“No writing is good enough until you, as an author, make a small contribution, the size of a drop, into the ocean of the world’s literature.” —Nuruddin Farah, author of North of Dawn

In our third annual installment of this series, five authors over the age of fifty who published their debut books this year—Jeanne McCulloch, A. G. Lombardo, Anne Youngson, Maw Shein Win, and Laura Esther Wolfson—share their paths to publication...

The editor of the Georgia Review calls to retire a long-used publishing term, contending that unsolicited submissions are so much more than just “slush.”

Helmed by Ann Hood, a new imprint from Akashic Books offers a home for books about grief, loss, and recovery.

A poet discusses four journals that published poems from her second collection, Instruments of the True Measure.

Emily Nemens on her new role at the storied magazine, her editing process, and her plans for future issues.