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A Novelist's Wikipedia Revenge, Roberto Bolaño's Popularity, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Andrew Leonard exposes the identity of a vengeful Wikipedia editor is novelist Robert Clark Young; Stephen King will publish his next book Joyland only in print; Hector Tobar considers the newfound popularity of the late author Roberto Bolaño; and other news.
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.
J. M. Coetzee's and Paul Auster's Correspondence, Self-Publishing at SXSW, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Apple CEO Tim Cook may testify in the DOJ's e-book price-fixing lawsuit; Alex Mar examines how Internet access is reshaping the experience of an artists' colony; poet Lisa Russ Spaar investigates the source of her insomnia; and other news.
Parents & Writers
by Carrie Neill
March/April 2013
This spring the San Francisco-based nonprofit Sustainable Arts Foundation launches its residency grant program, which offers support to writers and artists residencies that accomodate writers and artists with children.
Applying to a Writers Residency: An Expert Breakdown of the Requirements
by Grant Faulkner
March/April 2012
Administrators offer insight into the mystifying process of applying to a writing retreat by answering some common questions: How do residency juries weigh a work plan? Would your boss make a better reference than a former writing teacher? Is published or unpublished work more desirable in a writing sample?
Q&A: Chabon Takes Chair at MacDowell
by Catherine Richardson
March/April 2011
Shortly after Michael Chabon stepped into the position of chair of the MacDowell Colony’s board of directors last December, he spoke about his dedication to the colony and about making the most of the MacDowell experience.
Writers Colony Rises From the Ashes
by Kevin Canfield
March/April 2010
When wildfire tore through Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in the spring of 2004, nearly everything, aside from some tall oak trees, was destroyed. Now, after almost six years of fund-raising, brainstorming, architectural planning, and construction, Dorland is once again welcoming writers.
Q&A: Nelson to Descend Soul Mountain
by Kaveh Bassiri
March/April 2010
After six years of running Soul Mountain Retreat at her own home in East Haddam, Connecticut, founder and executive director Marilyn Nelson speaks about her experience as she enters her final year at the helm of the unique retreat.