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Write a poem using a variety of sounds to convey complex feelings, a story in which the setting reveals the mindset of a character, or a portrait of your life using overheard, seen, or invented language as it occurs throughout your day.
Write a series of formal poems to reflect on a complicated aspect of your life, a story in which you pose as the recipient of letters from a nonhuman character, or a hybrid essay that incorporates elements of memoir and criticism.
Write a poem that reflects on the passing of time, a story that uses anonymity to build themes of disappearance and loneliness, or a personal essay about your relationship to a specific technology.
Since 2010 we have asked graphic designers and artists to create new, surprising, and uniquely inspiring covers for the first issue of the year; in this portfolio we look back at their work.
Begin writing a series of poems in the epic tradition, a story with a frenetic narrative voice, or short reflections on animals.
The author of fox woman get out! considers authenticity and how to find one’s authentic voice.
Equal parts culinary creation and visual artwork, Ella Hawkins’s intricately decorated biscuits bring her academic and artistic interests to life through the medium of hand-piped royal icing.
The author recalls being pregnant in the early days of the pandemic and asks: How we can continue to create in times of uncertainty?
The author reflects on the struggle to give shape to an intensely personal book—Dear Memory: Letters On Writing, Silence, and Grief—and discusses how reaching out to fellow writers helped her finish her manuscript.
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares her approach to balancing projects in multiple genres.
