Our annual Writing Contests Issue features a guide to finding the right contest for you, tips for revising your work before you hit submit, and a survey of uncommon contests; a conversation between Porochista Khakpour and Elif Batuman, the best-selling author of The Idiot as well its sequel, Either/Or; an interview with Samantha Hunt about her new genre-bending work of nonfiction, The Unwritten Book: An Investigation; Jami Attenberg on 1000 Words of Summer; Courtney Maum on showing your memoir to your family; plus agent advice, writing prompts, and more.