Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

A never-before-seen story by Catch-22 author Joseph Heller [2] will appear this week in the Strand. (Guardian)

Taffy Brodesser-Akner gleans what can be learned about the creative process when writers are forced to produce a play [3]within twenty-four hours. (Fast Company)

Book Country has relaunched [4], expanding its genre coverage—it now includes literary fiction. (Publishing Perspectives)

Actor Jeffrey Tambor is part owner of famed Skylight Books [5] in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)

Huffington Post gathered writing tips offered by Joyce Carol Oates [6], including, “Write your heart out.”

Meanwhile, Maria Popova collected Raymond Chandler’s thoughts on writing [7]: “There is not much point in all this pseudo-elaborate differentiation between the professional and the amateur.” (Brain Pickings)

Biographile explains why the world needs a definitive biography of Joan Didion [8].

If you’re near New York City this coming weekend, the third annual New York Poetry Festival [9] takes place July 27–28 on Governors Island. (Rumpus)