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
2M ago
reflects on the legacy of Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers fifty years after its first publication: “ became a foundational text in Asian American Literature, and its editors were credited for both rescuing stories out of time and opening readers to a diversity of voices and experiences from the Asian American community ..read more
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2M ago
Authors who withdrew from PEN America’s World Voices Festival and Literary Awards in protest of the free speech organization’s response to the war in Gaza will be reading at an event called in New York City on Tuesday. The event will also raise funds for We Are Not Numbers, “a youth-led Palestinian nonprofit project in Gaza that provides the world with direct access to Palestinian narratives ..read more
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2M ago
, Jonathan Russell Clark considers “Why We Love Time Travel Stories” and reads into Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel, and Ted Chiang’s novella “Story of Your Life,” among other titles, looking for answers ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
“I don’t hold myself to a rigid writing schedule but instead listen to my mind, body, and heart and write accordingly.” —Alison C. Rollins, author of ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
“I don’t hold myself to a rigid writing schedule but instead listen to my mind, body, and heart and write accordingly.” —Alison C. Rollins, author of ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
As AI makes it easier for people to generate text, literary editors are wrestling with how to weed out submissions by authors trying to pass off AI work as their own from those that use the technology in a more ethical way ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
The new Inside Literary Prize represents an opportunity to connect and honor the perspectives of incarcerated individuals by inviting hundreds of such readers to discuss and select a winner from a slate of National Book Award finalists ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
As AI makes it easier for people to generate text, literary editors are wrestling with how to weed out submissions by authors trying to pass off AI work as their own from those that use the technology in a more ethical way ..read more
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3M ago
A new exhibit opening in June at the National Museum of the American Indian considers the important role that visual and material storytelling plays in chronicling the histories of Great Plains Native nations ..read more
Poets & Writers
3M ago
One of the greatest offenses a writer can commit is to steal others’ work and present it as their own. Members of the literary community discuss the negative impact of a serial plagiarist and potential protections against further theft.  ..read more