unpublished
adjective
un·pub·lished
ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 
: not published: such as
a
: not released for public distribution or sale
an unpublished book/manuscript
b
: having no works that have been published
an unpublished author
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Oliveira’s unpublished short story centers on a former MotoGP racer who enters into a life of crime.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The Town is abuzz over High Side, a package based on an unpublished short story by Jaime Oliveira that looms as a potential reteam of Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame is notable for doling out five $15,000 scholarships each year, supported by Barnes & Noble, for unpublished authors.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
Investigators later found that Hale, who was killed by police at the scene, left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note and an unpublished memoir.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The Town is abuzz over High Side, a package based on an unpublished short story by Jaime Oliveira that looms as a potential reteam of Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame is notable for doling out five $15,000 scholarships each year, supported by Barnes & Noble, for unpublished authors.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
Investigators later found that Hale, who was killed by police at the scene, left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note and an unpublished memoir.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
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“Unpublished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublished. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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