Featured This Month
In the Spotlight: Jeff Sirkin
Associate Professor, University of Texas, El Paso
Writer's Notebook: "Sometimes it Takes a Community"
Kate McDevitt | August 2018
Podcast: Episode 154: Doing Good Better: Resources for Nonprofit Literary Organizations
Washington, DC 2017
The Writer's Chronicle Archives: "On Fiction"
Arturo Vivante | November 1980
The Writer's News
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September 17, 2018
Longlists for 2018 National Book Awards Announced
The National Book Foundation has released the longlists for the 2018 National Book Awards in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translated literature, and young people’s literature
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September 11, 2018
Poetry Foundation Announces its Newest Fellowship Recipients
The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine have announced this year’s winners of the prestigious Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships.
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September 6, 2018
Academy of American Poets Announces Annual Awards
On August 28, 2018, the Academy of American Poets announced the recipients of its annual American Poets Prizes, which awards over $200,000 to emerging and established poets.
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August 30, 2018
Online Harassment Field Manual
In April 2018, Pen America released its Online Harassment Field Manual, a first-of-its-kind resource to equip and empower writers, journalists, and all who are active online with practical tools and tactics to defend against hateful speech and trolling.
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August 30, 2018
Moveable Type: The Common
A literary venue worth checking out...
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Writer's Chronicle
Calendar
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Sep 21
Researching and Crafting a Compelling Biography
Spend a day with an award-winning biographer exploring all aspects of one of the most dynamic forms of nonfiction.
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Sep 22
Mini Writing Getaway
September 22, 2018 - Galloway, NJ A one day retreat for poets and writers
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Sep 24
Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice with Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew at Madeline Island School of the Arts (MISA)
Revision is a practice of transformation—of seeing text, and therefore the world, with new eyes.
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Oct 01
Bookgardan: A Year's Sustenance for Writers
A 12-month, low-residency book cultivation program of sustained individual mentorship and ongoing small-group interaction online, bracketed by two week-long residencies.
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Oct 01
The True Secret of Writing: A Sit, Walk, Write Retreat
Settle into autumn and let the season of harvest and of transformation inform and support your writing as you learn what it means to show up for yourself and your writing, and learn to show up, shut up, and write.
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Oct 05
Idlewild Writers Retreat
The Idlewild Writers Retreat offers writers creative space and community. Our retreat is held in the scenic Quiet Corner of Connecticut each autumn. Our 2018 retreat will be held October 5-8, with discounted early registration rates available.
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Oct 08
Legacy Writing: Capturing Your Stories for Future Generations with Brenda Hudson, PhD at Madeline Island School of the Arts (MISA)
Create a written legacy of your life, for yourself and for your future generations, using effective and fun journaling techniques.
