Category Archives: General

Happy 4th birthday, Protagonize!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four whole years since I launched Protagonize one cold winter night in late December, 2007. In 2011, we saw the launch of group submissions (and in fact the whole of the groups feature), … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas & happy holidays from Protagonize!

To all of our authors, readers, and members who celebrate something this time of year, we wish you a very merry Christmas (et joyeux Noël), joyous Ramadan, fabulous Hanukkah, spectacular Solstice, as well as all of the holidays I’ve probably … Continue reading

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Sharing Passion

No, this isn’t a blog post to highlight the important role of the Like button on Protagonize (it is important, right?). It’s just me sharing an “aha!” moment I recently had. We all like to get riled up by ratings … Continue reading

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Reading at Vroman’s

This is a guest blog post from Eric Olsen, co-author (along with Glenn Schaeffer) of We Wanted To Be Writers, the story of the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop of the mid-1970s. Eric and Glenn are in the midst of a … Continue reading

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Protecting yourselves from publishing scams

Protagonize is a site full of talented authors, so it’s no surprise that we sometimes have to deal with some uncomfortable or suspicious behaviour from unscrupulous users who may be trying to take advantage of some of our younger or … Continue reading

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