Independent presses, more agile than corporate houses and open to risk, are publishing some of today’s most dynamic literary work. In this free Zoom event, the heads of three of the best-regarded independent presses—Masie Cochran (editorial director, Tin House), Johnny Temple (publisher, Akashic Books), and Erika Goldman (publisher, Bellevue Literary Press)—join 5E, a collective of independent editors, to discuss the challenges and advantages of publishing independence, how they navigate a crowded commercial marketplace to build author careers and readerships, and which books and writers they’re most excited about. To be followed by an open Q&A session.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.





