The Pros and Cons contest center for the Are You Out There Family will be closing its doors this week — It’s sometimes sad when life becomes fluid and moves along to a different stage. Then again, it’s often a good thing. The Are You Out There Family has been around for a couple of years now, the brainchild of a prolific Medium writer, Graham D. Cooke. …

A simple submission checklist for our writers! — Here at The Fiction Writer’s Den, we get many writers who are new to sharing fiction here, or completely new to Medium. As such, I wanted to highlight some of the most common bits of advice provided by our editor team. …

Looking for publications with a focus on fiction? Find all the details and submission guidelines here — Not a Medium member yet? Click here to access this guide for free. Looking for a publication for your fiction on Medium? Many fiction writers on Medium self-publish, but if you’re looking to connect with more readers, it can be a good idea to consider submitting your story to a publication. This list shares dozens of active fiction publications on Medium, and gives you easy access to their about pages, latest stories…

Contribute to a publication focused on the craft of writing. — This is an archived post; the publication Creative Writing 101 later merged into The Fiction Writer’s Den. You can find the guidelines for the newer publication below: The Fiction Writer’s Den — Submission Guidelines How to contribute to our upgraded publicationmedium.com What we accept: as the publication’s name suggests, articles should provide guidance for creative writers (of all sorts). This might include fiction tips…

What you need to know. — What kinds of stories we accept: We accept stories that have been thoroughly edited and are well thought out. If I see spelling or punctuation mistakes, I’ll let you know. If I feel like there are major plot holes, I’ll let you know. We accept fiction stories of all kinds, though we are especially eager to…

A new publication presented by Are You Out There dedicated to fiction, fiction, and more fiction. — Branching Out Are You Out There is determined to grow! Limitless ideas are brewing in editors' heads, ready to spring forth. New publications are becoming branches of the main trunk. Introducing Imaginative Fiction Out There I really don’t think there’s a limit to imagination. It’s within the ability of every person, everywhere, in every time. All of…

A fictional look at a lonely publication on Medium — The following story is part truth and part fiction. The true part is a reflection of Kathy K’s experiences and the fiction part is, well, fiction. Hi, my name is IFOT, er, that’s actually my nickname since my real name is too long and too bothersome to say every time…

What to do if you want to become a writer for IFOT — SO YOU WANT TO WRITE FICTION Have you ever watched the Blacklist, the TV series currently shown on Netflix? Nine seasons of progressive intrigue and mystery. James Spader plays the main character superbly, attracting audiences with his quirky confidence and relatable humor. The Blacklist - NBC.com The Blacklist - Watch episodes on NBC.com and the NBC App. James Spader and Megan Boone star in the drama about a…www.nbc.com

12 publications and 14 editors publish a wide variety of articles and stories for the eclectic reader PUBLICATIONS: 🌅 🌄 Are You Out There (AYOT) — the main pub that started all of this — Editors: Graham D. …

Publications I am a fan of and participate in. — Kathy K is a busy lady with multiple publications. She is the creator of Imaginative Fiction Out There. The simple guidelines to join as a writer can be found here. Imaginative Fiction Out There This publication is dedicated to fiction stories, resources and prompts. The more imaginative, the better. Writers who…medium.com Kathy K has also created The Pros and Cons which houses writing contests (that change monthly — as of now)…

“All hope abandon ye who enter here.” — Dante’s Divine Comedy — Dear Medium community, I’m pleased to … correction … I’m so bloody excited to announce the birth of The Dystopian Project! A few days ago, a group of creative minds — imagine the Medium Illuminati — sat together and discussed how to set their plan in motion: establishing a home…

The guide to the Medium Adventurers League (MAL) rules and game dynamics — Medium Adventurers League (MAL) is a choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) world. Your decisions influence the stories playing in this world. But unlike most of the CYOA stories on Medium, the success of your decisions is not guaranteed. We added an element of chance. Sometimes, you must roll a die — the twenty-sided…

How we can weave amazing stories… together! — Our publication, Choose Your Own Adventures — Collaboration, was born in late May 2022. Since that time, we have seen several full-length story arcs begin: The Castle of Shadows (adventure/low fantasy started by JF Danskin). The Doctor and the Fairy (LitRPG started by Samuel Kenneth Kauffman) The Black Door (horror/dark…

Open Season ends November 27th — The new Sci-Fi Shorts is now open for subscribers! We already have dozens of great sci-fi flash fiction stories available, with more being added every week. There are fresh stories spanning multiple subgenres of science fiction: from horror, genetics, military, and time travel, to aliens and exploration. You’ll even find…

Accepting new writer submissions until November 27th, 2022 — For the past several months, we have been hard at work building something new for the sci-fi flash fiction community. The new SciFiShorts.co website is getting ready to launch into orbit next month! We have built a community of science fiction writers and readers on Medium. Now, our goal is…

A selection of Medium publications for authors — spring 2023 — It’s often said that Medium is not a site for fiction. All the same, there are plenty of creative writers here! Many are sharing their poetry and fiction, and finding engaged readers, too. This article aims to share some of the best places to publish your fiction on this site. Contemporary fiction of all genres, along with a supportive creative writing community: Introducing The Fiction Writer’s Den.

Editorship is like being hit by lightning! — Hit by Lightning! It was a dark stormy day with lots of creepy lightning and thunder. I was counting the seconds between flashes and booms, and they became WAY too close for comfort. All of a sudden, the pictures on the wall started to shake and all the electricity went off in the…

Are You Out There presents a cash prize writing contest about the environment — MAY 24, 2022 is the deadline for submitting your stories to the Are You Out There cash prize writing contest. CONTEST SUBMISSIONS TO DATE (last updated May 24, 2022) Fiction Submissions to Date — 2 ♻️ Dora by Banyan LK ♻️ Collapsing, Slow and Fast by Loren Lieberthal Nonfiction submissions to Date — 2 ♻️ And Mother Earth Groaned, by…

Contest starts Jun 1, ends Aug 31. One entry per writer. Required 50 entries. Cash Prizes for 1st through 5th place — Are You Out There presents The Pros and Cons, a publication dedicated to motivating writers to write by presenting ongoing cash prize writing contests. If you haven’t signed up yet to enter our contests, you must open this article and follow the instructions. Are You Out There Presents TPC — a Publication Meant to Motivate Writers to Enter Ongoing Contests The Pros and Cons is a publication created for contests. Read further and sign up for all TPC contests with one simple…medium.com

May 2022 — Introducing a New Publication Bursting with Contests! — Welcome to the month of May’s Are You Out There Newsletter! We’ve had so many changes, so much growth, so many stories, so many new followers, so much fun! We editors have become a great team in a short amount of time. Diverse, yet of the same mind, there's Graham…