Ten Questions for Jo Ann Beard

“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
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“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
The author of Thin Places urges writers to consider the reader.
Ten writers, including Brandon Taylor and Kate Zambreno, share the best writing advice they’ve ever heard.
The pandemic has forced teaching writers and their students to move classes online, but that’s far from the only challenge for adjunct professors at colleges and universities across the country.
A writer in Sofia, Bulgaria, tracks the coronavirus pandemic through a global network of family and friends.
A Danish organization challenges library patrons worldwide to confront prejudices and change perspectives through conversations with “human books.”
An adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco writes about transitioning to online learning after her physical classroom was closed.
The fifth installment in a continuing series about making money as a writer takes a closer look at the financial realities of academia, from adjunct work to tenure-track professorships.
A writing teacher proposes a new way to approach workshops—without the language of “good” or “bad.”
A former writing teacher explores the best methods for encouraging new talent.