Ben Walter
@benwaltez.bsky.social
Writer in Lutruwita/Tasmania. Author of What Fear Was, Lithosphere. Walkley winner. Former Fiction Editor, Island. Words in The Kenyon Review, 3:AM Magazine, Poetry Ireland Review.
Experiments | Stories | Essays | Nature writing
https://ben-walter.com/
Experiments | Stories | Essays | Nature writing
https://ben-walter.com/
congratulations Jake but also damn I feel you on this...
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
congratulations Jake but also damn I feel you on this...
I don't honestly know that it's ebooks? (though that might be part of it). I tend to think people are attracted now to books that seem 'manageable', which may be a time thing, or concentration, or both, or everything else...
October 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I don't honestly know that it's ebooks? (though that might be part of it). I tend to think people are attracted now to books that seem 'manageable', which may be a time thing, or concentration, or both, or everything else...
oh yeah tell me about it! :) I struggle with a clear anything.
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
oh yeah tell me about it! :) I struggle with a clear anything.
They're not accepting scripts.
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're not accepting scripts.
Yeah there are a few about. Samantha Harvey too...
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Yeah there are a few about. Samantha Harvey too...
Yeah I dunno. I guess it depends on the book? I think publishers used to find this length hard to market, especially cause you couldn't publish it in trade pb, but maybe the vibe on that is changing...
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Yeah I dunno. I guess it depends on the book? I think publishers used to find this length hard to market, especially cause you couldn't publish it in trade pb, but maybe the vibe on that is changing...
So probably straightforward novellas and nonfiction that they happen to like?
October 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
So probably straightforward novellas and nonfiction that they happen to like?
For narrative non-fiction, we welcome projects that combine a distinctive perspective with narrative drive. This may include essays, memoir or reportage, as long as the writing is compelling and original.
October 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
For narrative non-fiction, we welcome projects that combine a distinctive perspective with narrative drive. This may include essays, memoir or reportage, as long as the writing is compelling and original.
I saw it in LinkedIn originally - the only extra there was:
We are looking for bold storytelling: work with a clear beginning, middle and end, and characters that stay with you long after you finish reading.
We are looking for bold storytelling: work with a clear beginning, middle and end, and characters that stay with you long after you finish reading.
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I saw it in LinkedIn originally - the only extra there was:
We are looking for bold storytelling: work with a clear beginning, middle and end, and characters that stay with you long after you finish reading.
We are looking for bold storytelling: work with a clear beginning, middle and end, and characters that stay with you long after you finish reading.
It's definitely a challenge. I'm going for prestige over cash for broader goals, but it's not ultimately sustainable.
When I started writing essays, I was surprised to realise the market is no better than it is for fiction. What are Aeon's rates like?
When I started writing essays, I was surprised to realise the market is no better than it is for fiction. What are Aeon's rates like?
October 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It's definitely a challenge. I'm going for prestige over cash for broader goals, but it's not ultimately sustainable.
When I started writing essays, I was surprised to realise the market is no better than it is for fiction. What are Aeon's rates like?
When I started writing essays, I was surprised to realise the market is no better than it is for fiction. What are Aeon's rates like?
I send nearly everything overseas in the first instance these days. Surely there would be some options there? Low pay is often the drama though...
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I send nearly everything overseas in the first instance these days. Surely there would be some options there? Low pay is often the drama though...
(I've written again)
October 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
(I've written again)
Ah you ripper! Thanks Harry, it's been puzzling me for a few days. Have been here for nearly ten years and never heard them before...
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ah you ripper! Thanks Harry, it's been puzzling me for a few days. Have been here for nearly ten years and never heard them before...
@harrysaddler.bsky.social I am obviously looking at your direction hopefully in the first instance... :)
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
@harrysaddler.bsky.social I am obviously looking at your direction hopefully in the first instance... :)
Yeah that word has been cycling through my head
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Yeah that word has been cycling through my head