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Recently appointed judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, Monica Youn speaks about the value of publishing a debut collection regardless of age, how form helps poems come alive, and what she looks for as she reads submissions.
As the Common celebrates its fifteenth anniversary, founder and editor in chief Jennifer Acker delves into the thinking behind creating a literary organization and magazine devoted to place.
Rosie Stewart, the new senior manager of public policy at Penguin Random House’s Intellectual Freedom Taskforce, shares some context for her new role, advice for those who want to get involved, and her hope for the future.
The new executive director of Words Without Borders, Elisabeth Jaquette, speaks on translation as an art and a profession as well as her goals to spotlight new global voices and help set best practices in the field.
The new president of the Association of American Literary Agents speaks about the state of agenting today, what writers misunderstand about agents, and the numerous irons she has in the literary fire.
The executive editor of Callaloo Literary Journal, one of the most influential publications of the African diaspora, speaks about Callaloo’s future and how the journal will continue to break new ground.
The executive director of the Loft Literary Center, a literary arts nonprofit in Minneapolis, celebrates the organization’s fifty years of connecting authors with audiences and reflects on future plans.
The first Latinx president and executive director of the Academy of American Poets reflects on his start at the nonprofit and his vision for the organization’s future.
The founder and director of Letras Latinas, the literary arm of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, reflects on twenty years of groundbreaking work and what’s next for the organization.
The executive director of Kundiman, a national nonprofit supporting Asian American authors, discusses the organization’s evolution over the past twenty years and shares her plans for working in solidarity with other communities of color.
