April 2001

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Features
By Peggy Teeters
Writing short pieces - quotes, anecdotes, jokes, puzzles, strange facts - can be a good way to get your first byline.
By Rebecca Dinan Schneider
Six state poet laureates tell how they proclaim the power of verse and bring poetry to the people.
Departments
Letters
Ethics
Off the cuff
Contributors
Dear Writer
Thoughts on queries and multiple manuscript submissions.
Net//Working
The Web has spun new e-genres that offer opportunities for writers.
@Deadline
Syntax
Readers and writers rage against overused and misused words.
Poet to poet
WriteStuff
Tools and books for writers.
The Company of Writers by Hilma Wolitzer
By Lois Blinkhorn
Rewrite Right! by Jan Venolia
By Lee B. Roberts
The Literary 100 by Daniel S. Burt
By Stephanie Dickison
An Introduction to Christian Writing by Ethel Herr
By Rose A. Adkins
Bottom line
Ghostwriting can be spookily lucrative for those who choose it.
Market focus
Today's poetry markets are searching for the best.
Poetry markets are thriving
By Rebecca Dinan Schneider
Index of advertisers
How I write
Influential poet Sharon Olds talks about her need to record language-dance rhythms.
Writers wanted
New markets, contests, conferences and nearly 60 market listings.
Classified advertising
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