Ten Questions for Isaac Fitzgerald
“A reader who truly needs these stories might not come to them for weeks, months, or even years.” —Isaac Fitzgerald, author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves, edited by Nicole Chung and Matt Ortile.
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Freedom From Genre as Freedom to Write
The author of [WHITE] explores how writing outside one’s primary genre can lead to literary breakthroughs.
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Literary MagNet: Hasanthika Sirisena
The author reflects on five journals that published essays from their debut collection, Dark Tourist.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
Four new anthologies including The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the Shortlist and We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork From Grown-Up Readers.
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Writing Contests
Black Warrior Review
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
September 1, 2021
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Black Warrior Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Eduardo C. Corral will judge in poetry, K-Ming Chang will judge in fiction, and Su Cho will judge in nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length or a story or essay of no more than 7,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Black Warrior Review, by September 1. There is no entry fee for the first 600 Black and/or Indigenous writers who submit. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Literary MagNet: Alex McElroy
The fiction writer and essayist on five journals that published their work and helped shape their debut novel, The Atmospherians.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
Three new anthologies including Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry and There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters From a Crisis.
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Craft Capsule: The Arc of Epiphany
The author of Thin Places considers how to write an essay (or essay collection) that follows the arc of epiphany.
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Ten Questions for Melissa Faliveno
“It’s pretty clear that the entire system is due for a serious reckoning.” —Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
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