See my latest contest roundup for Writer Unboxed: This submissions season covers deadlines from September 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018. Fall is a great time to be submitting. As another academic year begins, many university-affiliated literary journals reopen their reading periods. Thanks to Literistic, Poets & Writers, and Submittable Discover for many of these… Continue reading Fall 2018 Writing Contest Roundup
Author: Arthur Klepchukov
How a College Freewriting Prompt and Being Woken by a Downtown Songbird Led to My Shortest Publications
A brief conversation with a lone songbird in downtown San Francisco. A vulnerable state before free fall. I explore these ideas in my latest flash fiction publications "Dawnsong" and "lying is the girl" out now in KYSO Flash.
How Writing and Submitting Short Stories Improved My Novel
Why should a novel writer devote precious writing time to short stories? After five novel drafts, two years of submitting shorter fiction, and seven publications, here are my reasons.
“Reading Willow” Published in The Common
What expectations transcend distance and life changes? I explore that in under 400 words in my latest flash fiction publication, "Reading Willow" in The Common. What amount of effort went into getting "Reading Willow" published? 2 drafts5 submissions2 rejections2 withdrawals These are lucky numbers, especially given that this story didn't earn any encouraging rejections. Read on… Continue reading “Reading Willow” Published in The Common
“Why I Write” Published in Fiction Southeast
Why do you write? Read my answer in just 250 words over at Fiction Southeast.
Spring 2018 Rejections: One Story, Kenyon Review, Tin House, The Missouri Review, and Other Literary Journals
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Spring 2018 season.
Summer 2018 Writing Contest Roundup
See my latest contest roundup for Writer Unboxed: This submissions season covers fiction contests with deadlines between June 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018. Thanks to Literistic, Poets & Writers, and Submittable Discover for many of these contests. I found 15 opportunities for emerging and established fiction writers. Each comes with its own handy list… Continue reading Summer 2018 Writing Contest Roundup
Maryland Writing Events, Spring 2018
The following are ways I'm staying engaged with my local literary community this Spring. Events range from casual and free to more professional and paid. But you never know where inspiration will strike.
Winter 2018 Rejections: Ploughshares, Zoetrope, The Missouri Review, Glimmer Train, Narrative, and Other Literary Journals
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Winter 2018 season.
“bleedin’ peach” Published in KYSO Flash
What can a newborn teach his father about shaving? Read my latest flash fiction publication, "bleedin’ peach" in KYSO Flash. Also, see the effort that went into getting this story published.
Spring 2018 Writing Contest Roundup
26 opportunities to share your writing with reason to submit to each for Writer Unboxed.
Starting Shut Up & Write! D.C. Meetup
I've attended and hosted Shut Up & Write(!) meetups in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2013. Now I'm starting a D.C. meetup.
“Rivet Here” Published in Necessary Fiction
My first online publication appears in Necessary Fiction. "Rivet Here" is a story is about a new kind of relationship that blossoms in a small town when all the men leave for World War II. Read the story and its journey to publication.
The Cost of Accomplishment
Accomplishments come with costs. These were mine for 2017.
How Writing Byproducts Became My First Nonfiction Publications
Don't underestimate the byproducts of your creative life, even if they're not the kind of words you tend to write.
Winter 2017 Writing Contest Roundup
A curated batch of writing contests from December 2017 through February 2018.
A Review of One Story’s Hit Submit Class: Sending Your Work to Residencies, Agents, & Literary Magazines
I found my first online writing class a worthwhile set of resources with a lively discussion board full of as many insights as the material itself. Read on to see what helped me improve my approach to submitting my writing.
My anti-resumé.
Speaking of sharing rejections, check out this anti-resumé.
How I Won NaNoWriMo in My First (and Last?) Attempt
Lessons learned in writing 50,000 words of a new novel last November for NaNoWriMo.
128 Submissions, 93 Rejections, 1st Publication
What it took to get to my first published piece of fiction.
Arsenal of Words 