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Open publication - Free publishing Please also read a short introduction by Indrajit Gupta, editor, Forbes India , and the introduction to ...

..plagiarism accusation! (Note: please see the update at the end of this post.)( Update 2 ) Background and disclosure: I work for Forbes In...

We were in Madras for a few days (as part of the Poetry With Prakriti festival). Though we've visited the city a few times as an adult, ...

'Stet' is Latin for 'let it stand.' In publishing, when an editor, writer or proofreader uses it on a copy sheet, it refers ...

Got this as a tip-off for a writers' listings newsletter I run (Caferati Listings, here and here ). Here's the key bit (the whole t...

This refers to this listing , and this one , both on Caferati Listings (free sign-up needed to view). Via our friend, the novelist Venita Co...

By the powers vested in my by, erm, myself, I hereby declare that on the tenth October, 2010, at ten minutes and ten seconds past ten a.m., ...

Godawful Poetry Fortnight made its, erm debut in 2008 and came back in 2009 . And now it's time for the the third in the series. Hopefu...

1. Don't bother to remember their beats. That's irrelevant. No matter what they cover, they will be interested in the product or pe...

You've heard of the Bulwer-Lytton Prize , right? (If you haven't, get thee hence immediately. Come back when you're done!) I th...