Furious Flower Grows in Virginia
The nation’s oldest academic center dedicated to preserving Black poetry celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary.
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Twenty-Two of the Most Inspiring Writers Retreats in the Country
Twenty-two writers, including Alexander Chee and Rebecca Makkai, offer their personal take on the best retreats for productivity, motivation, networking, and more.
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Sewanee Celebrates Thirty Years
The annual twelve-day conference at the University of the South, featuring workshops, craft lectures, and a historic community of writers, turns thirty.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Grant Faulkner, executive director of National Novel Writing Month and the cofounder of 100 Word Story, leads a literary tour of San Francisco, a city of rollicking rogues and home of the Beats.
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BinderCon Grows Into Feminist Force
Now in its second year, the BinderCon professional development conference, held biannually in New York and Los Angeles, works to champion and connect women and gender nonconforming writers.
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A Lit Mag Made by Robots, Memorization and Poetry, and More
Kevin Young named director of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; AWP releases demographics list for 2017 conference; Leigh Stein on abuse and memoir; and other news.
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North Carolina Bookstores Speak Up, Sam Savage Retrospective, and More
Hilton Als on Maggie Nelson; college poetry slam athleticism; on attending AWP as a black woman; and other news.
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Free Retreats, Fairs, and Festivals: Inspiring Getaways for Writers on a Budget
Whether it’s a daylong festival, a weekend conference, or a four-week residency, there are countless options for writers looking for a retreat. We rounded up more than eighty free conferences, residencies, and festivals across the country so that you can find the literary getaway that’s right for you—at little to no cost.
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AWP Under Fire, Ferrante Fever, and More
The turmoil behind Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman; on marriage, writing, and Clarice Lispector; the total weirdness of the book tour; and other news.
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Submission Blitz: Finding Courage at a Writers Conference
In response to the pervasive gender disparity in publishing, the Los Angeles–based group Women Who Submit encourages women writers to gather together and submit their work to magazines, and to celebrate the often intimidating process of sending work out into the world.
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