Thursday, September 10, 2026

Publishing Perspectives / 8:03 am Eastern

"Leonardo Padura has transformed Cuban reality into literature with global resonance," Liber reps said in a statement announcing the honor. The post Celebrated Cuban Writer Wins the Liber 2026 Most Outstanding Latin American Author Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .

Publishing Perspectives / 7:59 am Eastern

This year’s program brings together leaders in policy, technology, creative, and financial industries to further Arabic in the global infrastructure. The post Abu Dhabi Hosts Global Dialogue on Arabic as a Cultural and Economic Force in the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .

BookNet Canada Blog / 3:55 pm Eastern

Find out which titles made it to the September 2026 Loan Stars Jr. Canadian list.

Authors Publish / 1:01 pm Eastern

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. They are open now, or will soon open for submissions. Apex MagazineThis is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy magazine. They want horror, science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream. “We want dark, beautiful, boundary-pushing speculative fiction — stories filled...

Authors Publish / 11:44 am Eastern

Freshwater Literary Journal is print and online journal produced by the students at the Asnuntuck campus of Connecticut State Community College. They publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from around the world, as well as student writing. And they publish both experimental and traditional forms. You can read the journal online to get a sense of...

Authors Publish / 11:44 am Eastern

By Itto Outini It’s natural for writers to invest emotionally in their characters. In fact, it’s an indispensable part of the creative process. However, as with all good things, it can be taken too far. Just as doting parents run the risk of smothering their children, writers run the risk of smothering their characters, pigeonholing...

Authors Publish / 10:14 am Eastern

Launched in August 2024 by Australian author T L Swan, Keeperton is a new press with good distribution. You can learn more about its launch here. They describe their publication by saying, “Keeperton is a publisher that takes immense pride in our commitment to prioritising authors at every step of the publishing journey. We understand...

Authors Publish / 10:13 am Eastern

Political Animal Press is a nonfiction publisher that was founded in January 2015. Political Animal Press is distributed by University of Toronto Press. They are based out of Chicago and Toronto, according to their website. The publisher of Political Animal Press is Lewis Slawsky, who is based out of Chicago according to his LinkedIn profile....

Authors Publish / 10:10 am Eastern

This press is a part of Moore Street Media, alongside Rockpool Publishing, which we have reviewed here. Even though all their submission guidelines are on the same page, each of the Moore Street Media imprints is distinctly different, which is why we are reviewing them separately. Moore Street Media and all of their imprints are...

Copyright Alliance / 9:15 am Eastern

This week, we are pleased to introduce you to singer/songwriter Rivita. After you read her spotlight blog, be sure to follow her on Instagram and check out her music on Spotify. What was the inspiration behind […] The post Creator Spotlight with Singer/Songwriter Rivita appeared first on Copyright Alliance .

Self-Publishing Advice Center / 8:00 am Eastern

It’s been a week or so since we had news of a new survey. As this is an AI-related survey, it also provides the opportunity to roll our AI stories for the week into a single column (assuming, of course, nothing else breaks in the next few days. Which is, I’ll admit, a big assumption).

The Scholarly Kitchen / 5:30 am Eastern

The US Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in the copyright infringement litigation between The New York Times and OpenAI and Microsoft, et. al., largely siding with the AI companies and strongly favoring the notion of LLM training as fair use. We asked the chefs for their thoughts. The post Ask the Chefs: AI and Copyright Licensing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen .

BookBub Partners Blog / 2:34 am Eastern

See how one author used backlist sales and an international BookBub Featured Deal to profit within a week of her new release — on a budget! The post How My Backlist Helped My New Book Profit Within a Week appeared first on BookBub Partners Blog .

Poets & Writers / 12:00 am Eastern

Creative Nonfiction Music often has the ability to evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, whether it’s favorite songs played over and over during a certain phase of life or heard on the radio for a season. Songs can be introduced or recommended by loved ones, and lyrics might remind us of a particular person.