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Genre: Poetry
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Established in 1991, AAWW is a national nonprofit arts organization devoted to the creating, publishing, developing, and disseminating of creative writing by Asian Americans. The organization hosts a New York City events series featuring author readings, panels, and discussions, as well as writing workshops and other literary events throughout the year.
Antenna
Formerly known as Press Street, the organization was formed in 2005 with a mission to promote art and literature in the community through events, publications, and arts education. In addition to an extensive online presence, Room 220 hosts a variety of workshops, lectures, and events focusing on all things written. Antenna also has a gallery space and is home to Big Class, a youth creative writing initiative that hosts after-school programs and workshops, and partners with area schools on projects that cultivate students’ interest in writing.
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Danez Smith on Surrealism
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“We are surreal beings.... We dream, which is the most surreal thing in the world.” Danez Smith speaks with Lauren K. Alleyne about imagination and language in this video for The Fight & The Fiddle, a publication of the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University. Smith is the author of Don’t Call Us Dead (Graywolf Press, 2017), which was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award in poetry.
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Kwame Alexander Launches Imprint, Drunk Shakespeare, and More
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University of East Anglia
MA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Norwich, England
Application Deadline:
Thu, 07/31/2025
Application Fee:
$0
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
The Egg Box imprint of the UEA Publishing Project publishes an annual anthology in five separate volumes (Prose Fiction, Poetry, Scriptwriting, Nonfiction, Crime Writing) of graduate work.
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Holes in the Mountain
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Holes in the Mountain is a poetry film by Kai Carlson-Wee, shot during a freight-hopping trip from Oakland, California to Portland, Oregon in 2014. Carlson-Wee’s debut poetry collection, Rail, is forthcoming from BOA Editions in April 2018.
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Going to Extremes
Swiss photographer Steeve Iuncker has photographed Yakutsk, Siberia (coldest city in the world); Tokyo, Japan (most populous city in the world); and Ahwaz, Iran (most polluted city in the world) for a photo series project focusing on different record-holding locations. Write a poem about a record-holding city, using a real or humorously obscure record of your invention. You might find inspiration in a city you’ve lived in, loved, have never been to, or that only exists in your imagination. How are the geography, culture, and inhabitants affected by the extreme conditions? What kind of behavior and interaction unique to this place will you explore?
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