jeanne mcdonald says...

Although I had been a struggling writer for years, writing by hand at my kitchen table late into the night and occasionally winning small prizes and meager recognition, I was not introduced to P&W until I signed up for a workshop at the University of Tennessee. Finding this marvelous support was like opening a treasure chest. Here was access to information about competitions, workshops, techniques, agents,and most of all, moral support.One of the most exciting results of my new connection was having a story on Lee Smith accepted for an issue of the magazine. But the greatest gift P&W has given me was choosing my fiction submission as the 2009 winner of the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Program, which led to a week in New York meeting editors, agents, and publishers, and now, that trip has led to my finding an agent for my novel. Talk about stories with happy endings!

OliviaTejeda says...

After watching this video, I was reminded of how much I love PW. It matters to me that they care more about informing and educating than about making $$$. I understand how important $$$ is, but when that's the main objective of a magazine for writers, it shows. I know I can trust the content of this magazine, and that matters a lot! Thank you!