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First Fiction 2017

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New John Green Novel, Emma Watson Hides Books in Paris, and More

Jun 23, 2017

Amazon e-book credits will expire Saturday; how outrage and emotion drive the artistic spirit;...
LeVar Burton Reads, the Adaptability of Stephen King, and More

Jun 22, 2017

Neil Gaiman campaign raises $100,000 for refugees; the history of the Deseret, the phonetic...

Writing Prompts

Zinger in Space

Creative Nonfiction

A mission to launch a spicy, crispy fried chicken sandwich into orbit is scheduled to begin this...
The Art of Fiction

Fiction

Throughout his life, Henry James maintained friendships with and was influenced by painters such...
A Paranormal Dress

Poetry

“Palettes of mud, pillowcases of doorknobs, bags of ice…. Softest polyester stuffing spills out...

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Literary Events Calendar

June 23, 2017
Queer and Trans Spring Showcase with Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jennif(f)er Tamayo, Angela Peñaredondo, & Alan Pelaez
Asian American Writers Workshop7:00 PM
June 23, 2017
The Moth StorySLAM: Outnumbered
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe7:00 PM
June 23, 2017
THINKOLIO
The Strand7:00 PM

Readings & Workshops

Lorraine Currelley of Poets Network & Exchange, an organization funded by the Readings & Workshops program, at our sixth annual Connecting Cultures Reading in New York City. (Credit: Margarita Corporan)

Sahra Vang Nguyen of Kundiman, an organization funded by the Readings & Workshops program, at our sixth annual Connecting Cultures Reading in New York City. (Credit: Margarita Corporan)

Arhn Choi of Brooklyn Community Pride, an organization funded by the Readings & Workshops program, at our sixth annual Connecting Cultures Reading in New York City. (Credit: Margarita Corporan)

Poets & Writers Theater

THE BEGUILED - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters June 23

Based on the 1966 Southern gothic novel by Thomas Cullinan, The Beguiled takes place during the Civil War as a young, injured Union Army corporal is taken in at a Southern girls’ boarding school. This film adaptation is written and... more

G&A: The Contest Blog

Upcoming Poetry Contest Deadlines

Posted by Prize Reporter on 6.23.17

Poets, start your summer on a high note by submitting your best work to writing contests! Whether you are ready to submit a single poem, chapbook, or full-length collection, the following contests offer cash prizes from $1,000 to $11,600 and... more

Ampersand Episode 14: Sherman Alexie, Zinzi Clemmons, Jess Arndt, Erika L. Sánchez by Poets & Writers

In the fourteenth episode of Ampersand, editor in chief Kevin Larimer and senior editor Melissa Faliveno preview the July/August 2017 issue, which includes a special section on literary agents and a cover profile of Arundhati Roy, and hear... more

Most Recent Items

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Seventy-Eight Agents to Follow on Twitter

by Staff | Special Section 6.14.17

Follow these agents on Twitter to gain insight into their tastes, author lists, and what kind of work they’re currently seeking.

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Literary MagNet: Yuka Igarashi

by Dana Isokawa | News and Trends 6.14.17

Editor Yuka Igarashi highlights five journals that first published debut stories included in PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2017, forthcoming in August from Catapult.

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Chen Chen

6.21.17

“I love writing that allows for many things to happen at once—writing that involves multiple collisions of multiplying constellations while a cruise ship full of handsome hearts comes pounding through. So, my recommendation is to (re)watch The...”

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House Hunting: Finding a Home for Your Characters

by Martha Conway | Online Exclusive 6.20.17

A fiction writer’s habit of imagining the lives of people who live in her favorite houses leads to serious research for her novel.

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Craft Capsule: On Reading Aloud

by Megan Stielstra | Online Exclusive 6.20.17

Poets and writers share their notes on writing in this series of micro craft essays. In the latest installment: reading aloud.

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We Mean Business: Agents Who Want to Read Your Work

by Kevin Larimer | Special Section 6.14.17

Literary agents offer honest, unfiltered advice on how to find, approach, and secure the perfect agent for your work.

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Tracy K. Smith Named U.S. Poet Laureate

by Dana Isokawa | Online Exclusive 6.14.17

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named Tracy K. Smith the next poet laureate of the United States.

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Hannah Lillith Assadi

6.14.17

“I draw my greatest inspiration from my dreams. If we are lucky enough to recover the workings of our mind during the night, then we know that without much effort, we naturally create the most elaborate stories (in rapid succession, no less) while...”

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Q&A: Thomas’s App for Young Readers

by Jennifer Baker | News and Trends 6.14.17

A young developer discusses the genesis of her app, We Read Too, which offers an extensive database of multicultural books for young readers.