It’s March. Things certainly happen in March, we are sure of it!
Guild Newsroom
If you missed it, check out our recent spotlights on members Mary E. Lowd and Gre7g Luterman! Our next spotlights will appear at the middle and end of March, and feature Frances Pauli and Leilani Wilson respectively.
Attention, all members on Twitter! When making posts about your writing, be sure to use the hashtag #furrywriting so that we can keep up with your work and share it with the world!
Member Highlights
Some highlights from last month, as featured from our FWG Member News section on the forums:
- Amy Clare Fontaine has started writing short, text-based Twine games on itch.io. The most recent one is called “Cassandra the Wolf Princess“.
- From Mary E. Lowd comes “When He Stopped Crying“, a short story published by Electric Spec. In addition, she’s written an essay about her creative method in this story, as well as other things useful to writers.
A little light on news this month!
Our usual reminder to all our member that have had something exciting happen in the past month not featured here: be sure to keep up with you Member News thread on the forums! Not only is this how we get our information, but these threads are able to be viewed by any person logged into the forums. Share your achievements with the rest of the writing community!
The Marketplace
For those of you looking to submit, keep an eye on the open markets on our website. For those of you who just forget, The Marketplace is your reminder for all things open for submissions!
Short Story Markets:
| Publisher | Title | Theme | Deadline | Pay |
| Zooscape | Zooscape Zine | General furry Fiction | Ongoing | $0.06/word (maximum $60) |
| Thurston Howl Publications | Sensory De-tails | Furry stories relating to strong animal senses | April 1st | One copy of the anthology (non-paying) |
| Thurston Howl Publications | Trick or Treat: A Furry BDSM Anthology | Furry erotica featuring BDSM | May 1st | One copy of the anthology (non-paying) |
| Thurston Howl Publications | The Haunted Den: Furry Ghost Stories | Furry ghost stories | June 1st | One copy of the anthology (non-paying) |
| Thurston Howl Publications | Give Yourself a Hand | Furry erotica featuring masturbation | June 15th | $0.0050/word plus one copy of the anthology |
| Thurston Howl Publications | Pawradiso: The Ten Spheres of Furry Heaven | furry stories based around the spheres of Heaven (in reference to Paradiso) | July 15th | One copy of the anthology (non-paying) |
| Furplanet | The Reclamation Project | Furry stories in a shared, post-cataclysmic future | August 31st | $0.0050/word plus one copy of the anthology |
Novel Markets:
- Thurston Howl Publications is open to novel/novella submissions, with no planned date for submissions to close.
Special Events and Announcements
Goal Publications/Fanged Fiction has announced that they will be opening for novel/novella/Pocket Shot submissions on July 1st, 2019. Look forward to that!
Australian publisher Jaffa Books has announced that they will be closing their doors at the end of 2019. Thank you to Jay for all you’ve done with it, and we hope this gives you a chance to work more on your writing!
ROAR editor Mary E. Lowd has announced that, after finishing up the current volume, she will be handing the reigns off to Madison Keller. Thank you Mary for doing such a great job with the anthology, and we look forward to seeing what Madison brings to the table.
Wrap-up
Our forums are open to all writers, not just full members of the FWG. Check them out here and join in on the conversation. While you’re there, check out how to join our Slack and Telegram channels. Before joining any of these, though, we ask that you please read up on our Code of Conduct! With all the negative going around in the world these days, both furry and non-furry, we want to make sure the guild feels like a safe place to all its participants, free of threats and hate speech.
We have two weekly chats, called our Coffeehouse Chats! Our first one is Tuesday at 7:00pm EST in our Slack channel, and our other is Thursdays at Noon EST on our forums in the shoutbox on the main page. Both of these chats feature writers talking about writing, usually with a central topic. As with the above, these chats are open to both members and non-members, though you must be registered for the forums.
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