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Literary Magazine Submissions for Cultural Support Team Veterans

Literary Magazine Submissions for Cultural Support Team Veterans

Dead Reckoning Collective is a veteran owned and operated publishing company. We are proud to be collaborating with PenFed Foundation’s Afghan Resc...
Upcoming Courses

Upcoming Courses

We are excited to announce our next creative writing courses. These one-off courses will take place on one day and focus on a specific genre or skillset. Registrations will open on Friday, November 12th!
Luke Ryan (LIVE READING)

Luke Ryan (LIVE READING)

Dead Reckoning Collective is pleased to announce that on October 30th, Luke Ryan will be reading from his first novel, The First Marauder. The read...
Smokes [Short Story]

Smokes [Short Story]

His boots shuffled across the asphalt as he emerged from the alley between the Thai restaurant and the pharmacy.   Hank Ryder paused, blinked in t...
Hand Written Challenge

Hand Written Challenge

  We are back at it again. Last year we created a 30 day Hand Written Challenge with a new prompt every day. The response was overwhelming and so ...
NEW BOOK: Karmic Purgatory

NEW BOOK: Karmic Purgatory

PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE! [9/15-9/26] The debut solo poetry collection by Keith Walter Dow is now available for pre-order with a limited edition, s...
NEW [OLD] BOOK: War is a Racket

NEW [OLD] BOOK: War is a Racket

“War is a racket, it always has been,” and it still is.
Why I Write

Why I Write

I write to remember and forget, as there’s so much to remember and forget. I’ve realized I don’t get to choose. So whatever spills out is either a mess, or it’s not.
Get an Advanced Copy of "THE FIRST MARAUDER"

Get an Advanced Copy of "THE FIRST MARAUDER"

ATTENTION! Advanced copies are already being sent out as you're reading this! If you'd like to get your hands on this book prior to the release da...
Fall 2021 Writer's Workshop Selections

Fall 2021 Writer's Workshop Selections

After being overwhelmed with submissions for the Fall 2021 Fiction Writers Workshop, we faced the daunting task of making selections. There were so...
Theodore M. Glende Scholarship

Theodore M. Glende Scholarship

Initially Dead Reckoning Collective began as a way to tell the stories of the giants whose shoulders we grew up standing on. To us, remembering the...
COMING SOON: The First Marauder

COMING SOON: The First Marauder

Four years after an apocalyptic event known as "the Red," a 15-year-old Tyler Ballard struggles with the death of his brother following a skirmish...