Features
Master the market
By Keysha WhitakerUnderstanding where your manuscript fits into the current marketplace is essential for authors querying in all genres. Here’s everything agents, authors, and publishers say you need to know.
Put your writing on display
By Ryan G. Van CleaveWhere do agents look for new clients?
Rhythm, movement, & flow
By Jack SmithNever write another boring sentence: A master class on pacing in fiction.
Beyond bookstores
By Kerrie FlanaganThink outside the box when marketing your self-published books.
Re-drawing the landscape
By Yi Shun LaiA roadmap to better diversity in literary magazines.
“Doors”
By Claire MulliganRead the winning story from our “The Coming Change” short fiction contest.
Departments
Taming the hostile audience
By Gail RadleyAn approach for opening closed minds.
Writing with kids, part II
By Pete CroattoWriting while parenting is no easy feat. Here’s what expecting freelancers need to know.
Turtle Island Responds
By Melissa HartVerse, current events, and underrepresented voices meld beautifully in this online poetry series.
NonfictioNOW
By Melissa HartFrom social justice to video essays, this fact-focused conference is deeply grounded in modern-day truthtelling.
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From the Editor
Take Note
Featuring Candy Schulman, new books for writers, and more.
Markets
How I Write
Sloane Crosley: “All writing is founded in memory, no matter what kind.”