Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Casting Deep Shade by C. D. Wright and The White Card: A Play by Claudia Rankine.
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Article Archive: News and Trends
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
The Center for Fiction’s New Home
The Center for Fiction relocates to Brooklyn, New York, with plans to expand its membership, events, educational offerings, and resources for fiction writers.
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Sewanee Celebrates Thirty Years
The annual twelve-day conference at the University of the South, featuring workshops, craft lectures, and a historic community of writers, turns thirty.
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Small Press Points: BOAAT Press
Founded in 2014 by Sean Shearer, BOAAT Press publishes both traditional books and handmade chapbooks of poetry by emerging writers.
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Q&A: MacDowell’s Young Set to Retire
After twenty-two years as the executive director of the MacDowell Colony, Cheryl A. Young discusses the future of the prestigious residency program.
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The Written Image: Mira Jacob’s Good Talk
A graphic memoirist explores issues of race, identity, family, and America through conversations with her six-year-old son.
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For Poetry Daily, a New Era Begins
Twenty years after its founding, online anthology Poetry Daily expands its editorial vision through a new partnership with George Mason University.
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Literary MagNet: John Sibley Williams
A poet discusses five journals that published poems from his third collection, As One Fire Consumes Another.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A round-up of four new anthologies, including A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction From 25 Extraordinary Writers, edited by Victor LaValle.
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Publishing Poetry in Translation
Circumference Books, launched in 2018 by Jennifer Kronovet and Dan Visel, is dedicated to bringing international works of poetry to an English-speaking audience.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Hark by Sam Lipsyte and Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin.
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Literary MagNet: Erica Trabold
An essayist discusses the five journals that first published the essays in her debut collection, Five Plots.
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Q&A: Mary Gannon Leads CLMP
The new executive director of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses discusses her new role and the importance of independent publishing.
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Authors Thinking Outside the Book
Using found objects and handmade pieces of art to publish new works of literature, a small press in Baltimore expands the understanding of what it means to be a book.
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Small Press Points: Spork Press
Cofounded by writers Richard Siken and Drew Burk, Spork Press publishes evocative and voice-driven chapbooks and full-length books of poetry and fiction.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
A six-day festival in Elko, Nevada, featuring poetry, music, dancing, storytelling, and folk art, celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new and noteworthy books, including Natasha Trethewey’s Monument: Poems New and Selected and Alice Walker’s Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.
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Small Press Points: Unicorn Press
An independent press in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been publishing full-length and chapbook-length poetry collections for fifty years.
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Publishing Books About Grief
Helmed by Ann Hood, a new imprint from Akashic Books offers a home for books about grief, loss, and recovery.
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Classic Meets Graphic
An increasing number of classic books, such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Anne Frank’s diaries, are being adapted into graphic form.
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The Intersection of Art and Literature
Siglio Press celebrates ten years of publishing genre-defying books that incorporate literary and visual art.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A roundup of new anthologies, including Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, edited by Glory Edim.
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Q&A: The New Editor of the Paris Review
Emily Nemens on her new role at the storied magazine, her editing process, and her plans for future issues.
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Literary MagNet: Laura Da’
A poet discusses four journals that published poems from her second collection, Instruments of the True Measure.
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The Written Image: Jane Mount’s “Bibliophile”
Colorful illustrations accompany notes, quotes, and literary trivia about books to read and bookstores to visit.
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