On Building a Poetry Manuscript for Publication
How can you make your poetry book manuscript stand out in the crowd?
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On Eating: Firehouse Food
We all know that food tells us who we are. Old food tells us that we are not special.
Writers’ Day Jobs: Tatiana Johnson-Boria
Writer Tatiana Johnson-Boria on her day job as a content director.
What’s Poetry Got To Do With It?: Sports
Poetry in the end zone? Why not on the basketball court, or the cricket pitch?
On Writing in a Secondary Genre
Working across genres can be intimidating for those who write and publish in mostly one genre. Cindy Juyoung Ok, SJ Sindu, Philip Metres, and Kathryn Nuernberger share insights.
“The Story You Want, The Story You Need” by Ellen Rhudy: Halloween Special
Ellen Rhudy’s “The Story You Want, the Story You Need” is an elegant reminder that all ghost stories are stories of grief and longing.
What’s Poetry Got To Do With It?: Halloween Special
In need of a scare? Why not read poems that haunt, frighten, and keep us company these October nights?
The Orison Anthology, Best of the Net, and PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize Nominations
We’re so excited to announce our nominations for this year’s Orison Anthology, Best of the Net, and the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize!
On Eating: Comfort Me with Food Writing
Food is what we have inside us, literarily as well as literally—which is why food writing is worth study as a craft model.
Announcing Our 2021 Contest Winners!
Congratulations to Barbara Paulus, Faire Holliday, and Emma Miao, our 2021 contest winners!