Publication

[close] Worlds is a 100% free, online literary magazine that showcases awesome talent from authors, poets, designers, bloggers, illustrators, artist, comic book artist, indie talents and much, much more. ​ There are so many worlds built from the imaginations of creative people that it makes it hard to get the recognition their creativity deserves. We want to help shine a light on these people and help them bring their work to an ever expanding audience.

[close] This is a space for members of the Aura 32 Book Club to discuss our monthly reads! We discuss the books at the end of the month on Instagram (@aurathirtytwo) but want to create a more evergreen space for this content to live, especially if you end up falling behind. Feel free to add friends, start a discussion, and suggest books for fellow creatives to enjoy!

[close] 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀. There are two arms to our publishing house, Better Than Starbucks Poetry & Fiction Journal and Better Than Starbucks Publications. If you love good hot brews (coffee, teas, infusions, or just the concept of hot brews) coupled with great books and sharp wit, and if diverse and eclectic poets and authors, past and present, excite you——that is to say, if you love a good read——then please join us. As bookaholics, we aren’t interested in any 12-step programs, except maybe programs where we get to read new books. We love our addiction, and encourage you to indulge too—while enjoying your favorite hot brew. Please be courteous, kind, and respectful to others when conversing. Let's celebrate diversity and learn more about each other. Attacks on young, slow, or otherwise disadvantaged players will not be tolerated. We encourage sharp, pointed (but clever) comments between equals. No partisan politics. No salaciousness. No sordidity (but well used profanity is okay). No proselytizing beliefs and ideologies, though discussion about them is welcome. Throw stones at issues, ideas, concepts, systems good and bad——NOT at names and parties. We want to have serious intellectual discussions that generate light, not just heat, though some sparks may fly and heat is generated where there is light. By serious, we don't mean that we ALWAYS need high-brow conversations—no way. We are serious about having fun and enjoying all kinds silliness, puns, smart aleck humor, and other ridiculous banter.

[close] eFiction Noir is a new publication within the eFiction family of genre magazines. We are looking for dark, explicit, compelling mysteries, thrillers and crime fiction from a wide array of authors, whether they have been published several times over or if their work has never left the filing cabinet. We encourage our writers to be a part of our community and even offer a free workshop to help tweak those manuscripts before submission or after that decline notice comes to your email. Since our staff is also constructed of writers and avid readers, we understand the needs of both the writer and the reading public and use this understanding to present the finest literary noir around.