Five Fantastic Presses for Chapbooks
Writers looking to place their prose and poetry chapbooks will find committed advocates and caring editors at indie publishers including Cooper Dillon Books and Black Lawrence Press.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation by Jen Percy.
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Q&A: Michelle Aielli Leads AWP
The new executive director of AWP discusses her path from publishing to arts administration and shares what gives her hope for the literary arts.
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Literary Arts Thrives in Portland
In spite of the pandemic and other challenges, executive director Andrew Proctor has steered Literary Arts in Oregon through a successful capital campaign, raising over $22 million at a time when the arts need it most.
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Collective Effervescence: How to Elevate a Book Event to a Gathering With Purpose
An author recommends strategies for organizing book events that give audience members a chance to connect with one another, opening up conversations rather than defaulting to the formal delivery of a static author reading.
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Writing in the Age of AI: The Case for Collective Resistance
A novelist lays out the reasons why writers should resist, but not necessarily reject, artificial intelligence and advocate for AI tools to be used to augment creativity rather than replace our humanity.
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An Agent’s Perspective on Literary Magazines
An agent at Trellis Literary Management offers nuanced advice to writers on approaching literary magazine publication, including how much these credits matter in a query letter and which writers benefit most from such exposure.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Begin writing a series of poems in the epic tradition, a story with a frenetic narrative voice, or short reflections on animals.
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The Written Image: AUTO Books
Housed in the trunk of a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SL, AUTO Books travels throughout Los Angeles, bringing art, photography, and poetry titles, along with other rare and experimental literature, to neighborhoods across the city.
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Introducing AI to Used Books
With a $100,000 grant from O’Shaughnessy Ventures, bookshop manager Charlie Becker is building an AI tool to help secondhand booksellers identify and catalogue titles.
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