By Caitlin Taylor So We may be halfway through the year, but there’s still so much to look forward to in terms of new stories to jump into. Here’s a list of books you should have on your radar this summer along with the genres and tropes you can expect from each. Take Nan, an […]
Rescheduled for 8/13/2025! As writers ourselves, we know how invigorating and inspiring it can be to hear from successful genre writers who have found a way to finish their drafts and get their projects into the hearts and minds of readers far and wide. Benjamin Percy may have started in the literary fiction space, but […]
It’s always a delight to open up to a new genre and see how our submitters respond to an exciting challenge! Comedy of any kind is hard to pull off, but it’s especially difficult when it’s solely on the page. We’re excited to add these 19 title to our longlist, while we continue to review […]
We did it! We finally found our shortlist for this contest. They have been submitted to Laird Barron for his judging, and we can’t wait to find out which excerpts are the winners! Congrats to the writers of these 20 shortlisted excerpts!
by Caitlin Taylor So When the weather gets warmer, our excitement grows for new releases we can grab and bring with us on long walks in the park. Looking for fresh stories to accompany you outside? Keep your eye out for these books starting now and in the months ahead. Viet Ho and Evie Mai […]
Debbie Urbanski is an acclaimed author of both fiction and essays. Simon & Schuster published her debut climate novel, After World, in 2023, and will release her new short story collection, Portalmania, in May. I was lucky to read an advance copy of Portalmania and was blown away by the characters and tightly held tension […]
This has been one of our most entertaining and well-written batches of submissions for a Novel Excerpt Prize since we started in 2021. We have finally narrowed the longlist down to 45 thrilling excerpts! We’re still discussing which stories will make the longlist, so we apologize for the delay! The better the submissions, the harder […]
This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their novel excerpts. We’re excited to read your writing! We invite writers to submit to the Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize from April 14 to June 15, 2025. We love opening pages as much as any other genre magazine, but we offer […]
We’re excited to announce the winner of the humor challenge! We laughed, we chuckled, raised our eyebrows, but this is the story we returned to the most! We’re grateful to all the submitters who helped us launch a new genre at Uncharted! The Winner: Selected Apologies to Simone de Beauvoir, Written in Lichen by Tiffany Harris. “A […]
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS. For this challenge Voyage YA by Uncharted welcomes authors to submit their fiction and creative nonfiction as it pertains to the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is when something small creates much larger effects, rippling across time and terrain in unexpected ways. (Read more here!) […]
By Caitlin Taylor So Did you reach your reading goals for 2024? If not, don’t stress. With 2025 mere moments away, you can aim high for the coming year, striving to read and discover more incredible books and stories. Reading goals look different for everyone. For many, that could simply mean finishing a specific, arbitrary […]
By Caitlin Taylor So Did you reach your writing goals for 2024? If not, consider heading into 2025 with a new approach. It’s always best to start the new year aiming high and adapting as the months roll on as you figure out what works well for you. Maybe you want to submit to a […]