Hello All! Before I head into "Layout Land" for the next few weeks, I wanted to let you know about a VERY EXCITING new activity that you can participate in! The Small Spotlight Giveaway! This is an opportunity for independent authors, small presses, and small businesses to get their name out there and for readers and supporters to win an awesome prize box! So, this is how it works: STEP 1: Authors, presses, and/or businesses send in something small: a paperback, promotional

Hello All! Time for some Cover Art Contest stats! We had a total of 2050 votes come in for our covers this time around. This is great! Things were pretty close with several of the covers. The Top 6 covers and their stats can be found below. Only the first-place cover receives the prizes, but EVERY cover that was submitted and participated in the contest will be printed in the upcoming edition, along with their submission information. Yet another great way that Clean Fiction M

Spring 2026 Paths Contest Winner Hello All! A quick update for our Cover Art Contest. We are now over 1,600 votes and counting. Our current top spot is Cover 22 with 268 votes, second is Cover 33 with 237 votes, and third is Cover 2 with 180 votes. The top 6 covers will be featured in next week's newsletter, so be on the lookout for that! Now, for our Windows and Paths Writing Contest Winners, along with, for the first time ever, a beginning snippet for each winner. ENJOY! Th

Spring 2026 Windows into the Multiverse Writing Contest Hello All! Wow! You all went above and beyond when you decided to submit book covers! We ended up with 46 covers in our Spring 2026 Cover Art Contest. That is the most covers we have ever had! Thank you to all of our submitting authors and designers. I hope that this contest ends up being fun for you and your audiences. Also, a special thank you to our sponsors (found below) for supporting this contest! Show them some lo

Spring 2026 Cover Art Contest Hello All! A lot of deadlines are coming up, so let me lay them out for you. January 24th is the last day to submit a cover for our Cover Art Contest. We currently have 27 covers, and I would LOVE it if we ended up with 30, so send them in! It is FREE! We also now have a full set of sponsors for the Cover Art Contest. Check them out! This Contest is Sponsored by Author Jessica Bertrand ( jessicabertrand.com ), Author Lynn U. Watson ( lynnuwatson.