“Show your work to people, so they can say to you, it’s not working, and somehow just being told that is soothing, instead of your own doubts and your own shame.”
By Gabriel Packard | Published: July 6, 2017
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Find out more about our new micro-memoir contest, judged by Beth Ann Fennelly.
By Beth Ann Fennelly | Published: July 6, 2017
“Reading poetry every day makes your language more fluid. It makes you more attuned to the weight of words and more conversant with image and metaphor.”
By Gabriel Packard | Published: July 5, 2017
Enter by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 6th for your chance to win.
Published: June 29, 2017
With over 20,000 students applying to study creative writing in U.S. universities at a revenue of $200 million, there is little doubt that the higher education of writing is big business. But will it benefit you?
By Dionne McCulloch | Published: June 19, 2017
Readers have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 22nd to enter.
Published: June 15, 2017
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Published: June 9, 2017
Five humor writers (including Dave Barry!) share tips.
Published: June 3, 2017
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Published: June 2, 2017
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Published: May 26, 2017
Thriller author Daniel Palmer talks shop: https://t.co/Xp2jmzo7p8 - Author/editor Heidi Pitlor knows how to get inside a character’s – and a reader’s – head. https://t.co/VeU8PVnWQp
- Will higher education increase my chances of publication? https://t.co/5R5EW5hr93