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So Hyun Chang (of Bittersweet: The Immigrant Stories) at our seventh annual Connecting Cultures reading in Los Angeles. The event took place on June 4, 2017 at Beyond Baroque. (Credit: Craig Johnson)
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Norma L. Eaton (of Urban Possibilities) at our seventh annual Connecting Cultures reading in Los Angeles. The event took place on June 4, 2017 at Beyond Baroque. (Credit: Craig Johnson)
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Ashla Chavez Razzano (of 826LA) at our seventh annual Connecting Cultures reading in Los Angeles. The event took place on June 4, 2017 at Beyond Baroque. (Credit: Craig Johnson)

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“They await counterintelligence / transmissions from our laptops / and our blue teeth, await word / of humanity’s critical mass, / our ripening.” Kyle Dargan’s poem “The Robots Are Coming” is brought to life in this animated Motionpoems film by... more

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Healing by Writing: Workshops for California Wildfire Survivors
Posted by RW Blogger on 9.17.18
Margo Perin writes about the Healing by Writing workshops, which brought together residents of Sonoma County who shared their experiences of the October 2017 Northern California wildfires. more
In the twenty-first episode of Ampersand, editor in chief Kevin Larimer and senior editor Melissa Faliveno discuss the work of Ada Limón and Rebecca Solnit, two superstar authors whose new books are featured in the September/October 2018... more

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The Boat We Are Building: A New MFA Program Makes Diversity Its Mission
by Rigoberto González | Special Section 9.12.18

A new low-residency MFA program makes diversity its mission.

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2019 MFA Index: Your Graduate Research Starts Here
by Staff | Special Section 8.15.18

A guide to 158 full-residency and 64 low-residency programs in creative writing, plus questions to consider before you apply.

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The Written Image: Jane Mount’s “Bibliophile”
by Staff | News and Trends 8.15.18

Colorful illustrations accompany notes, quotes, and literary trivia about books to read and bookstores to visit.

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Literary MagNet: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
by Dana Isokawa | News and Trends 8.15.18

A fiction writer discusses five journals that published stories from his debut collection, Friday Black.

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My Year of Proust in the Age of Trump
by Blair Hurley | Online Exclusive 8.20.18

A novelist takes the election of a new president and her subsequent move to Canada as an opportunity to fully immerse herself in a great work of literature.

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Agent Advice: Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary Agency
by Staff | The Practical Writer 8.15.18

An agent answers questions on referrals, pitching a self-published book, and what to do if you’re dropped by an agency.

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Reviewers & Critics: Sam Sacks of the Wall Street Journal
by Michael Taeckens | The Practical Writer 8.15.18

In this continuing series, a book reviewer discusses the art of literary criticism—from the value of negative reviews to critics he admires.

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Q&A: Baker Seeks Multiplicity of Voices
by Namrata Poddar | News and Trends 8.15.18

Jennifer Baker on her new anthology, Everyday People: The Color of Life, published by Atria in August.

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