Metro

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Is there such a thing as objective truth, or is it all a matter of perspective? This question permeates every fibre of The Second (Mairi Cameron, 2018), interrogated through both the film’s storyline and the particular way it unfolds and unravels bef

NPR

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Akashic Books' Noir series visits Baghdad for its latest installment, and the talented writers collected here manage to wrest compelling noir from a place that's plenty dark already.

The Writer

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There’s no one right way to live a writing life (unless, of course, you never write a word). But how does one start being a writer? Who’s allowed to call themselves a “writer,” anyway? And beyond grammar and syntax, what does a person need to know be

The Writer

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My family has had, until very recently, this very odd vision of what it means to be a writer. It involves bonbons, pajamas all day, siestas. Probably a fainting couch. Now, listen. I would love a fainting couch, but that is not in the cards. Writing

PEARL

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In writing a letter to the magazine, please include the writer’s name, address, and daytime telephone number, and bear in mind that letters to the editor always reflect the writer’s personal opinion, which is not necessarily that of the editors. We m

The Writer

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Right from the first line, Peter Kispert’s fiction grabs your interest and refuses to let go. It’s easy to see why his debut short story collection, I Know You Know Who I Am, earned raved reviews and a place on several best-of lists for 2020. Althoug

The Millions

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Writing has its own mythology. The word author stems from the Latin auctoreum, which literally means “one who causes to grow.” And whatever the reasons may be—our media representations, our educational system, or our star-struck awe at famous writers

The Millions

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Mary Gannon and Kevin Larimer, the two most recent editors of Poets & Writers, want you to know how to be a writer. That means understanding every step of the process, not just when to pick up the pen (or put it down) or open up the laptop (or cl

The Guardian

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Well-meaning critics of a novel about a mother and son fleeing a cartel in Mexico have missed the point: is it any good?

Writer's Digest

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When I started as the new editor-in-chief of Writer’s Digest, I titled my first Editor’s Letter “In Medias Res.” The Latin phrase means “into the middle of things,” and in that letter I described a plan to carry on the craft tradition that this publi

The Writer

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New York Times bestselling author of The Nesting Dolls “Just because you’re a writer doesn’t mean that’s all you need to tweet about. You must have other interests. In my case, it’s soap operas, figure skating, and education policy. I interact with p

The Guardian

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‘What insults my soul,” Zadie Smith has written, “is the idea… that we can and should write only about people who are fundamentally ‘like’ us: racially, sexually, genetically, nationally, politically, personally.” Both as novelist and essayist, Smith

Writing Magazine

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I left school in 1968 aged sixteen. No chance of sixth form, university or any higher education. It was manual labour and trying to provide for my family. But as writers know there is a little bug inside saying, ‘write’. In 2012 I enrolled in a creat

Writer's Digest

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Spend enough time in the freelance trenches, and you’ll find yourself working for an eclectic array of editors. If you’re lucky, the majority will be talented individuals who have your best interests at heart, work hard on your behalf, and use their

Poets & Writers

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IT IS often said that writing is a lonely profession, but the truth is, I’ve never felt especially isolated. I used to think this had to do with my introverted personality, but that overlooks how for the past decade I’ve been in a writing group with

Poets & Writers

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Feedback from readers Thank you for the innovative approach to the annual MFA Issue, in particular “My MFA Experience” (September/October 2019) by Kevin Larimer. I connected with the article not only as a Wilkes University MFA alumnus, but also as a

PEARL

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In writing a letter to the magazine, please include the writer’s name, address, and daytime telephone number, and bear in mind that letters to the editor always reflect the writer’s personal opinion, which is not necessarily that of the editors. We m

PEARL

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In writing a letter to the magazine, please include the writer’s name, address, and daytime telephone number, and bear in mind that letters to the editor always reflect the writer’s personal opinion, which is not necessarily that of the editors. We m

Metro

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Metro has long held an esteemed place in the Australian screen industries, as it is one of the only publications that devotes significant attention to local releases at every level. Less obvious, but just as important, is the contribution Metro makes

PEARL

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In writing a letter to the magazine, please include the writer’s name, address, and daytime telephone number, and bear in mind that letters to the editor always reflect the writer’s personal opinion, which is not necessarily that of the editors. We m

Literary Hub

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First Draft: A Dialogue of Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, nonfiction, essay writers, and poets, highlighting the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts. Hosted by Mitzi R

Literary Hub

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Writing can be lonely work; WMFA counters that with conversation. It’s a show about creativity and craft, where writer and host Courtney Balestier talks shop with some of today’s best writers and examines the issues we face when we do creative work.

Writer's Digest

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Writer’s Digest posed the question to readers on our blog, “What are your 2020 writing goals?” Our readers responded: “My goal for 2020 is to find the agent or publisher willing to give me a shot. And I believe my work is really close to being ready

The Writer

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Gorgeous beaches. Stunning mountain trails. Legendary taquerias and farmers markets and elegant outdoor shopping plazas…Santa Barbara, California, has it all, and attendees at the city’s annual writers’ conference in June enjoy six days of exploratio

Writing Magazine

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Read James McCreet’s suggested rewrite of this extract at http://writ.rs/wmapr21 This is a very good piece of writing. The character perspective is strong, credible and focused. Her biographical detail is lightly communicated and we feel something fo

Literary Hub

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I like hanging out in bars with writers. I’m not sure why—writers are not the easiest company. We’re more often than not a mixture of insecurity and awkward pretension. We’re introverts with a deep desire to be world-famous. We’re a wacky breed. Hang

Writing Magazine

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We’ve all heard of authors who say that their characters have taken over the page. You may have even experienced it yourself. Instead of doing what the author wants, they go rogue and the author has no choice but to go with them. The story, they say,

Literary Hub

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We launched the Rally Reading Series as an emphatically political literary event right after the 2016 election. To combat our new reality of intolerance, corruption, and authoritarianism, we wanted to showcase politically themed writing and fundraise

Artist Profile

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What kind of book might an artist and a writer create together, given free reign? This is the question proposed by the kōrero series, a venture by Massey University Press enabling the artists and writers of New Zealand to explore the weaving together

Metro NZ

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“I have an endless fascination about my ability to see myself. I feel like I try really hard to catch myself at that… I suppose I’ve come to regard myself with a kind of affectionate suspicion.” In a telephone call on vacation in Idaho Springs, Colo