

Looking for an Editor? Add An Eye Has You Covered
So a while ago, I thought to myself, my writing needs someone to tell me what’s working and what isn’t. Not just grammar and structure,...


As I Sit in the Hall: A Call for Honest Writing
It’s late. In a few hours, we’ll wake up and leave for the hospital. It scares my wife. It scares me too. Our son is due in the morning....


Justin Alcala Literary Schedule
Thanks again for all the great support. The recent birth of Ronan has reminded me how storybook life can be. The good news, none of the...


"The Lantern Quietly Screams" Added to the Haunted MTL/Czykmate Productions) Horror Anthol
Yesss! Haunted MTL (Czykmate Productions) will be releasing their first horror anthology, and have asked me to make "The Lantern Quietly...


Ronan is Born
I heard you coming from a distance. It’s hard to ignore the world uprooting and the heavens twisting down. I felt you coming from the way...


"A Forest Only Whispers" Contracted by DLG Publishing
How cool is that? DLG Publishing and I have just agreed to terms for my latest short, "A Forest Only Whispers." Stay tuned for release...


You Get Three Wishes
Ask any best-selling author where they were before their first book became a New York Times bestseller or before their big million dollar...


"The Dilemma of Old Furnaces" Part of the University of British Columbia Archives
Delighted, ecstatic, thrilled- I can’t say it enough how happy I am to have a short story of mine, “The Dilemma of Old Furnaces,”...


Support the Arts: It’s a David Versus Goliath Thing
Support the Arts: It’s a David Versus Goliath Thing Well, it’s a bummer to have to share this, but for those of you that aren’t in the...


Award Nominations for Justin Alcala
Two great pieces of news. First, "A Dead End Job"(future work) was a finalist for Speculative Literature Foundation's 2019 Diverse...