Features
Our "Great Break" contest winner: "The House They Built"
By Signe BergstromRead the first-place winner of our "Great Break" short story contest.
The shadows that transform us
By Julie KrugPoet Reginald Dwayne Betts says all experiences – light and dark – have created the man, the poet he is today.
Page turner
By Nicki PorterAuthor/editor Heidi Pitlor knows how to get inside a character's – and a reader's – head.
Looking to the past
By Todd James PierceWhen historical fiction meets the short story.
Departments
Productive procrastination
By Anica Mrose RissiInstead of staring at a blank screen, get distracted.
Put me in, coach
By Ryan G. Van CleaveWriting coaches can boost and bolster a career.
Lost and found
By Anna StokelyTry tossing the roadmap and letting characters – not plot – lead you.
Grant some kindness
By Joan Axelrod-ContradaGrant writing offers significant altruistic – and financial – rewards.
Television writing 101
By Jeff TamarkinNothing good on TV? Learn how to write your own shows.
Hollywood heads south
By Melissa HartScreenwriters strike gold at the Austin Film Festival.
The best policy
By Melissa HartCarve seeks honesty and authenticity.
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From the Editor
Take Note
Jennifer de Leon, Susan Ito, blogger Colin Wright, and more.
Markets
How I Write
Stephanie Danler: "I don't know how to separate myself from my love of food – I know that I learned it, but it's so much a part of who I am now, of how I participate in the world, that it feels intrinsic."