The Iowa Review

The Iowa Review

“The Iowa Review’s mission is to provide an expertly curated, carefully edited, and beautifully designed print and online space for the voices of writers of every kind of diversity to move and enlighten us; to use the experience gained from fifty-plus years of continuous publication and our connection to the University of Iowa as a home for creative writing to validate, amplify, and encourage those voices; and to serve the reading public by presenting the best contemporary writing in short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.” Welcomes new writers. Triannual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within a year of acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds in 3-6 months. Guidelines online.

$1.50 per line for poetry and $0.08 per word for prose.

Leading Edge

Leading Edge

“Leading Edge magazine publishes short stories, poetry, and essays that relate to science fiction, fantasy, and horror. We also contract for short-term blogs and art. The magazine was started in 1981 by a team of students from Brigham Young University and continues to be run by a team of dedicated volunteers. Leading Edge is a great place for both first-time and well-established authors.” Biannual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-5 months after acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights, for six months. No reprints. Responds within one week.

Pays $10-$50.

Malice in Wonderland – by Alvin Wander

Malice in Wonderland – by Alvin Wander

A definitive collection of six short stories, including an asteroid destruction, top-secret document theft, nuclear detonation, activities of a rogue AI computer, theft of a drug cache, and an individual stricken with a personality transformation.

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 06/26/2025

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 06/26/2025

Linda Gigliotti was the first to answer this week’s question correctly: Gary Sturgis. 🙂 Who is currently BookLocker’s #1 bestselling author? ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. Do not post your answer in the comments section below. THIS WEEK’S PRIZE: A free EBOOK of your choice from Booklocker.com! You must be […]

Southern Woman – by Kathleen Parrish

Southern Woman – by Kathleen Parrish

Kathy Whitaker struggles to protect her variety store from a man seeking to obtain it at any cost, even if it destroys her family in the process. To thwart him, she must dig up secrets of the past, and of the woman who gave her everything.

Mortal Choice: A Medical Mystery – by David Shactman

Mortal Choice: A Medical Mystery – by David Shactman

In the shadow world of black-market kidneys, a single mother and FBI agent faces a terrible choice. Can she conspire with the killers she is investigating to get her daughter a kidney? What is she willing to do to save her daughter’s life?

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