Filippo Bernardini impersonated hundreds of people in the publishing industry to target work by Margaret Atwood, Sally Rooney and Ian McEwan, but never intended to leak the books

ALT: a man from schitt 's creek rolls his eyes in a british accent ..

Tor is launching a new upmarket SFF imprint, set to publish "the very best genre, genre-blending and genre-bending stories with crossover appeal and/or a light speculative edge, serving the growing re...

I'm delighted to announce that I'm now open to short story submissions for the anthology, Modern Decadent. You can find all the info and guidelines on the submission page. I look forward to reading your work!

I'm on the lookout for writers who don't mind sharing the first 300 words of their unpublished novel manuscripts for editorial feedback. This feedback will be public and posted here and promoted on social media. I will provide short editorial feedback on what's working and what could be improved in those important opening words. This is where you hook an agent, editor or future reader, and many writers have a hard time nailing this.

'It’s upsetting that I now have to be hyper-vigilant with people that walk through my door'

The inexorable rise of identity condiments has led to hard times for the most American of foodstuffs. And that’s a shame.

This year - especially the latter half - I've had an uptick in queries for my freelance developmental editorial services (more here if you're looking for an editor!). You would think, 'Yes! That's great.' I would, too, but when you dig deeper, it becomes messy, annoying and disheartening. I've had an increase in people submitting fully AI-generated manuscripts for professional editing (do they want them humanised in some way?

This year - especially the latter half - I've had an uptick in queries for my freelance developmental editorial services (more here if you're looking for an editor!). You would think, 'Yes! That's great.' I would, too, but when you dig deeper, it becomes messy, annoying and disheartening. I've had an increase in people submitting fully AI-generated manuscripts for professional editing (do they want them humanised in some way?

I'm really pleased to announce that I'm editing the forthcoming anthology, Modern Decadent, for Wild Hunt Books. It has only been announced today, but I'm already feeling that 2027 can't come soon enough! The anthology will comprise ca. 10 stories that embrace the spirit of the art and literature of the Decadent movement. I'll be open to short stories submissions in late January 2026.