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Where Freedom Grows
by Carrie Neill
May/June 2013
The biennial Gift of Freedom Award, sponsored by the Placitas, New Mexico-based A Room of Her Own Foundation, transcends competition by acting as an agent for change in the lives of women writers.
Small Press Points
by Staff
May/June 2013
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features Gazing Grain Press, an inclusive feminist press based in Fairfax, Virginia, that publishes one title each year as part of its annual poetry and hybrid-prose chapbook contest.
The Smart Approach to Contest Submissions
by Staff
May/June 2013
Here are seven strategies for a more efficient (and hopefully more effective) process of submitting your work to contests.
The Anatomy of Awards
by Staff
May/June 2013
With a total of more than $9 million, Poets & Writers Grants & Awards section saw an increase of more than $3 million from tens years earlier.
The Anatomy of Awards
by Staff
January/February 2013
The 844 poets, writers, and translators listed in the Grants & Awards section of the magazine in 2012 won a total of $9,595,066. In this feature we take a closer look at the winners.
Modeling for Seven Hundred Jane Austen Fans, Thirteen-Dollar E-Reader, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
In the Authors Guild lawsuit, a judge ruled that libraries that offered books for scanning are protected by copyright's fair use doctrine; Sarah Marian Seltzer describes the experience of modeling for seven hundred Jane Austen enthusiasts; Halloween's approaching, and GalleyCat features a selection of favorite literary costumes.
The Economics of Competition: A Look at Contest Budgets
by Staff
May/June 2012
Organizers of writing contests are, perhaps not suprisingly, wary of publicizing details of their budgets, but the organizers of three contest programs offered to share the numbers behind their 2011 contests as part of contributing editor Michael Bourne's “The Economics of Competition,” which serves as the centerpiece of the current issue’s special section on the risks and rewards of writing contests.
Q&A: Halpern's Enduring Poetry Series
by Timothy Schaffert
July/August 2010
On the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of the National Poetry Series, Halpern speaks about both its history and its future.
August Kleinzahler Wins Lannan's $150,000 Literary Award
by Staff
Last Friday the Lannan Foundation announced that poet August Kleinzahler won this year’s $150,000 Literary Award. Lannan Fellowships, each worth $100,000, were also awarded to poets Katie Ford and Ilya Kaminsky and fiction writers Charles D’Ambrosio and Glenn Patterson.
5 Under 35: Postcard From New York City
by Jean Hartig
On Monday evening the National Book Foundation kicked off National Book Awards week in lower Manhattan with their annual 5 Under 35 celebration. Five young fiction writers, each selected by a former National Book Award winner or finalist, shared the podium to show an audience of peers and admirers—and a few critics—what American fiction has in store.