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Poets & Writers Magazine
Friends and fellow authors Porochista Khakpour and Danzy Senna discuss race, ethnicity, difficult fathers, and fiction versus nonfiction.
G&A: The Contest Blog
Same Contests, New Sponsors
3.19.10
Two writing competitions that had been administered by Eastern Washington University (EWU) Press in Spokane recently were shifted into the jurisdictions of two separate presses.
Grants & Awards
Your trusted source for information on writing contests, award winners, and more.
- DEADLINE: March 20
Carlow University
Patricia Dobler Poetry Award - DEADLINE: March 20
Fish Publishing
One Page Prize - DEADLINE: March 30
Fish Publishing
Poetry Prize
Articles
Inside Indie Bookstores: Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon
by Jeremiah Chamberlin
In the second installment of our series Inside Indie Bookstores, contributor Jeremiah Chamberlin travels to Portland, Oregon to talk with Michael Powell, owner of Powell’s Books.
Writers Colony Rises From the Ashes
by Kevin Canfield
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.
New Poets for Peace
by Shell Fischer
Beginning this year New Poets for Peace, the New York City branch of Poets for Peace—a grassroots group that for the past decade has held free, donation-optional readings across the country to raise funds for international relief organizations—plans to host an event every six weeks in Manhattan, including a special reading and silent auction on March 21 in observance of the seventh anniversary of the U.S. military's invasion of Iraq.
Digital Digest: Print on Demand Answers E-books
by Adrian Versteegh
Advancements in print-on-demand technology, such as the Espresso Book Machine, are offering publishers and authors alike new opportunities to bridge the still-pronounced divide between electronic and "tangible" publishing.
Q&A: Nelson to Descend Soul Mountain
by Kaveh Bassiri
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.
Current Issue
A conversation between Danzy Senna and Porochista Khakpour on race and other flammable topics; plus our annual special section on conferences, residencies, and festivals; and, as part of our continuing Inside Indie Bookstores series, Jeremiah Chamberlin travels to Portland, Oregon, to visit Powell’s Books.
Mar/Apr 2010
Slideshow
For the second installment of our series, Inside Indie Bookstores, Jeremiah Chamberlin travelled to Portland, Oregon, to interview Michael Powell, owner of Powell's Books.
Writers Recommend
3.10.10
"After years of thinking setting didn't inspire me at all, I have come to realize that it does—but only after I'm gone...."
Online Exclusives
Our Readers' List of the Most Inspiring Authors in the World
3.01.10
After we sharerd our list of the fifty most inspiring authors in the world, we asked our readers to add their favorites. Culled from the responses on pw.org and our Facebook page, here are the results.
Six Video Poems
2.17.10
The video poem may be ushering a whole new demographic to poetry. Here are six that have been made available to a wide audience on YouTube.
Five Years of Debut Poets
1.01.10
In 2005 Poets & Writers Magazine started publishing annual roundups of debut poets, and each year we continue to follow the careers of those who have shared their words of inspiration and advice with us. The following is a list of all sixty-six featured poets and their first collections—and, in some instances, their second and even their third.
