New Report Weighs Pros and Cons of AI - Publishers Daily

Interesting.

Panzer's last stop today was at the Publishers Daily. With a little digging he found a post about a survey conducted in the U.S. and Canada..

  

The survey addressed the pros and cons of AI use in the publishing industry and libraries and the individuals involved in both. The post includes a link to the survey report.

 

Panzer says, "There's still a lot of unknowns in AI."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, a brownie, and two chocolate chip cookies to snack on. If you follow the link to read the report, you'll need to decide what to take with you to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Pros and Cons of AI 

Basking in Edgar's Glory - The Rap Sheet

Do you recognize anybody on the list?

Panzer's next stop was at The Rap Sheet site. There our intrepid kitty pilot found a post about the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners in the nine Edgar Award categories and four additional award winners. Also included are the nominees for each award.

 

Panzer says, "There are a lot of awards." 

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the winner's list tootle over to Edgars Awards 

78 Calls for Submissions in May 2026 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone here.

Panzer's .first stop today was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a list of paying markets accepting submissions.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes many genres and both fiction and nonfiction markets accepting submissions.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read all the submission guidelines and deadlines."

 

Note: This is a huge post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the market submissions list tootle over to Calls for Submissions in May

54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees! - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

I'm saving my energy to enter a couple.

Panzer's last stop of the day was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he discovered news about May writing contests.

 

Erica Verrillo's list has 54 free to enter writing contests. These include both fiction and nonfiction contests.

 

Panzer says, "Always read all the submission rules and deadlines before you enter."

 

Note: This is a very long list. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the contest list trundle over to  54 Writing Contests

Killer Nashville Magazine Update

You have to go back each week for the update.

Panzer found the Killer Nashville Magazine's last update for the month of April uploaded at the site.

 

The update includes three new writing craft articles.

  

To read the post tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine Update 

With Agatha's Endorsement - The Rap Sheet

You can't get any cozier than than that.

Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site today. There our little traveling kitty found an announcement about the Malice Domestic conference.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the award winner in each of the six categories announced at the conference. Also included in the post is the other nominees for each award.

 

Panzer says, "Recognize any of your favorite author's names on the list?" 

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for your snack.

 

To read the post trundle over to The Rap Sheet 

Meta signs agreement with AWS to power agentic AI on Amazon's Graviton chips - Amazon News

I've been all over the Catosphere today.

Panzer's last stop in the Catosphere today was at the Amazon News site.

  

Amazon announced Meta will be using AWS's Graviton cores as the company expands its agentic AI.

 

To read the post tootle over to Meta 

39 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in May 2026 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

A lot of interesting things to do.

Panzer's second stop today was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about writing conference and workshops in May.

 

Erica Verrillo's post contains a list of  conferences and workshops for fiction, nonfiction and poetry writers. Also  included are marketing information, agent pitching and editor appointments.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to check all the attendance information."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To study the least tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

Dominion Distinction - The Rap Sheet

It will be hard picking the winners.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at The Rap Sheet site. With a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about the Crime Writers of Canada's Awards nominees.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the nominees in each of the nine categories. Also included in the post is a link to more information. 

 

 Panzer says, "Canada has a lot of good crime writers."

 

 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post trundle over to The Rap Sheet 

A Panzerism

 Panzer on self-confidence:

 

Are you kidding? I am CAT.*

What?

 

Self-confidence?

 

I don't need that.

 

I am CAT.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans