Resources for Writers in the Time of Coronavirus
A growing list of grants and emergency funds for writers as well as resources for booksellers, tools for working from home, and more.
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Article Archive: Online Exclusive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Cancellations and Postponements: Retreats and Contests Affected by the Crisis
A growing list of conferences, festivals, and writing contests that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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How to Create Your Own QPOC Writing Residency
Six queer writers of color create a collective space to pursue their work, no explanations or apologies necessary.
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Amid Pandemic, Barnes & Noble Pauses to Improve Its Stores
The pandemic that has shuttered nearly two-thirds of Barnes & Noble’s stores presents an unexected opportunity.
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A Matter of Survival for Independent Bookstores
As scores of indie bookstores have shut their doors to the public and laid off staff, many continue to serve their customers via online orders and curbside pickup programs.
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Literary Events Move Online in Efforts to Thwart Pandemic
The 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center is just one of the venues offering online literary programming.
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StayHomeWriMo Rallies Writers
A new initiative from the organizers of National Novel Writing Month invites writers to find comfort in their creativity and stay inside while the battle with COVID-19 continues.
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KGB Bar in NYC Fights to Stay Afloat
One of the New York City literary world’s most iconic gathering places faces an uncertain future during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Authors Reimagine Live Events During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has radically disrupted the book business, setting off waves of bookstore closures and book festival cancellations, so authors and booksellers are teaming up to shift live events online.
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Imagine a World Without Writing
The author of more than thirty books of fiction and nonfiction imagines how a world without writing might function.
Invisible Work: A Q&A with Hilary Leichter
The author of the debut novel Temporary discusses how impermanent work affects the soul.
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Dialects of Desire: A Q&A With Garth Greenwell
The author of Cleanness and What Belongs to You talks about the uneasy marriage of capitalism and sex, the future of democracy, and love.
Distant Places and Pulses: A Conversation With Nathalie Handal
The author of Life in a Country Album discusses her influences, the idea of borders, and her multinational background.
Matt Brogan to Lead Poetry Society of America
Matt Brogan is the new executive director of the Poetry Society of America. He takes the helm from Alice Quinn, who led the organization for more than eighteen years.
I Just Published a Book: Why Am I Depressed?
A debut memoirist speaks up about post-publication blues and offers some suggestions for how to cure them.
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Kurt Vonnegut on Writing and Talent
The legendary author of Slaughterhouse-Five explores some of the fundamental questions facing aspiring writers.
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Tokarczuk, Handke Win Nobel Prizes in Literature
Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian writer Peter Handke have won Nobel Prizes in literature.
Writers for Migrant Justice
On September 4 hundreds of poets and writers will come together to raise funds for detained and formerly detained migrants in the United States.
Paris Review Names Vijay Seshadri Poetry Editor
The storied publication has announced that Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Vijay Seshadri will serve as its twelfth poetry editor.
Mother Language: A Q&A With Tina Chang
The poet laureate of Brooklyn, New York, on writing hybrid forms, a life in the arts, and the racial tension at the heart of her new book, Hybrida.
Whiting Foundation Announces 2019 Literary Magazine Prizes
The winners of the 2019 Literary Magazines Prizes are the Common, American Short Fiction, Margins, the Black Warrior Review, and the Offing.
Full Immersion: A Q&A With Shane Jones
The author of Vincent and Alice and Alice discusses the challenge of plot and character development, the pros and cons of indie publishing, and what new risks he took in his new novel.
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Poetry Society of America Honors Alice Quinn and Paul Simon
The Poetry Society of America honored its longtime executive director, Alice Quinn, and singer-songwriter Paul Simon at its annual benefit.
Joy Harjo Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo has been named the twenty-third Poet Laureate of the United States.
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Let Us Now Praise Unfamous Men
The author uses the 1965 novel Stoner as a catalyst for sharing his own struggles as a writer, father, and husband grappling with his own mortality.