IWW Newsletter - Issue 160 - February 2026

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1. Words of Success

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier

2. Editor's Note

Good evening, everyone!

Hope you all are doing well.

The new writer who joined our writing community recently is Nidhi Yadhav. You are welcome to our community of writers. Thank you for joining us.

3. New items published at IWW in January 2026

As You Say

a) Offline in an Online generation

This can be read on the main page titled AsYou Say

Bed time stories for kids

a) The Kittens Day Out

This can be read on the main page titled Bedtime Stories

Recipes

a) Okra Pachadi b) Banana Pachadi

These can be read on the main page titled Recipes

4. Literature News

Listening Takes the Lead: How Audiobooks Are Reshaping the Future of Publishing

https://literaturenews.in/updates/listening-takes-the-lead-how-audiobooks-are-reshaping-the-future-of-publishing/

5. Contests (Copy these links, paste each one of them on your browser and check for details)

1) Poetry Ireland Review is accepting unsolicited poetry submissions (and proposals for articles and interviews) in Irish or English from writers worldwide, paying a minimum of €50 per poem, with submissions for Issue 148 open until 28 February 2026. https://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/submission-to-pir?ref=dlitreview.com

2) wildscape. literary journal is accepting poetry, prose, flash fiction, flash creative nonfiction, and art submissions for its themed Issue 6 (deadline: February 15). https://wildscapelit.com/submit/

3) PRISM International is accepting short fiction submissions for the 2026 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction, offering $1,500 grand prize, $600 runner-up, and $400 second runner-up, with a submission deadline of February 15, 2026. https://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit?ref=dlitreview.com

4) Flame Tree Fiction is seeking unpublished vampire-themed short stories (≈2,000–4,000 words) for its Vampires anthology, paying SFWA rates of 8 cents / 6 pence per word, with a submission deadline of 15 February 2026. https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/vampires-call-for-submissions

5) Yellow Arrow Journal is accepting creative nonfiction, poetry, and cover art submissions on the theme WONDER from women-identifying writers and artists, paying USD 10 plus a PDF contributor copy, with submissions open from February 1–28, 2026. https://www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/submissions?ref=dlitreview.com

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a) A CHRISTMAS IN SCOTLAND - A travel memoir

b) CHERISHED

c) THE SECOND CHOICE

d) BEFORE THE SUNSET

e) VANISHED GIRL
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