Authortunities
Angela Yuriko SmithA publishing ecosystem from Authortunities Press, sharing opportunities, tools, and resources for writers including early access to Space & Time magazine.
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Reject Fake Muse
The beginning of July means we have a new theme: Reject Fake Muse. Today we are naming the false voices that pull us away from our work and call it wisdom, safety, or care. In other news, Space & Time No. 153 is on pre-order and submissions...
Mentoring as Your Day Job
Back in 2020 I received the Horror Writers Association’s Mentor of the Year award. I was deeply honored, of course. I thought of it as a lovely thing to add to my author bio. What I didn’t realize then was that mentoring would soon become m...
Space & Time 151 · June 2026
Thank you for being a Supporting Member
Hello wonderful Supporting Members! Thank you so much for being here and for helping support the work we do through Authortunities.
Are We Ready to Be Mentored?
I once asked Marge Simon if my poetry collection was publish-ready and she told me no. I will be forever grateful to her wise and honest mentorship. On her advice, I scrapped all but a few poems and started over. The book I published a year...
Mentorship Isn’t Magic. It’s Magical.
Mentorship is on my mind this week as I begin working with a new mentee through the Horror Writers Association. It feels like perfect timing for our June theme, Light the Beacons, because this week we’re looking at what a mentor is—and what...
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Two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, former HWA president, and publisher of Space & Time. I run Authortunities Press: books, resources, and opportunities for writers at authortunitiespress.com.
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