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

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

Writing Magazine

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I’m hugely pleased that we managed to get Eoin Colfer as our star interview this month. And not only because Eoin is an extremely talented and popular writer, whose sales would be the envy of just about all of us. What excites me especially about Eoi

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

Writer's Digest

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Sponsored by the Centrum Foundation, this event’s focus is on rigorous attention to craft, workshops, guided free writes, and a vibrant reading and lecture series. WHEN: July 12–19, 2020. WHERE: Fort Worden Historical State Park, Port Townsend, Was

Poets & Writers

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Thank you for Michael Bourne’s article “Agents as Editors: Understanding the New Author-Agent Relationship” (July/August 2017). The piece highlights agents who work with fiction writers but did not give an example of the lucky matchmaking that occurs

Poets & Writers

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SOME TIME AGO I WAS ASKED TO MODERATE A PANEL ON inspiration at the Kauai Writers Conference. No problem, I thought. All the panelists were best-selling authors, all brilliant writers: Christina Baker Kline, Meg Wolitzer, and Greg Iles. This was goin

Writing Magazine

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£250 TO BE WON EVERY MONTH All the competitions previewed on this page are open to any writer. Enter online at www.writers-online.co.uk or see the relevant issue of Writing Magazine for more details. Prizes are £200 and £50 each month, with publicati

Poets & Writers

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Poets & Writers Magazine welcomes feedback from its readers. Please post a comment on select articles at www.pw.org, e-mail editor@pw.org, or write to Editor, Poets & Writers Magazine, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004. Letters accepted

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

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

Poets & Writers

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Thank you for Michael Bourne’s article “Agents as Editors: Understanding the New Author-Agent Relationship” (July/August 2017). The piece highlights agents who work with fiction writers but did not give an example of the lucky matchmaking that occurs

Popshot Magazine

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8 – Miriam Spinrath lives in Munich and has studied literature in Germany, Ireland and Scotland. She takes writing inspiration from old postcards found in fleamarkets and at her grandma’s house. 10 – Lotte van der Krol is a writer, reader, and snow e

Writer's Digest

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January 2012. I was losing interest in my scientific career and at the last minute decided to attend the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York. Intimidated by the throng of editors, established authors, and author-wannabes, I ventured into the Pitch

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

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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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

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

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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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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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

New Zealand Listener

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Tracey Slaughter is an academic and a poet as well as a writer of fiction, and all three aspects contribute to the nature of this collection. In a recent radio interview, she mentioned Marguerite Duras as among her most important influences, and obvi

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

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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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

Popshot Magazine

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8 – Criselda Cayetano grew up in the Philippines but lives in Tokyo, where she works for an IT company. She wrote this poem after a relationship break-up. 10 – Isabelle Arcoleo lives in France and is a copywriter/ghostwriter/freelance journalist. She

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

Writing Magazine

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Regular readers will remember that last month, I was droning on in this letter about how Eoin Colfer had found his writing groove by making it fun for himself and not being afraid to be diverted. Now, I’m pleased to be able to highlight the opposite

Writing Magazine

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I’ve talked about sticky labels before. It’s when you’ve labelled yourself as one thing – a short story writer, crime novelist etc and you don’t believe you can do anything else. Now I want to tell you how some friends from the writing group I used t

Writing Magazine

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Win cash prizes and publication in the annual creative writing contests from Dzanc Books. The award-winning US indie press specialises in daring literary fiction. It has three contests currently inviting entries: Win $3,000 and publication in the con