contact Sonya Pendrey, MFA. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: sonyarosepoetry.com/services. 

FREE SESSION with Writer Wellness Consultant and Mentor. Have writing begging to get on the page, revised, and moved on to publishing? Want to find out what’s in the way? Give yourself the gift of a free consultation and get started. Contact: Andrea R. Canaan, MSW, MFA. E-mail: [email protected]; website: www.andreacanaan.blog. 

MENTORING AND MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT: Providing expert editorial appraisal and help to poets at all levels. Award-winning poet and fiction writer, educator, and mentor to many writers in the United States and abroad now available for intensive manuscript review. Offering line-by-line editing and much more. E-mail me at [email protected] for in-depth details and testimonials. 

POETRY, POETRY MS. Expand your range, syntax, facility with language. Close editing, attention to big picture, phone or Skype conferences—U.S. or international. Experienced poet/teacher, award-winning author of 11 collections, 5 with Godine and Knopf. I founded and taught in the MFA and postgraduate conference at Vermont College. E-mail: [email protected]. For further details, please visit website: www.rogerweingarten.com. 

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THE 17TH MASS MoCA Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat in the Berkshires, October 8–13, 2026. Enjoy the restorative autumn beauty of New England, writing dozens of drafts in museum galleries of MASS MoCA and the Clark Art Institute. Experiment with new forms of creative expression as art opens your memories, perceptions, and imagination in a supportive community. Emerging and experienced poets welcome. Website: www.janfreeman.net/workshops-readings; e-mail: [email protected]. 

33RD ANNUAL Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 15–18, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ, area. Join us for small, generative workshops in poetry, fiction, memoir, nonfiction, songwriting, and storytelling. Enjoy intensive and supportive sessions, insightful feedback, and an encouraging community. Scholarships available. Learn more and register: www.stockton.edu/wintergetaway. 

FREE COMMUNITY writing spaces: Generative workshops for stress management & submissions meetups —overwhelmed by stress and/or submitting your writing for publication? Join these virtual writing spaces where you’ll leave with new drafts, encouraging feedback, submissions support, and stress relief from creative expression paired with community connection. Website: www.laurenoertel.com/community-writing-spaces. 

GREATER PHILADELPHIA Wordshop Studio supports writers in the development of their individual voices and practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, PA, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. Phone: (610) 853-0296. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.philawordshop.com. 

WRITE IN ITALY with Kim Addonizio & Donna Masini! An intimate retreat/workshop/adventure with 2 well-established poets and supportive teachers (several books, anthologies, New Yorker, Poetry, etc.), September 1–11, 2027. Serene former monastery in Umbria. Included: Workshops, meals, lodging, day trips to Spoleto, Assisi, & more. Early sign-up discount (November). Info: https://laromita.org; https://kimaddonizio.com; https://donnamasini.com. 

WRITING CO-LAB provides dynamic classes in every genre to deepen your craft, accountability groups that foster community, and one-on-one coaching programs designed to meet your personal creative needs. We are cooperatively run by artists committed to the joyous power of the written word. Learn more at www.writingco-lab.com/.