Found Forms, Found Stories
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story offers a lesson in becoming a verbal junk collector.
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Ten Questions for Aurora Mattia
“I write when I want to say something to someone in particular—but can’t.” —Aurora Mattia author of The Fifth Wound
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The Sentence and the Sentence Story
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story investigates the power of a single sentence, long or short.
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Ten Questions for Priya Guns
“I literally was Damani throughout writing—somehow I became her.” —Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting
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The Fullness of Omission
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story explores what is gained by cutting elements of a narrative.
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Ten Questions for Colin Winnette
“You will never get rid of the self-critical voice in your head.” —Colin Winnette, author of Users
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The Erotics of Brevity
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story ponders the seductive power of laconic prose.
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Tax Tips for Writers: Save Money While Playing by the Rules
Tax season is coming up, but it doesn’t have to be intimidating. The author explains how writers can follow the rules to their advantage to protect their earnings.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing From Soil to Stars and Infinite Constellations: An Anthology of Identity, Culture, and Speculative Conjunctions.
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Publishers Sponsor L.A. Bookstore
Two small presses, Rare Bird and Unnamed Press, opened North Figueroa Bookshop with the assistance of two major publishers, Grove Atlantic and MCD Books, which help support the store in exchange for dedicated shelf space and other perks.
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Pushcart Rolls Through Fifty Years
Bill Henderson founded Pushcart Press with one goal: to empower overlooked writers to publish their own work. Fifty years later, Pushcart is still elevating independent publishers and authors with its annual prize anthology.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone and Feast by Ina Cariño.
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Letting Go: How I Found an Agent After Giving Up
The author of Sing Something True recounts the path to writing the memoir she was afraid to write, grieving her identity as a writer after rejection, and finding solace (and representation) after shifting focus away from publication.
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Poets at the Museum
In partnership with the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim is refreshing its connection to poetry with a poets-in-residence program, through which the museum is reimagining its offerings to engage the community with verse.
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Agents & Editors: Rakia Clark
Mariner Books executive editor Rakia Clark talks about unlocking the full potential of an author, how writers can shine in the query letter, and effecting meaningful change in the publishing industry.
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Small Press Points: Write Bloody Publishing
Los Angeles press Write Bloody Publishing releases books by “troubadour poets” who can command the stage as well as the page. “We love getting knocked on our asses by honesty,” says Write Bloody founder Derrick C. Brown.
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The Written Image: Crystallized Books
Inspired by books and magazines she found discarded on the street, Oakland-based artist Alexis Arnold explores the vulnerability of printed media by transforming books into sculptures with crystallized borax.
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Q&A: Bashir Leads Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary’s new executive director shares her goals for expanding inclusivity at the nonprofit by engaging writers across genres, mediums, and identities.
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Literary MagNet: Jennifer Maritza McCauley
The author of When Trying to Return Home describes her connection with journals that first published her stories, including Jabberwock Review and the Vassar Review.
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Ten Questions for José Olivarez and David Ruano González
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features José Olivarez and David Ruano González, the author and the translator of Promises of Gold / Promesas de oro.
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Ten Questions for Maggie Millner
“I think the hardest part was finding an ending, specifically working against my own desire for neat resolution.” —Maggie Millner, author of Couplets
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Storytelling in Poetry
The author of What Can I Tell You?: Selected Poems examines poetic approaches to narrative.
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Ten Questions for Bisi Adjapon
“Sit with your characters and let them talk to you.” —Bisi Adjapon
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Vernacular Currency
The author of What Can I Tell You?: Selected Poems explores the poetic potential of vernacular language.
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Ten Questions for Gabrielle Bates
“I had to feel my way forward, wondering and wanting.” —Gabrielle Bates
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