Resources for Writers

This is a great place to start your submission journey. Find tons of cool places to submit in this user-friendly, free resource.

Another great place to find and track submissions. Geared toward speculative work (fantasy and science fiction), it can help you find the perfect place to submit your fiction and poetry.

The most formal of our submission recommendations, Duotrope costs money but tracks all sorts of fun stats about journals and magazines.

An excellent resource for double (and triple) checking that your manuscript’s format is in tip-top shape before it’s shipped out to the publishing world. Whether you just need to brush up on format specifications before your or are starting from ground level, you’re covered.

Getting overwhelmed by trying to keep track of what you submitted where? This simple-but-mighty spreadsheet keeps all of your submission details in one neatly organized package. Just open in google docs, save a copy to your drive, and voilà. Submission stress reduced by 35%.

This digital workbook, put together by author/editor extraordinaire Christie Yant, (Inkhaven.net) has a veritable buffet of fun and functional tools. One of our favorites here at Third Lantern Lit: a daily writing tracker that you’ll actually want to use.