Our Editors Recommend
With over 10,000 nominations each year, is it ever ok to brag about your Pushcart nod? And how helpful is a nomination for your … Read More “What do Pushcart Prize nominations really mean, anyway?”
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, event staff face a difficult decision: cancel and hope for better luck next year or move online … Read More “The changing face of writing conferences in a pandemic”
“I want to write about the COVID-19 pandemic, but I’m worried literary journal editors are saturated with similar submissions … Read More “Gigi Will Know: Are editors sick of COVID-19 pitches yet?”
Want to write horror? Read this first … Read More “All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer”
Actionable tips for achieving all your writing goals in 2021 … Read More “Five ways to give your shiny new writing project a long life”
Why taking time off from writing can be a good thing … Read More “Ear to the ground: Absorption versus creation”
Current Issue
See Inside
Writing Prompts
Gearing up to pen your 2019 writing resolutions? Here’s a quick tip: Focus on concrete goals (I will write for X minutes on Monday … Read More “New Year’s resolutions for writers”
Make a list of 10 New Year’s Resolutions for each character in your novel. What do they hope to achieve this year? What have … Read More “January writing prompt: Resolute”
Write a story that takes place during the winter solstice, an astrological phenomenon that occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year … Read More “Solstice writing prompt: Winter warmth”
Winter Guide to Writing Contests
Inside this free guide, you’ll find dozens of contests for every writer, all with deadlines in the upcoming months.
