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Welcome to TALESTACK NEWS!
You’ve arrived at the unofficial home for all the happenings and shenanigans around the Substack Fiction Neighborhood!
We post all the fiction news that’s fit to print every FIRST and THIRD Monday.
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ALL FICTION GENRE WRITERS WELCOME!
Literary, science fiction, adventure, crime thrillers, fantasy, romance, horror, YA and children’s lit…as long as it’s fiction, you’re in the right place!
What Do We Share?
Not sure whether your news is news-worthy? Check the following list!
👍 We Definitely Publish:
Announcements: let us know if you are starting or finishing a project, have a major win/milestone in your career or Stack, won an award/contest, or any other exciting news!
Publication Updates: let us know if you have a book or ebook coming out!
Prompts & Contests: let us know if you’re hosting a writing prompt or contest!
Shout-Outs: let us know if you just want to give someone in the fiction community some love and encouragement!
Writerly “Personals”: let us know if you’re looking for a critique partner, mentor, or other writerly help, and we’ll boost your request!
❓If There’s Space, We May Publish:
Substack Anniversaries
Subcount Milestones
Updates to previously-shared announcements
👎 We Do Not Publish:
Recommendations to your newsletter without any timely news
Recommendations of a particular story, serials-in-progress, or content older than two months without any timely news
Events or news (awards, milestones, etc) older than two months
Read the list and still not sure?
Feel free to reach out—it never hurts to ask! (I don’t bite!)
To Submit:
Simply send the Editor an email at talestack.editor@gmail.com!
While I do my best to include as much information about a particular announcement as space permits, details can get missed if I have to go digging for it.
Sometimes it’s best to send me too much information rather than too little; I can always whittle it down!
Some helpful information to include in your email:
Your name/publication name
A synopsis, blurb, or short excerpt to introduce your project (if you don’t send one, I will often fill something in from what I can find on your page)
NOTE: I don’t typically have space to include blurbs in the Bookshelf section, so it’s not necessary to send a blurb for upcoming published work/preorders
Important release dates or deadlines
Important links to steer readers in the right direction
For shout-outs: I like to include shout-outs word-for-word, so feel free to write a little something about why you want to send someone love!
For “personals”: please include the best way for someone to reach out to you; email or tagging on Notes are both popular options.
Email Deadline: due to publication scheduling, messages received after noon PST on the Sunday prior to the current issue will be included in the following issue.
Disclaimer
Inclusion in TALESTACK NEWS should not be taken as endorsement. The Editor (S.E. Reid) does not read every piece of work included, and the relative appropriateness of the content must be assessed by the reader on an individual basis.
Our Mission
The intent of TALESTACK NEWS is very specific: to boost the discoverability of fiction writers on Substack through the sharing of community-wide announcements, personal wins, and writer-to-writer encouragement and help.
The Editor (S.E. Reid) reserves the right to discern whether an announcement a) fits the purpose of this newsletter, and b) fulfills the community-building tone of this newsletter. If an announcement or piece of news is deemed inappropriate to be included for any reason, the Editor will inform the sender and, if possible, come up with alternatives.