April 1997

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Features
Writing biographies for young people
By James Cross Giblin
Tightening your fiction make every word count
By Diane Lefer
When you write a personal experience article
By Judy Bodmer
The key to writing humor
By Sally A. Breslin
Revelations of a fiction writer
An interview with Fances Sherwood
Departments
Roving editor
They say
From the editor
Off the cuff
The word police
By Beth Levine
Letters to the editor
The rostrum
The rewards of part-time writing
By Irv Feldman
Market newsletter
Prize offers
The writer's library
Where to sell manuscripts
Magazine markets: juvenile; young adult; college and career; city and regional
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