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11/04/2024

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23/11/2023

29/09/2023

borrowed solace issue 5.2 is the eleventh issue of the journal published in fall 2023. This edition features poetry from Sherri Levine, Bruce Robinson, Lily Gebs, David Hoffman, W. Barrett Munn, Hayley Barnes, J. Tarwood, Nolo Segundo, Melinda Giordano, Magahiz, Ryan F. Love, Arvilla Fee, and John Grey; nonfiction from Emily Ehrhart; and fiction from Spencer Baron, Sophia McLain, C.A.Demi, and Andy Flaherty.

borrowed solace issue 5.2 is the eleventh issue of the journal published in fall 2023. This edition features poetry from Sherri Levine, Bruce Robinson, Lily Gebs, David Hoffman, W. Barrett Munn, H…

09/04/2023

Here is our mascot Thunder as he says Happy Easter!

13/10/2022

Submissions close Oct.31, for this fall 2022 journal!

Read the blog for what the editors are searching for in Twilight. Then submit!!

Howdy all! I hope your summer of 2022 is going great. The theme for the fall 2022 journal is the Twilight Zone. Submissions open Aug. 1, 2022. We accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. Rememb…

04/07/2022

Happy Fourth of July from us editors and our mascot Thunder Storm!!

21/06/2022

S5 Episode 6: An Online Book Club feat. Novel Nashville

This week on the podcast, Addey is joined by the hosts of Novel Nashville, Madison and Kelsey! Novel Nashville is a fun new book club in podcast form. Listen now to find out more about the podcast …

10/06/2022

borrowed solace issue 5.1 is the tenth issue of the journal published in spring/summer 2022. This edition features fiction from Abigail Miles, Maryanne Kane, James Moore, Alexandra Francese, Maggie Nerz Iribarne, Don Noel, Kim McCollum, and Nicholas Poe; nonfiction from Crystal McQueen, Patrick Loafman, and Alice Lowe; poetry from Mahbubat Salahudeen, Meghan Miraglia, Marcia Arrieta, Molly Sullivan, Stan Sanvel Rubin, Alshaad Kara, DS Maolalai, Marc Janssen, Tain Leonard-Peck, and Kathryn Leonard-Peck; and cover art from Joanne Bechtel.

borrowed solace issue 5.1 is the tenth issue of the journal published in spring/summer 2022. This edition features fiction from Abigail Miles, Maryanne Kane, James Moore, Alexandra Francese, Maggi…

07/06/2022

S5 Episode 5: All About Art

This week on the podcast it’s the triple A’s–all about art! We accept art for the journal but have never discussed it in much detail on the podcast before. For this episode of the…

24/05/2022

We’re so excited for the spring journal, but also want to be transparent about where we’re at right now in the process. Suffice it to say, we’re a bit behind. Our editors are humans first and foremost, and sometimes life gets in the way! Right now, our executive editor, Nicole, is dealing with the death of her dear grandmother; fiction editor, Amber, is wrapping up a semester of school and all that entails; and our poetry editor, Addey, just started a new full-time job that is taking up much time and headspace. We’re getting there with the spring journal, but know it’s taking longer than anticipated, so thank you for your patience and continued support!

10/05/2022

This week, Addey is back with Sara Read and Jessica Payne of to talk all about their individual journeys to publication. Jessica and Sara share all about the process of writing their books, querying agents, getting "the call," submitting to publishers, and, finally, signing their book deals.

This week, Addey is back with Sara Read and Jessica Payne of to talk all about their individual journeys to publication. Jessica and Sara share all about the process of writing the…

03/05/2022

S5 Episode 3: Creating Online Community feat.

This week on the podcast, Addey was joined by Jessica Payne and Sara Read of . This is part one of two episodes with Sara and Jessica, who have a YouTube channel together and are bo…

29/04/2022

Putting Yourself Out There

I like to think I’ve become immune to that jittery feeling that comes with putting myself out there. I’m learning, though, that there is no way to truly weather the feelings that come about when yo…

26/04/2022

S5 Episode 2: Writing & Publishing Romance feat. Courtney

In this week’s episode, Addey was joined by Courtney (a.k.a. Lyra Parish and one half of the writing duo behind USA Today bestseller Kennedy Fox) to talk about all things writing and publishi…

19/04/2022

S5 Episode 1: Putting Yourself Out There

We’re back with the first episode of season five! We’re so thankful to you for listening for so many seasons–there are even more great episodes to come. In this episode, Addey tal…

12/04/2022

Season 5 Update

Have you missed us? Season 5 of the podcast is going to start up next week, and we couldn’t be more excited for you to hear it. Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast on your favori…

11/02/2022

Writing About Love

Do you write about love? With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, love is on a lot of people’s minds. Love also shows up in much of what we writers tend to write about! Of course, that…

08/02/2022

S4 Episode 10: Reading Challenges

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-10-reading-challenges/

We love to read over here at borrowed solace! In this episode, Addey is joined by fellow editors Amber and Nicole to discuss all things reading, including reading challenges, reading tips, where to…

04/02/2022

Something we don't always talk about here at borrowed solace is querying. While we are all (including you, reading this) writers and often quite familiar with the painstaking process of submitting to journals (we try to make it as painless and simple as possible here, I promise) not everyone has jumped into what many writers refer to as the querying trenches....

https://borrowedsolace.com/into-the-querying-trenches/

Something we don’t always talk about here at borrowed solace is querying. While we are all (including you, reading this) writers and often quite familiar with the painstaking process of submi…

25/01/2022

S4 Episode 9: Different

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-9-different/

On this episode of the podcast, Addey reads “Different” by Susan Cornford. “Different” is a short flash fiction piece that was published in the fall 2021 issue of borrowed s…

23/01/2022

Anyone else agree with this?!

Read: The Pros And Cons Of Plotting & Pantsing https://bit.ly/3jWR5wy

18/01/2022

S4 Episode 8: Recording Audiobooks

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-8-recording-audiobooks/

We are back with another new episode after a couple of weeks off as we started the new year. This week, Addey and Nicole talked with Aimar Galarza, a graduate student in Nicole’s publishing p…

31/12/2021

Happy New Year to You! #2022

https://borrowedsolace.com/happy-new-year-to-you/

This past year has been full of amazing work from our community and we couldn’t be prouder of the two journals that came out in the spring and fall. We look forward to next year and the excit…

28/12/2021

Our last podcast episode of 2021 is live today!

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-7-books-on-screen/

This week in the final episode of 2021 (!) Addey is joined by fiction editor Amber to discuss all things books and movies (and television.) We all know and love different books and their screen ada…

24/12/2021

from all of us at borrowed solace!

https://borrowedsolace.com/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas/

As the year winds down, we want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas from all of us here at borrowed solace!

21/12/2021

S4 Episode 6: Writing Online

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-6-writing-online/

This week, Addey and executive editor Nicole discuss all things writing online! Both Addey and Nicole have written for a few online blogging websites, and share their experiences writing, earning m…

17/12/2021

When the holidays roll around, I'm always struck by how much literature plays a part in this festive season...

https://borrowedsolace.com/literature-and-the-holidays/

When the holidays roll around, I’m always struck by how much literature plays a part in this festive season. Not only are books a common gift to exchange (my family members all usually have a…

14/12/2021

New podcast episode up today with Barrett Laurie all about building an author brand, creating a writing community, and the journey to traditional publishing. Check it out at the link below or wherever you listen!

This week, Addey is joined by Barrett Laurie, a YouTuber and young adult & middle-grade author pursuing traditional publishing. Barrett has created an amazing online community with his authortu…

07/12/2021

S4 Episode 4: Writing & Publishing Poetry with Emily Paige Wilson

https://borrowedsolace.com/s4-episode-4-writing-publishing-poetry-with-emily-paige-wilson/

This week we are so excited to have poet and AuthorTuber Emily Paige Wilson on the podcast! Emily is a poet who has published two chapbooks, has a forthcoming full-length poetry collection, and is …

03/12/2021

Submissions are finally back open for our spring 2022 issue of the journal! We can’t wait to see what you submit. Find out more below:

To access the submissions guidelines, click here. To submit via Green Submissions, our submissions manager, click here. We can’t wait to see what you submit!