#StephenLeacock #myfinancialcareer My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock (1910) is a humorous confession from a man who turns a simple bank errand into an escalating catastrophe of nerves, misunderstandings, and accidental slapstick. “I knew this beforehand, but my knowledge did not prevent me from entering the bank and becoming an irresponsible idiot.” My Financial Career…
Black River Chapbook Competition 2026 Twice each year Black Lawrence Press runs the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or prose between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the…
#blacklawrencepress Black Lawrence Press Novels, SS, Novella, Creative Non-fiction, Bio blacklawrencepress.com blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests editors@blacklawrencepress.com Summer Reading Period: June 1 – June 30 Fall Reading Period: November 1 – November 30 Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Founded in 2004 by Colleen Ryor, Black Lawrence became an imprint of…
#oscarwilde The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is the story of a ghost who is the victim of pranks by two inhabitants of the house he is haunting. The first of Wilde’s stories to be published, it appeared in the magazine The Court and Society Review (1887). Wide’s story is featured in our Gothic, Ghost,…
Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse: A contest from Livingston Press, at the University of West Alabama, the Changing Light prize is awarded to one novel-in-verse per year. No entry fee. Recommended length: 90-10 pages. Deadline: May 25 Categories: Novels Prizes: $500 dollar prize, 20 copies, and a standard royalty contract For More Info: Changing Light Prize for…
Black Inc. Books Novels, Non-fiction, History, Politics, Bio blackincbooks.com.au blackincbooks.com.au/submissions Founded in 2000, Black Inc. is an independent Australian publisher of quality non-fiction and fiction titles. Black Inc. is based in Melbourne. Black Inc. loves stories. They are passionate about important new works of history, politics, biography, criticism and current affairs, as well as novels…
Black Heron Books Fiction, YA, General Non-Fiction, Memoir, Poetry blackheronpress.com blackheronpress.com/contact (submissions) jgoldberon@aol.com (Jerry Gold) Black Heron Press published its first title way back in 1984. Since then, it has consistently published from two to six titles every year. The press primarily publishes literary fiction, both adult and young adult (YA), as well as select…
#philipkdick #beyondthedoorphilipkdick Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick is a 1954 short story about a man, Larry Thomas, who buys his wife Doris a cuckoo clock, which becomes a focal point for their marital strife, jealousy, and resentment, culminating in a supernatural event where the clock’s cuckoo bird causes Larry’s accidental death after he…
Bitter Lemon Press Novels (Crime, Thrillers), Translations bitterlemonpress.com Bitter Lemon Submissions books@bitterlemonpress.com Bitter Lemon Press brings you high quality, award-winning contemporary crime fiction. From mystery novels to thrillers, Bitter Lemon explores what lies just beneath the surface of countries such as Cuba, Mexico, Turkey, France and Italy. From Argentina to Australia, these crime fiction books…
2026 BSME Young Writers Prize Free contest open to UK residents aged 18-25 for original work (800-1,000 words). Submit entry form, original writing sample, personal statement, and proof of age via sponsor’s online submission form. Sponsored by the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME). Deadline: May 8 Categories: 2026 theme is “Tell us about something you love.”…
