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Poets & Writers Magazine
Six years after the publication of her best-seller, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger is back with a literary ghost story that could scare the pants off her skeptics.
G&A: The Contest Blog
The literary journal of Washington and Lee University, Shenandoah, is accepting entries for its second annual poetry contest, open to writers living in or born in Virginia.
Grants & Awards
Your trusted source for information on writing contests, award winners, and more.
- DEADLINE: November 8
Roanoke Review
Fiction Contest - DEADLINE: November 15
The Formalist
Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award - DEADLINE: November 15
Kore Press
Jeremy Ingalls Poetry in Translation Award
Articles
The Top Fifty MFA Programs in the United States: A Comprehensive Guide
by Seth Abramson
In this excerpted version of his article from the November/December 2009 issue, contributor Seth Abramson reveals the methodology behind his ranking of the top fifty MFA programs in the United States, plus a ranking of the additional eighty-eight full-residency programs. For the full article and additional data for each program, including size, duration, cost of living, teaching load, and curriculum focus, see the current issue.
Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Editor Jonathan Karp
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
As the editor in chief of Twelve, Jonathan Karp is always looking for good writing. Considering that half of all the books he’s published there have become best-sellers, that should make a lot of writers very, very excited.
Q&A: Shenoda Fosters CalArts Diversity
by Rochelle Spencer
Matthew Shenoda speaks about his new role as the Assistant Provost for Equity and Diversity at California Institute of the Arts, in Valencia, part of an institute-wide initiative to promote intercultural awareness and develop support mechanisms for students from varying ethnic backgrounds.
Reading Books in Black and White
by Carleen Brice
Author Carleen Brice recommends titles in honor of National Buy a Book by a Black Author and Give It to Somebody Not Black Month, the book-buying campaign she launched last year to heighten awareness of black authors who aren't as famous as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Colson Whitehead.
School’s in Recession
by Kevin Nance
For seventy-five years Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, has been home to two of the country's most storied literary institutions, LSU Press and the Southern Review. But prestige was not enough to save either one from a 20 percent cut in university subsidy in July.
Current Issue
Jonathan Lethem returns to New York City for the setting of his new novel; Audrey Niffenegger follows her best-selling debut with a modern ghost story; Sherwin Bitsui offers a panoramic journey through landscape, time, and cultures in his second poetry collection; plus the top fifty MFA programs.
Nov/Dec 2009
Multimedia Video
In the final installment of his long-running series of interviews with publishing professionals, Jofie Ferrari-Adler talked with Jonathan Karp, the publisher and editor in chief of Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group.
Writers Recommend
11.04.09
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10.28.09
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Online Exclusives
Literary Journals Associated With MFA Programs
11.01.09
If, as part of your graduate experience, you’re interested in contributing your time or writing to a school-sponsored journal, check out this listing of institutions whose MFA programs produce literary magazines.
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.
