Baltimore Review's contest categories are also open now. Flash fiction, flash CNF, prose poem. Along with our non-contest fiction, CNF, and poetry categories. Deadline: May 31, 2023. Click big blue button at bottom of this page for links to categories and guidelines. https://baltimorereview.org/submit #litmags #litsubmissions #literaryjournals

Baltimore Review Winter 2023 issue published today. Hope you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in this issue. Writers, we open our Submittable doors again on February 1. https://baltimorereview.org/ #litmags #literaryjournals #litsubmissions

Congratulations to our contest winners! Our winter issue will be live before the end of this month. We open again for submissions on Feb. 1. https://www.baltimorereview.org/ #litmags

Curious about any writing apps (writer toys) that might be particularly useful for generating ideas and structuring. Found Scrivener kind of overwhelming. Trying (free trial) LivingWriter, which looks more user-friendly. Used to use Idea Spinner for brainstorming (doesn't work on my new computer--but pen and paper are fine for this bubble technique). #writingcommunity

@elizabethtarver I think they're helpful in promoting your work, and sometimes literary journals take a look at them--although they're definitely not deal-breakers in publishing or not publishing your work. Also a nice way of compiling your credits/keeping track of everything. This is something I need to do for myself. I have a P&W page in their directory https://www.pw.org/directory, but my own website would be good. Someday . . .

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@doramalech @thehopkinsreview Others we keep on our nomination radar: PEN/Dau (had two $2,000 debut fiction winners a few years ago), Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net. One I haven't totally figured out: Best American Poetry. Sometimes I hear from them about the process; sometimes I don't. If you have any info on that, please share. And I'm checking with O'Henry for details. Thanks!