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G&A: The Contest Blog
One month remains before the close of the first poetry book contest from Mississippi Review, the literary magazine of the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Grants & Awards
Your trusted source for information on writing contests, award winners, and more.
- DEADLINE: July 15
Literal Latté
Poetry Award - DEADLINE: July 15
Bard College
Bard Fiction Prize - DEADLINE: July 15
The Story Prize
The Story Prize
Articles
Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Jonathan Galassi
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Some publishers may have lost sight of what’s important, but the head of FSG shows his allegiance as he discusses the fallacy of the blockbuster mentality, what writers should look for in agents, and his close bond with authors.
Bennington Band Honors Late Poet
by A. N. Devers
A group of writing instructors and students who over the years formed a ragtag band during late-night impromptu jam sessions at the Bennington Writing Seminars released their first CD earlier this year. Titled Let's Doghouse: A Tribute to Liam Rector, the compilation serves as a memorial to the founding director of the Writing Seminars, a poet, who passed away two years ago.
Summer Stimulus
by Kevin Nance
For many writers groups and nonprofit literary organizations battered by the recession, help is on the way. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was signed into law by president Barack Obama in February, included fifty million dollars in arts funding that is being allocated by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Can Flarf Ever Be Taken Seriously?
by Shell Fischer
Almost a decade after its creation, the experimental poetry movement Flarf—in which poets prowl the Internet using random word searches, e-mail the bizarre results to one another, then distill the newly found phrases into poems that are often as disturbing as they are hilarious—is showing signs of having cleared a spot among the ranks of legitimate art forms.
Q&A: Why Junker Can’t Quit ZYZZYVA
by Kevin Larimer
Last August, Howard Junker announced that at the end of 2009 he would retire as editor of ZYZZYVA, the literary journal he founded in San Francisco in 1985. Six months later, in February, he rescinded his resignation. Junker recently spoke about his change of heart and the future of the magazine.
Current Issue
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; the prolific William T. Vollmann; six debut writers; plus art, music, movies, and books to enjoy during the long, hot summer ahead.
Jul/Aug 2009
Multimedia Video
As part of his ongoing series of interviews with publishing professionals, Jofie Ferrari-Adler stopped by the office of Jonathan Galassi, the president and publisher of FSG, and asked him what he would change about his job if he could.
Summer Reading
Poets & Writers Magazine, in conjunction with DailyLit, will post a new installment of classic short stories every day through August 19. Classic Shorts: Eight Stories for Summer offers timeless tales by Chekhov, Fitzgerald, Poe, and five others for readers who want to rediscover the literary pleasures of the past.
Writers Recommend
6.24.09
"To break from the heavy lifting of writing moderately vulgar dark comedies, first I will turn to Rimbaud's Une Saison en enfer for some light reading...."
6.17.09
"If you're writing a book that no one is waiting for, buy the debut album of an indie band—not the latest darlings, but an underappreciated act..."
Online Exclusives
A Summer Reading List
7.01.09
In anticipation of our "Summer Reading Issue," we asked which books you, as writers who read deeply year-round, turn to in the warm months ahead. Culled from readers' responses on pw.org and our Facebook page, here are the results.
Poetry Challenge
4.30.09
Need a dose of inspiration for your writing routine this April? Take our Poetry Challenge and try out a new writing prompt or poetry-related assignment every day during National Poetry Month.
Pass-Along Poems
4.22.09
Spread the word about debut poets and their work with this Pass-Along Poems chapbook. Print, assemble, and bind several handcrafted, saddle-stitched editions. Add your recommendations for first-time poets on the back pages, and while you’re at it, paste in your own polished, unpublished work or that of others you admire.
