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Poets & Writers Magazine
With her fourth novel, The Woman Upstairs, just out from Knopf, Claire Messud tests the ties of novelist, wife, teacher, and mother that define and bind many working writers.
G&A: The Contest Blog
Last night in Toronto, the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prizes were given for the collections Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me (Yale University Press), written by Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translated from the Arabic by Fady Joudah, and What's the Score (Mansfield Press) by Canadian poet David W. McFadden. Each winner received $65,000
Grants & Awards
Your trusted source for information on writing contests, grants for writers, and more.
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June 22, 2013Mexico
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June 28, 2013Literary Arts
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June 30, 2013Finishing Line Press
Clips
6.18.13
Shane Salerno's Salinger offers an unprecedented look inside the private world of J. D. Salinger, featuring interviews with more than a hundred subjects, including the reclusive author's friends, colleagues, and members of his inner circle, as well as film footage, photographs and other material that has never been seen. It opens in theaters on September 6.
Writers Recommend
6.19.13
“I read aloud. This can make writing anywhere besides at home nearly impossible. I envy those who write in cafés, but each time I try it myself, I only eavesdrop. Reading aloud, I become more emotionally invested in the moment I’m trying to create;..."
6.12.13
“I grew up on New York’s derelict Lower East Side in the early ’90s when it was still a neighborhood full of dangerous beauty. Hydrants blasted jets of water into the streets in summer heat and rap music pumped from project windows...."
City Guides
Author Jen Michalski takes us on a tour of the many literary sites writers should visit while strolling the gritty streets of Baltimore.
Join indie author Edie Rhoads as she showcases the local literary treasures of one of America’s most picturesque cities.
Adam Ross, author of the New York Times Notable Book Mr. Peanut, takes us on a tour of his beloved Nashville, "a great secret, cool as all get-out but never self-consciously hip or competitive," with a literary life as vibrant as its musical one.
Author and Tin House Magazine editor Michelle Wildgen serves as our guide to the literary locales of Madison, Wisconsin, a city whose lofty earnestness in everything from food to literature inspired her two novels.
Current Issue
Our Writing Contests Issue features a look at the ever-expanding universe of book awards and literary prizes, including tips for successful entries as well as advice from agents and editors; a survey of the novella e-revolution and how digital tools are reviving the neglected form; a craft essay on writing with urgency; a profile of novelist Claire Messud; an interview with poet Frank Bidart; and much more.
May/Jun 2013
Video
Join contributor Aaron Hamburger at Whole Foods Market in New York City as he prepares his delicious limoncello cupcakes and talks about what the art of food writing has taught him about fiction writing.
Articles
Bon Appétit: How Food Writing Fed My Fiction
by Aaron Hamburger
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.
A Crucial Collaboration: Reader-Writer-Character-Book
by Ruth Ozeki
Character calls forth writer. Writer calls forth reader. It seems straightforward—but is it? Novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki explores the relationships embedded in every novel and work of fiction.
Where Freedom Grows
by Carrie Neill
The biennial Gift of Freedom Award, sponsored by the Placitas, New Mexico-based A Room of Her Own Foundation, transcends competition by acting as an agent for change in the lives of women writers.
The Smart Approach to Contest Submissions
by Staff
Here are seven strategies for a more efficient (and hopefully more effective) process of submitting your work to contests.
Q&A: The New Publisher of Little, Brown
by Kevin Nance
Reagan Arthur, the new publisher of Little, Brown, discusses her new role and the health of the company she now leads through these uncertain times in publishing.
Online Exclusives
Six Video Poems
2.01.13
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.
DIY: How to Make and Bind Chapbooks
1.31.13
Whether you end up distributing your own prose or poetry at a reading or collecting the work of your friends in limited editions, these instructions on how to create and bind your own chapbooks offer hours of bookmaking fun.
Readers Recommend
1.01.13
Looking for a good book to read? Take a look at the list of titles our readers say were the best they read in 2011.
