Inda Lauryn

So I'm guessing due to being added to the Melanated Writers starter pack (and pretty sure BlackSky), I seem to have gained a huge amount of followers over the past few days, so many that I've lost track, but a re-introduction may be in order for those who didn't follow on other site.

This was a great conversation with @lynellgeorge.bsky.social!

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Not on the list when you go to vote? In most states you can ask for a provisional ballot. It's counted once officials confirm you're eligible, and you can check later if it counted. Your rights at the polls: civicladder.org/topics/righ...

It is, sadly, a universal experience of being Black (child or adult) in this country that any bit of excellence over white peers is immediately seen as "suspect" or "unfair" and how quickly they will appeal to an authority figure about it. And also, how it fucking wears you down, every time. 😡

Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. @latimes.com (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*.

New agent listing for: Renee Alcantara at Transatlantic Agency (Fiction Nonfiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF, Thriller). #WritingCommunity

New agent listing for: Bennett Elizabeth at Transatlantic Agency (Fiction Nonfiction). #WritingCommunity

We're getting close! this time tomorrow, our submissions will be closed. Make sure to submit your poetry, prose, or interactive works to re•mediate's submission queue by the end of Sunday! remediatelitmag.xyz/submit

OPEN to Submissions —a poem each day—...

Submissions are open! We're seeking short stories from writers living in the North of England for our anthology of cosmic horror. Find out more and submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/anthology-3-...

Poems under 100 lines. Free to submit and open internationally. Submissions close October 30th. 📚🖋️💙 Details here: ela-literary-magazine.squarespace.com/729158575509 #ThenAndNow #CallForSubmissions #Poetry #BlackoutPoetry #PoetryPrompt #WritingPrompt #LitMag #WriterSky

. SUCCESSFUL PUBLISHING - NEWSLETTER October 2026 Content of this newsletter: PUBLISHING NEWS & TIPS WRITERS' RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, & GRANTS PAID CONTENT WRITING CONTESTS content-on-demand.blogspot.com/2026/10/news... .

Spending part of this Sunday seeking homes/support for your fiction/poetry/cnf? *Many* of the opportunities listed below remain open for your submissions/applications. (Coming *soon*: the NOVEMBER newsletter, which will go out in full to *all* subscribers late this week.)

This is the LAST WEEK to submit your manuscript for our open #CallForSubmissions We’re looking for action, crime, humour, dark fantasy, *takes a breath* horror and more! 🕰️ Submit before November 1st! www.coldopenstories.com/write/ #shortfiction #writing

Subs now open for TWO kinds of short fiction. Just like the ugly graphic says. Go here: talesfrombetween.com/submissions/

SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN SOON! Recommended Reading, Electric Literature's home for short fiction, and The Commuter, our home for flash, poetry, and graphic narratives, will both be open for submissions from Monday, November 2 to 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Sunday, November 8, or when we reach our cap.

📣Strange Vibes Weird Fiction Anthology Volume 3 OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS of short terror-ific stories 2000-5000 words, til Nov 15. Seeking the mobid, ironic, lovecraftian, absurd, horrific, darkly comedic and just plain weird. Details: sylviakayrose.wixsite.com/scribevibes/... #callforsubmissions

"I gravitate toward commercial genre fiction and am seeking to expand my list in that space." @alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

This is your roughly 24-day notice to get your micros under 250 words in. Grand prize $1000. The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest. Previously published and unpublished work considered. Deadline Nov 15th! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

#indieauthors Submissions for my annual indie books for Christmas blog post are open. What will it cost you? The time it takes to send me an email. What benefit will you get? A few more people knowing about your book. More information: iriscardenauthor.blog/2026/10/23/c...

The New Writers Novel Prize 2026 is seeking the first 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella. Closes 31 October!  All the details are here → https://newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @newwritersuk.bsky.social

ICYMI we announced a call for submissions for a new short fiction Heaven's Vault anthology. We've got one *other* Heaven's Vault related announcement coming ~this week. ... and it's approaching inkle's fifteenth birthday. Let's cook!

There's nothing we love more than reading a submission and feeling in our gut like we've potentially found this issue's opening number. 😍 #litmag #fiction #writersky

Writerly Wisdom 4 Don't forget that Pure Haiku is still OPEN to submissions of 5-7-5 syllabic haiku on the theme of ANGEL FISH! Please read the full post before submitting your work! You have until 2359 UK time on 31st October 2026 to submit your ANGEL FISH haiku. Earth Decays Day 14

Unbordered ⭐ is open to submissions for Issue Seven: Translation. #CallforSubmissions

2 DAYS TO GO until the Midnight Contest starts! 🌙 Details: midnight-writers.com/midnight-con... #WritingCommunity #WritingContest

T-Minus 132 hours!!! Sure it's not even a full week until submission it's 5.5 days!!! 🚀🚀🚀 We'll open for submissions on the 1st of November and our submissions windows will run through untill the 31st of December 🎄💜🎄 #sciencefiction #ireland #submissionopportunity #scifiwriters #scifistories

The Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is a great resource for writers! Submission calls, free writing contests, literary agents, publishing opps & more! (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

Submissions OPEN for 5 more days!

Submissions for our weird environmental justice flash fiction special issue close on Halloween! Still time to write something to blow @andrewkozma.net's mind....

54 Writing Contests in October 2026 - No entry fees! (Lots still open!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/09/51-w...

🥹 closing the submissions for the games without AI upcoming event in 1st November #indiegames

"I want unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot and a feel-good ending." Carly Watters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

121 Calls for Submissions in October 2026 - Paying markets! (Lots still open!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/09/100-...

Submissions open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our submission guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/M1geEXt #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Do you have 3 or more books published? Submit your prose manuscript to the CATHERINE DOCTOROW INNOVATIVE FICTION PRIZE fc2.org/prizes Submissions close November 1st

We will be open again for submissions by immigrant and diaspora writers from November 1 to November 30 🍁 We are open to short stories under 5,000 words; translations under 3,500 words from any language into English; and flash fiction under 1,500 words. Accepted stories are paid USD$0.10/word.

I would absolutely love to see a query when I open in Nov/Dec for an adult (or even YA) horror story where someone has to figure out how to appease the fae coming after them. Or any type of story with similar vibes. #MSWL

Submit your original one-acts and full lengths at: scribeplaywriting.weebly.com #playwriting #playwright #playwrights #theater #dramaturgy #theatre #writingcommunity #writing #writer #writers #arts #performingarts #opencall #submissions #theatersky #writingsky #writersky

ECRW Newsletter submissions are now OPEN! 🎉 Have a new release, event, milestone, or exciting author news? Let us share it with the community! 📧 Submit here: buff.ly/kMCzyZk Let’s celebrate your wins and keep our members in the loop! #ECRW #AuthorNews #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors #AmWriting

New Agent Alert! Elijah recently switched to agenting, and is building his list at Massie McQuilkin & Altman! Elijah is looking for different genres of non-fiction and literary fiction! Discover the MSWL: www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog #amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity

Initial submissions for our Resident Evil 30th anniversary anthology close on 31 Oct! 🧟‍♀️ Obsessed with the entries so far, but there are still a few areas we'd love to cover—please see holpublishing.com/contact for details! 🖤 #residentevil #booksky #horrorsky #videogames #filmsky #writers #authors

Dude it’s been two hours and we’ve already got the zine over half filled!! You guys were really itching for this huh? Submissions will still be open until October 31st! Whatever number of submissions we get, I’ll fit everyone in there, no matter how many volumes we’ve gotta make it. #maccadam

Ennie submissions are open! It's never too early to submit! unless you're still working on your game, then you have till March 27th 2027 to publish it and still be eligible for this year! ennies.org/new-submissi...

Solstice submissions are now open for all genres! Learn more here: solsticelitmag.submittable.com/submit

Wow. I didn't realize he was only 46.