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Director Mark Armstrong interviews CR contributors Dan O’Brien and christopher oscar peña about their published play trilogies

The three winners of the Robert and Adele Schiff Awards, plus words from the judges and winners, and a list of finalists

Three Nigerian writers share their experiences of the literary culture there and here.

Edgar Garcia on research, collaborative listening, and dreams.

In addition to the off-kilter aesthetics and the incredible roster of badass writers, I was struck by just how dedicated and lo-fi Kitty Snacks appeared to be. We know that literary journals often come from a deep place of admiration and love, and to see this piece of literary past is akin to napping under a handmade quilt, hearing an old 45 as it spins, taking a sip of localized, antiquated soda.

A craft essay on how writers can best depict rural America without resorting to “poverty porn.”

A book of nonfiction written like a novel, moving with and then past the genre of true crime

22.1 contributor Zoe Ballering discusses life spans and storytelling.

A complex essay by Debra Spark in which the story told is someone else’s, a woman who learns about her mother’s past