For Paul Guest, the reader’s impulse to view poetry as autobiography is a little too easy. So in his new book, he decided to lie.
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- DEADLINE: November 24
Kansas Arts Commission
Artist Fellowships - DEADLINE: November 28
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Career Development Grants - DEADLINE: November 30
Glimmer Train Press
Short Story Award for New Writers
The World Over: A Profile of Rolf Potts
by Frank Bures
Getting there may be half the fun, but for Rolf Potts, author of Marco Polo Didn’t Go There, the art of traveling—and travel writing—raises more important questions than how to go from point A to point B.
MFA Tool Kit: A Guide for Researching Graduate Creative Writing Programs
by Staff
The MFA Tool Kit features an up-to-date listing of graduate creative writing programs in the United States, full-text articles on select programs and tips for applying, and an Application Tracker to keep yourself organized.
5 Under 35: Postcard From New York City
by Jean Hartig
On Monday evening the National Book Foundation kicked off National Book Awards week in lower Manhattan with their annual 5 Under 35 celebration. Five young fiction writers, each selected by a former National Book Award winner or finalist, shared the podium to show an audience of peers and admirers—and a few critics—what American fiction has in store.
These United States
by Joe Woodward
As the presidential election approaches, our national hand-wringing has ramped up and everyone is once again focused on the perennial question: What makes America America? Two recent literary anthologies show just how far this popular introspection reaches into our creative communities of writers and artists.
Toni Morrison, in her new novel, casts a characteristically unflinching eye on who we are and how we got here, plus our annual look at MFA programs.
Nov/Dec 2008
Slideshow
A glimpse into our readers' writing workspaces reveals the array of environments writers create to stay focused, motivated, and inspired.
Teachers Guide
Drawn from the pages of Poets & Writers Magazine, the Teachers Guide offers resources and suggestions for engaging your students in exciting conversations about contemporary literary life.
