Tarver Nova
Welcome! I'm Tarver.
By night, I'm a spec-fic author.
Also by night, I'm staff at a law firm.
I have stories and cats to share with you.
Glad you've stopped by.
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My new story "Sentinel Crows" is out now in Kaleidotrope!
Check out my latest stories, and see what's coming.
Some links that my fellow genre writers might find useful.
Don't believe the lies: I am not a cat. But I have four of my own, and I've fostered a clowder's worth.
Fiction
The Oracle and the Heist
✧ in the J.J. Outré Review (Defunct) – May 2021
A fortune-telling trickster gets inventive with her tarot cards when a bank heister takes her seriously.
Crime/Humor | 4,000 words
Upcoming
Lingering Trinkets
✧ Forthcoming in a spring 2022 anthology
A story about the ghosts in our antiques...
Horror | 4,800 words
Resources for Writers
Find a Market or Agent
Short Story Markets
Submission Grinder - a free submission tracker and market database
Ralan - spec-fic market database
SFWA Market Report - the month's SFWA-qualifying market database
Horror Tree - market listings + resources for horror writers
Small Presses
Small Presses Database - from Poets & Writers
Indie Publishers & Small Presses List - from The Nonconformist
Agents
Literary Agents Database - from Poets & Writers
AgentQuery.com - database of literary agents
News
Magazine Summary - a summary of the previous year's genre magazines, by Locus Mag
Publishers Weekly - publishing news
Writer Beware - alerts + resources to combat questionable practices in publishing
SFF World - latest releases in sci-fi, fantasy & horror
Horror World - latest releases in horror
Articles
SFWA Information Center - a wide-ranging resource covering many aspects of professional writing life
How to Write a Proper Short Story Cover Letter - Alex Shvartsman
How to Know When You Are Done Revising - Cat Rambo
Copyright Information for Writers - Poets & Writers
Formatting and Standards
Short Story Format - William Shunn's guide for short story format (Always note a magazine's guidelines). Word template here.
Model Contracts - from SFWA
Example Short Fiction Contract - from Apex Magazine
Professional Orgs
Codex - neo-pro spec-fic writers group
Conventions
Conventions List - Locus Magazine list of conventions
World Fantasy Convention - Nov 4–7, 2021 | Montreal, Canada
DisCon III - 2021's Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Convention. Hosts the Hugos | Dec 15–19, 2021 | Washington, DC
Boskone - hosted by the New England Science Fiction Association | Feb 18–20, 2022 | Boston, MA
WisCon - May 27–30, 2022 | Madison, WI
Nebula Conference - hosted by SFWA - 2022 event TBD in mid-US
Utilities
ASMRion - Background noise generator for focus
StayFocusd - Chrome app to limit time on distracting websites
Photopea - free Photoshop alternative
Cats
Cats. (1)
(1) Cats.