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Authortunities
by Angela Yuriko Smith
Exercise your writes. Get published. Make change. A weekly calendar of author opportunities for busy writers who need to know who, how much and when is the deadline. authortunities.substack.com
Episodes
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The Bigger the Shadow, the Brighter the Light · 154
It’s our biggest issue yet! Join Angela Yuriko Smith and Ryan as they preview Space & Time #154, a supersized September–October double issue packed with speculative fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, and more. We’re talking about our exciting collaboration with Slay the Princess, featuring…
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Shadows Mean Light · 154
What happens when a 60-year-old speculative fiction magazine starts looking to video games for its next chapter? This week, Angela and Ryan talk about Space & Time’s new experiment: collaborating with indie game creators whose work combines striking visual art with strong speculative…
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Moving On · 154
This week on Reading Space & Time, Angela and Ryan share the Table of Contents for the upcoming combined September–October issue of Space & Time. They preview the new fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, and regular columns joining the already-announced September lineup, including work by...
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Progress for the Sake of Progress · 154
When does moving forward mean giving yourself more time? This week on Reading Space & Time, Angela Yuriko Smith and Ryan Aussie Smith explore “progress for progress’ sake” and announce plans to combine September and October into one generously sized issue, planned for October 6. We preview the...
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Prepare to Advance · 154
This week on Reading Space & Time, Angela Yuriko Smith and Ryan Aussie Smith step away from the usual story and poetry discussions for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s growing in the Authortunities community. We share early plans for Authortunities Academy with Brad C. Hodson, discuss how...
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Tools to Build a Better Future · 153
Another episode of Reading Space & Time, in which we apologize for missing last week. The mishap started when Angela had an allergy attack triggered by black mold right before the show, then Ryan got sick and the rest of the week vanished in a puff of drama. We were glad to be back, even if Ryan...
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Razor Sharp & Shining · 153
Another episode of Reading Space & Time, in which Angela reintroduced Vegetable Show and Tell for random, unknown reasons, Chupacabra makes another cameo and Ryan waxes poetic over today’s literary selections. Then we discussed two poems and two stories from this month’s issue. This week it was…
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Honing the Edge · 153
We were in high energy mode for today’s episode, in spite of something missing. If you can guess what it is, tell us in the comments. Chupacabra made a surprise appearance and we solved some of life’s mysteries, among them why Angela can’t pronounce so many words correctly, and opened new...
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Sharpen Your Tools · 153
In today’s episode we share the cover art for the the brand new August No. 153 (due out Aug 4 - tomorrow!) and share some of the new features in this issue, including the Speculative Missed Connections. Then we kick off the brand new August issue No. 153, by sharing the opening poems and stories,...
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The Only Way Out is Through · Issue 152
In today’s episode Angela makes a call that the impromptu Show & Tell is now a tradition for “the interesting thumbnails,” and she continues by sharing a piece of original art by granddaughter Lili. Then there is a lively discussion about “murder crypts” and a promise to share a photo of ours. As…
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What Makes Us Stronger · 152
In today’s episode we continue last week’s impromptu Show & Tell with a “witch’s broom stone” necklace, otherwise known as black kyanite, and we share an update on how we are changing the story selections beginning with the September 2026 issue. We also share our thoughts on story and poems from...
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The Devil in the Details · 152
In today’s episode we have a cameo from the Chupacabra, an impromptu session of Show & Tell with a carrot of prodigious girth, and we finally get to hold Space & Time No. 151 (the first of the monthly issues) in our hands. Then we share our thoughts on the story and poems we are sharing this…
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Reject Fake Muse · 152
In today’s episode we mourn Brazil being booted from the FIFA World Cup 2026, celebrate the last day to pre-order Space & Time No. 152 and climb up a few soapboxes to rail against the lies we are sold as artists as we discuss the July theme: Reject Fake Muse. Then we share our thoughts one the...
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Where the Star Still Burns · Issue 151
Pre-orders for July’s Space & Time are live! This week Ryan and Angela share the new cover, explain the different approach to the art style, cheer on Brazil soccer and talk about the new issue that will be releasing in all editions on July 7. You can pre-order the Reject Fake News July issue no....
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Small Fires, Far Stars · Issue 151
Ryan Aussie Smith and I excited to share updates from Authortunities Press and a status report on the current submissions for issue 153 as well as congratulate Pixie Bruner on the forthcoming publication of Poems to be Afraid Of, scheduled for release on July 22, 2026. You can read the official...
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The Light That Finds Us · Reading Issue 151
Ryan Aussie Smith and I celebrate the release of Space & Time issue 151, the magazine’s shiny new online home and all the back issues becoming available at authortunitiespress.com. Then we share our thoughts one the stories and poems we are sharing this week: “And Then We Died” by J.D. Strunk,...
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Signals Across the Dark · Reading Issue 151
This week Ryan Aussie Smith and I overcome the workman drilling in the hall to discuss two stories from the upcoming Space & Time issue 151 to be released any minute now. First we share the shiny, brand-spanking-new Authortunities Press online home at authortunitiespress.com, sing the praises of...
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Recoverable Loss by Gabriele Micozzi · Reading Issue 151
In this episode, Ryan and Angela discuss “Recoverable Loss” by Gabriele Micozzi, featured in the upcoming Issue 151 of Space & Time magazine, releasing next week. They also unveil the new accessibility editions now available through the bookstore at authortunitiespress.com, announce the Readers...
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Every Story & Poem in 150
In this episode of the Space and Time Magazine podcast, Ryan Aussie Smith and Angela Yuriko Smith return to the original purpose of the show: spotlighting the fiction and poetry published in Space and Time. They explain that future episodes will focus more deeply on one story and one poem per...
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151 Fiction ToC, Bilingual Flip Books & Updates
Ryan and Angela share updates on Space and Time Issue 151, including the fiction table of contents, upcoming bilingual English/Portuguese flip-book editions, dyslexia-friendly and large-print formats, and plans to feature more story and poetry readings on future episodes. They also spotlight...
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Unboxing the Bilingual Flipbook Proofs
Come behind the scenes with me as I open the first test copies of my bilingual flipbook format. These samples combine English and Brazilian Portuguese in one reversible book, letting readers flip between languages instead of comparing side-by-side text. I walk through what worked, what needs...
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The Follow-Up Live: Banishing Tech Gremlins
After the first live refused to end on my phone, I came back on desktop to make sure the stream was actually stopped and to give everyone another quick look at the Portuguese-English flipbook sample. This test copy shows the format I’m developing for Space and Time: Portuguese on one side…
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S&T Issue 151 submission update
Welcome to Space & Time Podcast, episode 5, in which 50% of the publishing team Angela Yuriko Smith nominates herself as the podcast technical difficulty and the remaining 50% of the publishing team Ryan Aussie Smith suggest perhaps the entire venture is better left in the hands of a…
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Issue 150 Release Today! (Redo podcast)
Let’s try this again. The tech gremlins are really active lately. Thank you for your patience with the slower rollout of this issue. Our cover artist was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome mid-cover creation. Ironically, since it’s the “Rest as Resistance” issue, we really had to walk the talk...
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May ToC So Far + WIP Cover Art
This week we shared the ToC for the upcoming May issue. We are waiting on two contracts and then we will officially release it. We had some updates to how our submissions will change to help streamline the new process as well as well as shared a sneak peek at the May cover art in progress along...
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Accessibility Editions: Yes or No?
Today we are talking about expanding our accessibility with Dyslexic-friendly and large print editions of each issue, the inspiration behind the May cover (The Hanged Man) and National Poetry Month. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
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Space & Time Podcast - Ep. 1
Thanks for joining us for the first Space & Time Podcast with the current publishers of Space & Time magazine. This is our first joint podcast venture together, and we are still married. I call that a win! Join us next week for another episode. For ongoing Space & Time updates, visit us here.…
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Standout Authors Unbound with Two Time Bram Stoker Award Winner Angela Yuriko Smith
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
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Kickstarter Celebration with Dale L. Roberts (Awesome Dale)
Today we are doing a special Live to celebrate the blazing success of Dale’s The Final 3: Your Publishing Playbook, Rewritten Kickstarter which funded in 54 minutes! Yes, minutes. Dale shares an hour with us where he talks about his Kickstarter, his success (and how we can also succeed), where he...
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Coven of the East Cover Reveal!
Click here to pre-order on Amazon! “Coven of the East is an Anthology of Diaspora Witches” on Ink as Alchemy by Pauline Chow! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
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Protecting Your Creative Work
Happy weekend, creatives and neighbors! In this week's Neighborhub News, I discuss the dangers of asset bandits—shady characters promising fame and fortune while leaving creators high and dry. I also share a humorous historical note about sci-fi authors who trolled a vanity publisher, and I...
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Dual Live Experiment
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
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So Late I'm Early!
Hello Lovely Humans! I was stuck in an emergency meeting last Sunday so I missed doing this… so I waited until the 11th hour. It wound up working out though, because I could do a recap of last week and a preview of tomorrow’s post. What do you think—Sunday night or Friday? Tomorrow’s post will be...
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AMA: Write Like Only You Can
Welcome all! This is free coaching AMA where everyone is invited to bring questions about writing, publishing, marketing and everything in between. I chose three questions from everything I’ve heard this week to answer and we wrapped up April’s theme on how your authentic voice is the most...
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AMA: Stop Blending In!
Welcome all! This is free coaching AMA where everyone is invited to bring questions about writing, publishing, marketing and everything in between. Today I kept it short due to being sick all week and not wanting to use up the little bit of voice I had recovered. This Saturday I’ll be talking…
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AMA: Who Are You Writing For?
Welcome all! This is free coaching AMA where everyone is invited to bring questions about writing, publishing, marketing and everything in between. Today we are talking about this week’s post, “big head dolls” aka Funko Pops and putting the distinctive You into your work. If you missed it, you…
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Exercise Your Writes is Back as a 'Stack
Exercise Your Writes, my old writer talk show, is back in a new format. This is free coaching where everyone is invited to bring questions about writing, publishing, marketing and everything in between. Today we are talking about this week’s post, imposter syndrome and book covers. If you missed...
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Social Media Speedrun + Substack Experiments [12 Platforms in 6:20]
It was the day for awkward failures! I was certain I would be able to share everything in under 5 minutes. I was also trying to share a Substack Live in the Authortunities Hub as an event. It looked like it didn’t work during the live but it turns out all I needed to do was hit refresh. 😵💫…
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Speed running my social media challenge [12 platforms in 6:56]
This is how I send out 12 social media posts in less than 5 minutes a day and save my braincells for writing. Content takes me less than an hour a week and no, I am not using AI. It’s actually easier than that. Use solo, with teams and customize to your needs. All templates included. You can buy…
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Social Media Sanity Demo
Link for the kit is also here: https://sidestack.io/authortunities/p/my-minimalist-social-media-system-msms Next, let’s try a social media speedrun! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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On Reedsy Collaborations with Melissa Allred
Melissa Allred is an author with a passion for storytelling. When not writing, Melissa enjoys gardening and photography, and draws inspiration from nature and the photographs that she takes. Her first book, The Princess and Her Owl is written for younger readers in a fantasy genre. Overall…
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The Book Doctor Is In with Jennia D'Lima
Jennia Herold D'Lima is an Editor, Book Doctor, and Writing Coach as well as my guest for this week’s Extra. In her own words, “An early-in-life love of classic literature may have been the catalyst for turning me into a full-blown logophile. I joined my high school’s newspaper in ninth grade,...
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Best Practices From Bree Buonomo
Bree Buonomo is a fantasy and horror writer whose short fiction has been featured in the Stygian Society and Havok. She also publishes poetry under the pen name Bea Lapka and has been included in Beyond the Veil’s Reclaim the Light Anthology. I met Bree during a recent AuthorTube summit and I…
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A Trip to Crystal Lake with Joe Mynhardt
Joe Mynhardt stands as a paragon in the horror literary world, a Bram Stoker Award-winning South African publisher, editor, and mentor with over a decade of experience. As the founder and CEO of Crystal Lake Entertainment, Joe has transformed a humble 2012 startup into a multifaceted Intellectual...
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The Bald Truth with Dale L. Roberts
What does the “L” stand for? Find out this exclusive detail, plus all about Dale’s new nonfic book series and his future movements into horror writing. Yep, Dale L. Roberts is joining the Halloween People. 🎃 Dale L. Roberts is a self-publishing advocate, award-winning author, and renowned video...
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Getting Weird with the Wonderful Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker is a Pacific Northwest anthropologist, writer, artist, and head art director and co-editor of Weird Fiction Quarterly, a flash fiction magazine created/edited by Russell Smeaton and Shayne Keen, Scott Couturier, and Chris Karr. She’s been published in multiple venues from Vasterian…
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Daniel David Wallace’s Find Your Readers Summit Recap
Today I want to welcome all the new members from last weekend’s Find Your Reader summit held by Daniel David Wallace. That was a great event and I look forward to the next one. That, some upcoming perks and a little mysterious vaguebooking are all part of this week’s podcast at...
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Get in the game with Stephen Schwartz of Schwartz Games
Welcome to Smalltown Tales, where everyone's imagination and creativity guide the storytelling process! Created by Stephen Schwartz of Schwartz Games, this storytelling card game celebrates the three pillars of compelling narratives: fascinating characters, captivating plots, and vibrant…
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Extra with Scot Noel from DreamForge Magazine
Thank you to Scot Noel from DreamForge Magazine for this exclusive interview! Scot has always written Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction. Indeed, from the moment he learned to scribble in cursive, he began to split his time between playing with toys and writing tales of their plastic adventures....
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A Little Extra with Rebecca E. Treasure from Apex Magazine
Thank you to Rebecca E. Treasure from Apex Magazine for this exclusive interview! Rebecca is the managing editor at Apex Magazine. Fueled by cheese-covered starch and corgi fur, she writes stories exploring the relationship between self and society when not playing Stardew Valley or raising her...
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Exercise your writes. Get published. Make change. A weekly calendar of author opportunities for busy writers who need to know who, how much and when is the deadline. authortunities.substack.com
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Authortunities is created and hosted by Angela Yuriko Smith.
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