Too Good to Be True: How to Avoid Scams Targeting Writers
A poet who nearly fell for an e-mail scam warns writers about what to look out for, including offers that arrive out of the blue and sound too good to be true.
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Beware of Scams Targeting Writers
Scams targeting writers remain a threat, and Poets & Writers urges the literary community to be vigilant to avoid falling prey to scammers and frauds.
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The Clash of Amazon and the Indies
Ahead of this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, a look back at last year’s controversy when Amazon surprised indie stores with a sale of its own.
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A Lifeline From Literary Arts Fund
Seven private foundations have forged a new partnership to support literary arts organizations amidst an increasingly precarious funding landscape.
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Residing in Possibility
Amid political turmoil and momentous life changes, a retreat at the Blue Mountain Center gives the author of The Archer inspiring ideas about how to be an artist—even without writing any new pages.
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Writing a Dream Into Reality
A fortuitous residency at Jentel gives the author of Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites a chance to dream big and forge the first hundred pages of a new collection in just two weeks.
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Runaway
In the aftermath of his father’s death, an encounter with a literary hero at the Disquiet International Literary Program gives the author of Wyoming what he needs to write again: gratitude.
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Close Encounters
Foxes, llamas, and one portentous bobcat remind the author of Ninetails: Nine Tales that the artistic process can’t be planned or tamed—and that perhaps its wildness is one of the reasons we write.
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Send Me a Sign
At Ragdale, the author of The Great Believers receives portents that shape her books and strengthen her resolve.
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Sometimes a Fish, Sometimes a Story
In a season of disappointment while trying to conceive, the author of How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder reconnects with creativity at the Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers.
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