Article Archive: Special Section

Five acclaimed writers traverse the literary landscape, gleaning lessons from diverse genres of writing and bringing them back to bear on any work.

The celebrated writer shows how science fiction’s “novums”—the futuristic or fantastical developments a writer invents in their work—can delve into philosophical questions, explore contemporary issues, and help us see worlds that are not yet real.

The editor of Diagram highlights five literary magazines with unexpected ambitions, including a celebration of sentence-long narratives and a journal dedicated to revenge.

Writers looking to place their prose and poetry chapbooks will find committed advocates and caring editors at indie publishers including Cooper Dillon Books and Black Lawrence Press.

Find your social buoys, practice your talking points, and if all else fails, return to the topic of shoes.

Your internet obsessions can become your writing’s obsessions; allow those passions to animate your book.

Clever use of the software’s Headings tools can make even the most beastly manuscript easier to wrangle.