2026 Finalists for WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction -WSFA

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found the announcement of the finalists for the Washington (DC) Science Fiction Society Small Press Short Fiction Award.

 

There are 8 finalists listed. The winner will be announced in October.

 

Note: This is a short post. You won't need a snack for this one.

 

To read the post tootle over to WSFA Finalists List 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Short Audio: Miss Marple and The Mystery of Room Number 8

For the Agatha Christie fans here Panzer found this short mystery at the Hugh Fraser Tell Detective Stories channel on Youtube.

 

Of course the short audio Miss Marple and The Mystery of Room Number 8 was written by Agatha Christie. It's read by Hugh Fraser and 52 minutes long.

 

Note: Just like all the other Youtube videos and audios I've seen or listened to over the past week, this one has ads too.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie

Free Audio: The Magic Shop

I'll be right back.

If you like you audios short with a little magic thrown in, Panzer found this one on the Sherlock Holmes Stories Magpie Audio channel on Youtube.

 

The Magic Shop was written by H.G. Wells. It's read by Greg Wagland and 27 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy the story.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to H.G. Wells

Free Agatha Christie Mystery: A Fairy in the Flat and a Pot of Tea

I'll see what else I can find for you.

If you like your mysteries short, Panzer found this one on the Detective Tales channel on YouTube.

 

The detective agency audio story A Fairy in the Flat and a Pot of Tea was written by Agatha Christie. It's narrated by Jason Fraser and 31 minutes long.

Find a comfy place to relax while you enjoy this short mystery.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie

Free Audio Horror Story: The Hair

Still looking for something else for you.

If you like your horror stories short, Panzer found this one on the Bitesized Audio Classics site.

The "whimsical" horror story The Hair was written by A.J. Alan. It's 22 minutes long.

Sit back and enjoy this short little horror story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Whimsical Horror Story

June Issue of Killer Nashville Magazine Free

Interesting reading here.

Today, Panzer found the June issue of Killer Nashville Magazine is available online.

 

The magazine site is set up as if it's a Table of Contents. Each title in the list is a link to the article or short fiction.

 

To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

Your Free Something Is Going To Happen Mystery Blog Post: ShortCon

Looks interesting.

For those of you interested in writing conventions as much as he is, Panzer stopped in at the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Something Is Going To Happen blog and found something for you.

 

There's a post by Michael Bracken called ShortCon. The post describes a short fiction convention to be held June 22 in Virginia. It lists the presenters and their seminar topics.

  

To read the post tootle over to ShortCon

111 Calls for Submissions in May 2023 - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

This is going to be a long day.

Today, Panzer stopped in at the Publishing ...and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our happy little kitty boy found a post about writing markets looking for submissions.

 

Erica Verrillo's post contains 111 market listings. There are markets for fiction, nonfiction, novels, novellas, short stories,poetry, and more. There's a market for everything here and they're all paying markets.

 

Panzer says, "As always, be sure to read the submission guidelines before submitting."

 

Note:This is a very, very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to May Markets

22 Literary Magazines Open NOW for Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, CNF, Speculative Fiction, and more - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

My work is finished for the day.

Today at the Publishing ...and Other Forms of Insanity site Panzer found a post about literary magazines open for submissions.

 

Erica Verrillo's title includes the information about the markets contained in the post, so we won't repeat it.

 

Panzer says, "Always read the guidelines before you submit."

 

Note: Since the post includes descriptions and guidelines for each publication, this is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read the post.

 

To read the post tootle over to literary magazines