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Bon Appétit: How Food Writing Fed My Fiction
by Aaron Hamburger
May/June 2013
Fiction writer Aaron Hamburger got more than he bargained for when he signed up for a class in food writing. Instead of simply learning about a new genre, he also learned some valuable lessons about the one he'd been practicing for years.
Actor B. J. Novak Lands Seven-Figure Book Deal, Go the F**k to Sleep Movie, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Los Angeles Times reports e-books helped increase overall United States book sales; David Haglund explains the fabricated claim that Dostoevsky met with Charles Dickens; Wendy Francis pens a letter to an aspiring author; and other news.
Leonard Riggio Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble, Wang Ping Files Discrimination Suit, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The founder of Barnes & Noble wants to purchase Barnes & Noble's retail stores and website; poet Wang Ping has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Macalester College; ten of the most divisive authors in recent memory; and other news.
Lost Manuscripts of Robert Burns Discovered, Julianna Baggott's Pure Will Be Film, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Academy of American Poets has elected Claudia Rankine, Marilyn Nelson, and C. D. Wright to its board of chancellors; the American Booksellers Association added forty new independent bookstores in 2012; poet and novelist Julianna Baggott's bestselling Pure is set for adaptation by Twilight producer Karen Rosenfelt; and other news.
The Teachable Talent: Why Creative Writing Can Be Taught
by Gregory Spatz
September/October 2012
Having witnessed firsthand the merits of one student’s MFA education, author and creative writing teacher Gregory Spatz considers the well-worn debate on whether creative writing can be taught, and what he himself learned from his mentorship role.
Oxford Poetry Drama Continues: Padel Admits to Sending E-mails, Resigns
by Staff
Ruth Padel, the poet chosen ten days ago to become the first female professor of poetry at Oxford University, resigned yesterday after admitting she alerted newspaper reporters to sexual harassment allegations against poet Derek Walcott, who subsequently dropped out of the race for the post.
Oxford University Appoints First Woman Professor of Poetry
by Staff
Two weeks after Great Britain appointed its first ever woman poet laureate, Oxford University has elected its first female professor of poetry.
Derek Walcott Drops Out of Race for Oxford Professorship
by Staff
Poet Derek Walcott announced on Tuesday that he has withdrawn his bid to become the next professor of poetry at Oxford University.
Confessions of a Dangerous Reader and Teacher
by Kerri Smith
One of my favorite passages in literature is from Italo Calvino’s if on a winter’s night a traveler—the one in which the narrator stands in the bookstore listing all the different kinds of books every true reader owns but will never read. Somehow it’s always captured, exactly, the disconnect between the truth and fiction of my own reading life.
Teaching Assistantship 101: What You Need to Know
by Staff
November/December 2008
One way MFA programs provide funding to students is by hiring them as teaching assistants to teach writing classes in exchange for a stipend and, often, tuition remission and health insurance. While each program defines its teaching assistantships differently, in general there are a few things you should know before applying and preparing for one.