Postcard From the Pandemic: Tolstoy Under Quarantine
Reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace as part of a virtual book club hosted by Yiyun Li and A Public Space has become a comforting ritual during the pandemic.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Postcard From the Pandemic: A Solid Little Feeling
The author of The Nix struggles with the pressure to be productive during the pandemic and finds relief in celebrating the small victories.
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Ten Questions for John Elizabeth Stintzi
“Write what you do not know, which I think is particularly helpful because—not to sound too much like Socrates—I’m not really convinced that anyone knows anything.” —John Elizabeth Stintzi, author of Vanishing Monuments
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Craft Capsule: Obsessions, Hobbies, Dreams
The author of The Prettiest Star shares strategies and questions that help him get to know his characters.
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GalleyCrush: Finna
Nate Marshall’s Finna, forthcoming from One World on August 11, 2020.
The Campaign to Save Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ literature and writers, has launched a fund-raiser to help it stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Craft Capsule: Minor Characters
The author of The Prettiest Star celebrates the magic of minor characters.
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Ten Questions for Rufi Thorpe
“There was nothing hard about writing it, it was more like finally giving in to some terrible force.” —Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen
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GalleyCrush: World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders, forthcoming from Milkweed Editions on August 11, 2020.
Ten Questions for Frances Cha
“I need three things to write: snacks, drinks, and silence.” —Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face
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Postcard From the Pandemic: The Language of the Virus
A writer considers the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic is changing us, including the words we use.
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Craft Capsule: Catalogues, Cetaceans, and Casey Kasem
The author of The Prettiest Star explores a variety of archives to help him capture the specific spirit and look of the eighties.
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GalleyCrush: Luster
Raven Leilani’s Luster, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux on August 4, 2020.
I Am Moving: Poets at the End of the World
The five poets who make up the Poets at the End of the World collective discuss how they support one another as artists, contribute to social causes, and envision a better, more just future.
Ten Questions for Ho Sok Fong and Natascha Bruce
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Ho Sok Fong and Natascha Bruce, the author and the translator of the story collection Lake Like a Mirror.
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Reaching Through the Screen: The Reality for Adjunct Professors During COVID-19
The pandemic has forced teaching writers and their students to move classes online, but that’s far from the only challenge for adjunct professors at colleges and universities across the country.
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Craft Capsule: Multiple Points of View
Carter Sickels recalls the challenges of juggling multiple first-person narrators in his novel The Prettiest Star.
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GalleyCrush: Why Visit America
Matthew Baker’s Why Visit America, forthcoming from Henry Holt and Company on August 4, 2020.
Postcard From the Pandemic: Late at Night in the Heart of Bulgaria
A writer in Sofia, Bulgaria, tracks the coronavirus pandemic through a global network of family and friends.
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Q&A: Uddin Takes the Helm at AAWW
Jafreen Uddin, the new executive director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, discusses her vision for the organization, which has been the de facto home for Asian American writers for nearly thirty years.
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The Library of Unpublished Books
Inspired by a 1971 novel by Richard Brautigan, the Brautigan Library collects unpublished books, creating a fantastic archive of stories unaffected by publishing trends—and a window into the minds and dreams of its contributing writers.
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A Prize for New Immigrant Writing
Restless Books creates space for immigrant stories through its annual prize, which awards $10,000 and publication to a first-generation immigrant writer.
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Residency Supports Deaf Writers
The Anderson Center in Minnesota offers the nation’s only residency designed to give Deaf artists time to work alongside one another.
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Inside Publishing: The Book Marketer
In the latest installment of a yearlong series on publishing professionals, four book marketers explain how they use advertising, social media, and other platforms to boost awareness about their titles.
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The Savvy Self-Publisher: Marlen Suyapa Bodden
Marlen Suyapa Bodden describes self-publishing her historical novel Arrows of Fire and hiring editorial and publishing professionals during the process. A publisher and a marketer weigh in with additional advice for engaging with readers.
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