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Meeting called to order by President Michelle Bassett at 6:37 pm Pacific

The CLMP is an incredible resources for both writers and publishers. Their Calls for Submission section usually has pages of publishers you can submit to and you can even sort the list by genre and type. https://www.clmp.org Click here to go directly to their Calls for Submissions section.

If you want to learn how to gain readers, win over editors, and build a long-term writing career. Authors Publish Magazine offers lectures and workshops in addition to their magazine. Best of all it's FREE to sign up for their newsletter and receive a list of submission calls twice a month! https://www.authorspublish.com

Feb 21, 2026 Steve Capone Jr. will provide us with a look behind the editor's desk. Whether you are prepping your first short story submission or looking to sharpen your professional edge, the submission circuit can be a bit of a maze, and there's always more even a pro can learn. Join us for an intensive workshop designed to help you master the professional submission process.

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The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar. It is an indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. It is available in a convenient online version, or you can purchase the manual. https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org

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Jacksonville Judas' beloved hero, Wade Nevlin, has retired to Key West to forget his painful past in Jacksonville, rife with loss. After a friend introduces him to AA, Wade fulfills his dream of starting a charter boat company aboard the Beverly, named after his cherished, late wife. His new life includes a cadre of new friends, a charming cottage and his beloved dog, Sandy, Then he meets the mysterious, Melina, a stunning, younger woman who discovers a dead body in the front

Jan 17, 2026 You’ve finished writing your rough draft! Congratulations! Now what are you going to do? Before going out into the world, every manuscript needs a little love from its creator in the form of self-editing and revision. However, that can be a daunting task. Where do you begin? Join author and editor, Jana S. Brown, at her virtual table and learn the Steps to Self-Editing.

Meeting called to order by President Michelle Bassett at 6:38 pm Pacific

A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology From the pages of Whisper Heights Independent School Panel's newsletter to the streets of a zombie-apocalypse'd hellscape, Year One is a quick and merciless jaunt through whatever counts as mundane to the poor sods who reside within its pages-those characters to whom we relate all too well. In the first of a planned series of yearly efforts, Whisper House Press has gathered in this short volume the exceptional work published on its websi