Caroline Picard of Green Lantern Press, which is just one of the six publishers showcased in our annual look at independent presses.
Your trusted source for information on writing contests, award winners, and more.
- DEADLINE: October 15
Barnard College
Barnard Women Poets Prize - DEADLINE: October 15
Indiana Review
Fiction Prize - DEADLINE: October 15
University of Louisville
Italo Calvino Prize in Fabulist Fiction
Get Up, Stand Up for Your Writing
by John Moir
The best advice for how to produce good poetry or prose has always been the most simple—just sit down and write—but perhaps sitting isn't the answer after all.
Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Molly Friedrich
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Known as a heavy-hitting agent willing to go to bat for her clients, Molly Friedrich discusses how an author should choose an agent, what she looks for in a manuscript, and what separates great agents from merely good ones.
Q&A: Twichell Passes Ausable Torch
by Kevin Larimer
Poet Chase Twichell talks about the decision to end her ten-year run as publisher and hand over her independent press to the nation’s largest poetry publisher, Copper Canyon Press.
After the Flood: A Profile of David Rhodes
by Kevin Larimer
The story of David Rhodes is punctuated by early successes and devastating losses, personal demons and unlikely angels, dogged determination and blind faith, and the next chapter begins with the triumphant return of a major American novelist after a thirty-year silence.
Billy Collins on what makes him one of America's best-known poets—plus our annual look at independent presses, which showcases six diverse book publishers and a rundown of ten presses looking for new work.
Sept/Oct 2008
Slideshow
Behind the scenes at Adastra Press, where Gary Metras has steadfastly produced hand-sewn, letterpress-printed poetry chapbooks for nearly three decades.
Teachers Guide
Drawn from the pages of Poets & Writers Magazine, the Teachers Guide offers resources and suggestions for engaging your students in exciting conversations about contemporary literary life.
