Poets & Writers
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Poets & Writers is the nation's largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers. Our mission is to foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public. The magazine publishes essays on the literary life, profiles of..
Poets & Writers
6d ago
Mariner Books executive editor Rakia Clark talks about unlocking the full potential of an author, how writers can shine in the query letter, and effecting meaningful change in the publishing industry ..read more
Poets & Writers
6d ago
Bill Henderson founded Pushcart Press with one goal: to empower overlooked writers to publish their own work. Fifty years later, Pushcart is still elevating independent publishers and authors with its annual prize anthology. ..read more
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6d ago
The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story offers a lesson in becoming a verbal junk collector ..read more
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6d ago
“I need to be authentic to my culture and invite readers to embrace the Vietnamese culture through my work.” —Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of ..read more
Poets & Writers
2w ago
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features José Olivarez and David Ruano González, the author and the translator of Promises of Gold / Promesas de oro ..read more
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2w ago
Two small presses, Rare Bird and Unnamed Press, opened North Figueroa Bookshop with the assistance of two major publishers, Grove Atlantic and MCD Books, which help support the store in exchange for dedicated shelf space and other perks. ..read more
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“I literally was Damani throughout writing—somehow I became her.” —Priya Guns, author of ..read more
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2w ago
The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story explores what is gained by cutting elements of a narrative ..read more
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3w ago
Inspired by books and magazines she found discarded on the street, Oakland-based artist Alexis Arnold explores the vulnerability of printed media by transforming books into sculptures with crystallized borax ..read more
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Los Angeles press Write Bloody Publishing releases books by “troubadour poets” who can command the stage as well as the page. “We love getting knocked on our asses by honesty,” says Write Bloody founder Derrick C. Brown ..read more