September/October 2025

A writing degree’s worth lies in early readers met, sacred hours at the desk, life-changing books, and deep community. 

Faculty, program type, format, and size are just a few of factors to consider when finding a school that suits who you are as a writer.

Use your essay to answer the question: Devoting two years to writing can be a dream come true, but why is it your dream?

Time well-spent in grad school means “learning to labor in language in such a way that you’ve made yourself worthy of the next labor.”

Clever use of the software’s Headings tools can make even the most beastly manuscript easier to wrangle.

Monthly deliveries of a perfect roast, strongly brewed, may be nearly as important as the companion who introduces them to you.

When feeling beaten by your manuscript, come back to the page with humility and curiosity, and remember the ways that this work feeds you.

Consider your cuts as a culling of the herd, and know that even writing which is omitted will leave its imprint on the book.

Your internet obsessions can become your writing’s obsessions; allow those passions to animate your book.

Keep it simple, or do like Nora Ephron and consider what defines you.

Remember the value of time, expertise, and talent—and that you, too, should be invested in your work.

Find your social buoys, practice your talking points, and if all else fails, return to the topic of shoes.

Carrying a stroller down the subway steps is a good use of your time; doomscrolling and social media are not. Fight for time for the things you love and put your writing at the top of that list.

An agent with twenty years of experience selling foreign rights on both sides of the Atlantic unpacks what can appear to be a complicated and unfamiliar aspect of book publishing.

A poet who canceled the contract for her debut collection describes the difficult years-long process of scrubbing the internet of erroneous information about her book.