The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Create a found poem, break your habits, or be an ambassador to your own country—three prompts to ignite the creative process.
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Pat Conroy Literary Center, LGBTQ Novel Recommendations, and More
Carla Hayden close to securing Librarian of Congress appointment; fiction writer Max Porter on the fragmentary nature of grief; the vindication of Ernest Hemingway’s second wife; and other news.
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Contemporary Poets to Read Now, Eileen Myles Inspires New Feminists, and More
Hilary Mantel’s writing day; an interview with National Book Award winner Ha Jin; U. of Illinois launches massive open online course in Modern American poetry; and other news.
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Writers on Books That Left a Mark
From Stephen King’s The Body to Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, Ig Publishing’s new Bookmarked series offers short personal narratives that explore how a particular work of fiction helped shape a writer’s career.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Explore your parental relationships, gain unexpected access to somebody else’s data, and assess the qualities of a favorite celebrity—three prompts to ignite the creative process.
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This Is Your Brain on Fear: Trauma and Storytelling
How do we record traumatic events when our survival often depends on us not thinking at all? Fiction writer and essayist J. T. Bushnell explores this question through the lens of a house fire, combining ideas of memory, storytelling, and neuroscience to investigate the intersections of truth, trauma, and narrative.
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Metafictional Worlds, Notable Translations, and More
American Psycho reconsidered; the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction; on confessional writing by women; and other news.
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Whiting Award Winners Announced, the Dime Novel’s Return, and More
On the craft choices of debut novelists; BuzzFeed launches section for new writing; missing Hong Kong editor returns; and other news.
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Defining Successful Poets, Patient Prose, and More
Screenwriter and director Michael Mann launches publishing imprint; on the “misunderstood” poet Stevie Smith; Qatari poet released from prison; and other news.
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The Poet’s Job: How I Make a Living in Poetry
Alaska’s Fiddling Poet, who over the past twenty years has been playing his fiddle and reading poems for audiences across the country, talks about how he has built a career—and a life—out of touring and sharing his music and poetry with others.
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