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About Place Journal Call for Submissions: On Freedom

Deadline: August 1, 2025

Each issue of About Place Journal, the arts publication of the Black Earth Institute, focuses on a specific theme. From June 1st to August 1st …
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The Best Spiritual Literature Awards 2025

Deadline: August 1, 2025

The 2025 Best Spiritual Literature Awards in Poetry, Fiction, & Nonfiction will award $500 and publication in Orison Books’ annual Best Spiritual Literature anthology for …

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Writing Through the Chaos: A Prompt Inspired by A Series of Unfortunate Events

Monday was wild—but aren’t they always?Issue 189 of our weekly newsletter is packed with literary goodness:📚 New books📰 Fresh lit mag issues🏪 Indie bookstores to support📝 Book reviews📣 49 Submission opportunities…and of course, a brand-new inspiration prompt to get your creative gears turning. This week’s chaos got us reminiscing about the delightfully disastrous Series …
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Book Review :: Becoming Sarah by Diane Botnick

The story of four generations of women, beginning with a birth in Auschwitz, exploring the Holocaust’s subtle, enduring impact on their lives.

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