Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq and What It’s Like in Words by Eliza Moss.
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Genre: Poetry
The Luminous Life: Our Twentieth Annual Look at Debut Poets
Ten debut poets who published in 2024 generously share the inspiration, advice, and writers block remedies that have sustained them through their literary journeys.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Write a poem about the pains and pleasures of cold weather, a short story that brings together an unexpected series of events, or an essay that contemplates companionship.
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What’s Left Out: The Poems That Haunt a Collection From the Outside
Every poetry collection has its “maybes” and “almosts,” the poems that didn’t make it to publication. A debut poet considers the poems that haunt a book from the outside.
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Hyperlocal Lore
For nearly three decades, from the early 1980s until 2013, Dr. Jonathan Zizmor’s skincare ads for his dermatology practice were a mainstay in New York City subway cars, touting treatments for various skin problems and displaying the doctor’s own slightly smiling visage. A 2016 New York Times article noting his retirement stated: “To know Dr. Zizmor is to know the city’s secret handshake, to appreciate its quirkier, more pedestrian pleasures that natives claim as their own.” What’s hyperlocal to where you live? Brainstorm some ideas of things that might qualify as local lore, your city’s secret handshake—perhaps some idiosyncratic window displays or advertisements, a distinctive element of the urban landscape, a quirk of the natural environment, or public street art. Write an ode to one of these items, to commemorate and share its pedestrian pleasures.
The Wright Conversations: Nikki Giovanni
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In this video, Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems and speaks about her life and career for the Wright Conversations series hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and PBS Books. Giovanni died at the age of eighty-one on December 9, 2024.
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A.I.R. Studio Paducah
A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment and studio space. The cost of the residency is $700 for two weeks or $1,000 for one month. To apply, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a cover letter, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee.
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RESIDENCY
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Event Date:
March 10, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
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no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
A.I.R. Studio Paducah, c/o Alonzo Davis, 4410 Oglethorpe Street, #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (202) 374-5650. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.
Kay Lindsey
Communications Coordinator
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Paducah
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KY
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Macondo Writers Workshop
The 2026 Macondo Writers Workshop will be held from July 20 to July 26 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The program features multigenre writing workshops, seminars, and free public readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who also identify as social activists. The faculty includes Jan Beatty, Marilyn Chin, Jessica Hagedorn, Robert Jones Jr., and Luis J. Rodriguez. The cost of the program is $855 for tuition and $688 for room and board. A commuter pass for attendees staying off campus is $279.
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CONFERENCE
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Event Date:
July 20, 2026
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ignore
Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
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no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
Free Admission:
no
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Macondo Writers Workshop, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, Northrup Hall 244, San Antonio, TX 78212. Pat Alderete, Applications Administrator.
Pat Alderete
Applications Administrator
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San Antonio
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TX
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
78212
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US
Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program
The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offered one- to two-week residencies from June through August to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who wished to take part in stewardship projects in the wilderness of Alaska. Residents were paired with a wilderness ranger with whom they explore the national forests, parks, or refuges, while assisting with research, fieldwork, and other light ranger duties.
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RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date:
March 10, 2026
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ignore
Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Girdwood, AK 99587. Barbara Lydon, Program Coordinator.
Barbara Lydon
Program Coordinator
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Girdwood
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AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
99587
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US
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Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program
The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 14 to June 19 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative and critique workshops as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and writers working across genres, as well as one-on-one manuscript consultations. The faculty includes poet Rebecca Lindenberg; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G.
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CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
no
Event Date:
June 14, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
March 10, 2026
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 2, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.
Christine Powell
Program Director
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Roanoke
Contact State:
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
24020
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US
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