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Tools for Writers
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Grants & Awards
Prizes. Publication. Recognition. The opportunities are out there—and we're here to help you organize your submissions and meet deadlines through our database of literary awards, grants for writers, and creative writing contests and competitions.
MFA Programs
Faculty. Location. Funding opportunities. Our database includes the most relevant information about low- and full-residency graduate creative writing programs in the United States and beyond.
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July 15, 2013MFA, MALow Residency
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Jobs for Writers
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Literary Journals & Magazines
Where can you publish your work? What are journals and magazines looking for? How do you reach them? Find answers in our database of literary journals and magazines. And get practical advice and tips from their editors.
Indiana Review is a nonprofit literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established writers. Our mission is to offer the highest quality writing within a wide aesthetic.
Small Presses
It’s largely the small, independent presses that publish and consider work from new and emerging writers. Find the right places to send your manuscript in our database.
Argos Books
Argos Books is an independent literary press. Our aim is to support poetry, hybrid genres, translation, and collaboration, with a special interest in work that crosses cultural and national borders. While publishing innovative work is our primary focus, we are also invested in facilitating critical dialogues among communities, genders, and languages.
Looking to meet agents and editors, join a writing community, or find the perfect writing retreat? Our database includes details about over two hundred of the best writing conferences, writers residencies, and literary festivals in this and other countries.
Need help honing your writing practice? Check out The Time Is Now, our weekly offering of poetry prompts and fiction and creative nonfiction exercises, the best books for writers, and advice from published authors on how to stay inspired and committed to your writing practice.
Ready to sell your book? The Literary Agents database includes the best literary agents who represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kind of books they're interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them.
Whether you're looking for literary destinations in your area, seeking out the literary life elsewhere, putting together a book tour, or interested in researching literary archives, our database of literary places will help you make it happen. Don't forget to save your favorites to a personalized Google Map!
Poets & Writers Guides
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The Poets & Writers Guide to the Book Deal
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The Poets & Writers Guide to Literary Agents
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The Poets & Writers Guide to MFA Programs
Find the best graduate creative writing program for you and your work.
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- Introduction
- The World of Literary Journals and Magazines—Determining Which Are Right for Your Work
- Submission Guidelines
- Simultaneous Submissions
- Cover Letters
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Small Presses vs. Large Publishers
- Chapbooks
- Submission Guidelines
- What to Expect From Your Publisher
- What to Expect From a Standard Book Contract
- Book Promotion, Marketing, and Distribution
- Self-Publishing and Print-on-Demand Companies
- What Is a Vanity or Subsidy Press?
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- What a Literary Agent Can Do for You
- Finding the Right Literary Agent
- The Query Letter
- What You Should Know Before Signing a Contract
- Literary Agents and Poets
- Fee-Charging Agents
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Recognizing Scams
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Glossary of Rights
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Developing a Mailing List
- Creating a Website
- How to Set Up a Reading Tour
- Hiring an Independent Publicist
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- The Benefits of Attending a Writers Conference or Colony
- Writing Workshops and Writing Groups
- Online Writing Workshops
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- What an MFA Degree Can Offer
- How to Choose an MFA Program
- Low-Residency MFA Programs
- Other Resources
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- Introduction
- Other Resources