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Submitting to Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Katrin BabbSeptember 28, 2025

Who doesn’t love a good mystery? What about writing one? Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine started in 1956 and has featured many well known writers.  They are interested in anything that qualifies as mystery, from: “the classic whodunit to the hardboiled tale of […]

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Chicken Soup for the Soul is Looking for Marriage/Couples Stories

Katrin BabbSeptember 21, 2025

I keep coming back to call outs from Chicken Soup for the Soul…  Mainly because they are always on the lookout for stories for their next books.  They publish multiple books a year, that is what makes them such a great opportunity […]

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Wanting to Submit to Clubhouse?

Katrin BabbSeptember 13, 2025

Clubhouse is a magazine with Christian values for kids ages 8-12 with fun stories and articles that, I’m not going to lie, I enjoy reading as much as most kids do. On their submission page (HERE), they give a list of what […]

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Chicken Soup for the Soul is Looking for Cat and Dog Stories

Katrin BabbSeptember 6, 2025

I keep coming back to call outs from Chicken Soup for the Soul…  Mainly because they are always on the lookout for stories for their next books.  They publish multiple books a year, that is what makes them such a great opportunity […]

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Wanting to Submit to Clubhouse Jr?

Katrin BabbAugust 24, 2025

We purchased a subscription of Clubhouse Jr. for our daughter when she was four and have loved it ever since! For those new to Clubhouse Jr., it is a magazine with Christian values for kids ages 3-7.  There is a regular, Clubhouse […]

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The First Line Literary Journal’s November Line

Katrin BabbAugust 10, 2025

I mentioned The First Line Literary Journal in a previous post: The First Line Literary Journal is really fun.  I love seeing what kinds of stories other writers come up with all from the same, first line.  From romance, to adventure, to […]

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The Christian Writers Market Guide

Katrin BabbAugust 3, 2025

For anyone interested writing for the Christian market, I highly recommend checking out The Christian Writers Market Guide: The great part about this series (I’m going to call it a series because they publish one yearly to keep current with the market) […]

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The First Line Literary Journal is Accepting Submissions

Katrin BabbJuly 20, 2025

The First Line Literary Journal is really fun.  I love seeing what kinds of stories other writers come up with all from the same, first line.  From romance, to adventure, to emotional, to quirky.  Funny, uplifting to sad, dystopian.  They all originated […]

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Chicken Soup for the Soul is Looking for December Holiday Stories

Katrin BabbJuly 13, 2025

Chicken Soup for the Soul is on the lookout for stories that have to do with the winter holidays!  This includes, but is not limited to, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, etc.  Examples of what they are looking for include family traditions (sweet, […]

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ScreaminMamas Has Started Their Magical Fiction Contest

Katrin BabbJuly 5, 2025

ScreaminMamas is a magazine that describes themselves as “the voice of everyday moms.”  Everything in their magazine revolves around being a mom.  From hilarious stories, to rants, to mom loved recipes, to fiction, to poems.  It’s all about moms. Starting July 1, […]

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Katrin Babb

Katrin Babb

Mother, daughter, wife, and diabolical writer. When not going crazy with farm life, running around like a mad hatter taking care of my family, or scheming about the next scene to write, I'm finally taking some time to relax by training for the next triathlon/duathlon and mud run

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