A Round-up of Our December 2025 Coverage!

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ICYMI: OUR LATEST MONTHLY SALVO!

• Mil-Horror Editors Call for LitRPG Submissions

• Army Mad Scientists Call for Ludicrous Speed

• Deadline for Screenwriting Mentorships for Veterans is Feb. 3, 2026

• Journal Editors Boost Holiday 'Nudge' to Submit

• PA & NJ Veterans-Lit Mag Calls for "Celebration"-themed Works

• Mossy Point Magazines Expand to Short Fiction

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IMAGE: U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY—M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers fire missiles in in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, Dec. 20, 2025. The operation employed more than 100 precision munitions from multiple platforms targeting known ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Evan Anderson