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Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Molly Friedrich

by Jofie Ferrari-Adler

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September/October 2008

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Known as a heavy-hitting agent willing to go to bat for her clients, Molly Friedrich discusses how an author should choose an agent, what she looks for in a manuscript, and what separates great agents from merely good ones.

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The Top Fifty MFA Programs in the United States: A Comprehensive Guide

by Seth Abramson

Special Section

November/December 2009

In this excerpted version of his article from the November/December 2009 issue, contributor Seth Abramson reveals the methodology behind his ranking of the top fifty MFA programs in the United States, plus a ranking of the additional eighty-eight full-residency programs. For the full article and additional data for each program, including size, duration, cost of living, teaching load, and curriculum focus, see the current issue.

Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Four Young Literary Agents

by Jofie Ferrari-Adler

Feature

January/February 2009

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Four young literary agents meet for an evening of food, wine, and conversation about the writing they’re looking for, how they’re finding it, what they love, what they hate, and ten things writers should never ever do.

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Q&A: Twichell Passes Ausable Torch

by Kevin Larimer

News and Trends

September/October 2008

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Poet Chase Twichell talks about the decision to end her ten-year run as publisher and hand over her independent press to the nation’s largest poetry publisher, Copper Canyon Press.

These United States

by Joe Woodward

News and Trends

November/December 2008

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As the presidential election approaches, our national hand-wringing has ramped up and everyone is once again focused on the perennial question: What makes America America? Two recent literary anthologies show just how far this popular introspection reaches into our creative communities of writers and artists.

Way, Way Too Much Information

by Frank Bures

News and Trends

May/June 2008

Today, it seems that we have access to an unlimited amount of information all the time, and for those of us who want to be alone with our thoughts, that information is getting harder and harder to avoid. More and more of us suffer from a condition sometimes called "digital information overload," or "infomania."

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