Features
Preparing to write
By Todd James PierceResearch and the art of narrative nonfiction.
In search of the story
By Jeff AyersBy day, she’s an Emmy-winning investigative on-air reporter. By night, she’s an ultra-acclaimed mystery novelist. In both her fiction and nonfiction, Hank Phillippi Ryan takes storytelling to the highest level.
State of the verse
By Eliana OsbornWhat paying poetry markets still exist in 2017?
Creating perfect poetry collections
By Ryan G. Van CleavePoetry pros reveal how they construct a winning book.
Through the looking glass
By Gail RadleyTruth is not relative – and you can find it.
Don’t flinch
By Jack SmithAugusten Burroughs is bold, frank, and fearless in his search for personal truth.
Aspiring memoirists, take note.
Departments
Read flag
By Stephanie FarisWhy one writer refuses to read unpublished manuscripts – and why you may consider doing the same.
You’re getting it wrong
By Bill GloseExperts debunk oft-used clichés in genre fiction.
Warmth, sympathy, and understanding
By Dustin RenwickMedical school journals are niche publications with a broad focus.
Go wild
By Jeff TamarkinThe Eastern Oregon University Wilderness Writing MFA is a perfect way to combine writing with a love of nature.
Love connection
By Melissa HartLearn the ins and outs of the most widely read genre in the country at the Romance Writers of America Conference.
Narratively speaking
By Melissa HartThis five-year-old publication seeks extraordinary stories about ordinary people.
Also in Every Issue
From the Editor
Take Note
Ellen Meeropol, Norman Barasch, and more.
Markets
How I Write
Ron Rash: “When there is violence in my work, the goal is not to titillate but to reveal character. It reveals the mask of that person, and we see who he or she really is when that mask is dropped.”