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WritersTalk February, 2026

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Submissions: South Bay Writers members are encouraged to submit their creative work to WritersTalk for publication. It’s a friendly place to dip your toes into literary waters. See Submission Guidelines below.

Submission Guidelines

SBW encourages writers at all levels to submit their creative work, essays, and reportage for publication in WritersTalk. Send submissions and proposals to newsletter@southbaywriters.com

Submissions and proposals must be either included in the body of the email or attached as a Word file. Please double-space. No paper submissions or scanned PDFs. Graphics should be high-quality JPGs or PNGs. Submissions will be copyedited, and may be sent back for revision. Managing editor reserves all rights to selection.

Word limits

Member announcements (200 words, see below)

News/Essay/Reportage (please submit proposal by 1st of month; draft due 15th of month)

Opinion/Letters (300 words)

Fiction/Memoir (1000 words)

Poetry (200 words)

Deadline

Submissions open year-round

Close the 15th of month prior to publication

Member announcements

An announcement is of interest and value to writers, does not provide direct economic benefit to its originator, and is published free of charge

Reprints

Authors retain all rights to their work. WritersTalk gratefully acknowledges authors’ permission to publish their work here. Contact individual authors for permission to reprint

Advertising

Announcements of workshops, conferences, and events from other branches of California Writers Club are welcome in WritersTalk. CWC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, and WritersTalk cannot accept advertising of events or services that benefit an individual. To advertise in CWC’s The Bulletin, see page 15. No political advertising

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