A Round-up of Our October 2026 Coverage!

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ICYMI: OUR LATEST MONTHLY SALVO!

• Publisher Announces 4th Annual SFF+ Novella Contest

• FREE Veterans Writing Workshop Includes Admission to Missouri Folklore Society, Nov. 6, 2026

• Dismantling "Mil-Writer" Stereotypes Workshop is Nov. 5 and 12, 2026

• Poetry Winners in 2026 Darron L. Wright Awards Announced

• Editors Seek Future-focused, Defense-themed Short Fiction

• Prose Winners in 2026 Darron L. Wright Awards Announced

• "Veterans Essay Showcase" Deadline is Oct. 11, 2026

• Sherpa Sends: "It's only 30 days to 'Veterans Season'"

• Call for SF/F/H/War Poetry & Micro-Flash: "Giant Robot Poems," Vol. 2

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IMAGE: FORT HOOD, TEXAS—U.S. Army Spc. Michael Morales, assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, ground-guides an M985 guided missile transporter (GMT) toward a Patriot M903 launching station in preparation for nighttime missile reload training during a battalion-wide mission readiness exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 23, 2026. The training tests soldiers' ability to safely remove and replace training missile canisters to sustain Patriot air defense operations. Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Russell Shirley-Jones