• Craft and Advice

    In Memoriam

    Literary Voices on the Legendary Brilliance of Robert Silvers

    By Emily Temple  March 21, 2017
    Advice

    The Writing Wisdom of Derek Walcott

    By Emily Temple  March 20, 2017
    In Memoriam

    Derek Walcott: Poet of Twilight, Poet of the Caribbean

    By Gabrielle Bellot  March 20, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Clarice Lispector’s Children’s Story Taught Me to Read Her Like An Adult

    By Andréa Stella  March 17, 2017
    Excerpts

    Toni Morrison is More Hemingway Than Hemingway Himself

    By Ben Blatt  March 17, 2017
    Advice

    Ask the Publicists: What’s the Difference Between Marketing and Publicity?

    By Literary Hub  March 16, 2017
    Q and A

    Is Pedantry the Mother of the Essay?

    By Ken Chen  March 16, 2017
    Craft

    How I Learned to Create an Effective Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

    By Lyndsay Faye  March 13, 2017
    How to...

    Reading Across America: How to Create ‘Live Literary Journals’

    By Wendy C. Ortiz  March 13, 2017
    Craft

    On Persistence: The Lessons of a Middle-Aged Debut Novelist

    By Daniel Lowe  March 10, 2017
    Feature

    Notorious Literary Muses from Best to Worst

    By Emily Temple  March 9, 2017
    Excerpts

    Alice Neel: How to Persevere and Live the Artist’s Life

    By Bridget Quinn  March 8, 2017
    Dear aspiring writer

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Market and Just Write

    By Peternelle van Arsdale  March 2, 2017
    Profile

    Gish Jen on the Profound Differences Between Chinese and American Culture

    By Dylan Foley  March 1, 2017
    Advice

    Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

    By Yoojin Grace Wuertz  February 28, 2017
    Personal Essay

    The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes

    By Karolina Ramqvist  February 27, 2017
    Advice

    Know What You Write (Not Write What You Know)

    By Tim Gautreaux  February 24, 2017
    Personal Essay

    The Time I Wrote a Sitcom For Disney

    By Susan Sherman  February 24, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Reading Across America: On the Importance of the Venue

    By Stephen Langlois  February 23, 2017
    Where to Go

    8 Highly Unusual Writing Residencies

    By Emily Temple  February 22, 2017
    Craft

    When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death

    By Ted Geltner  February 22, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Poetry Needs a Revolution That Goes Beyond Style

    By Charles Bernstein and Tracie Morris  February 17, 2017
    Personal Essay

    My Job Writing Custom Erotic Love Letters

    By Lorraine Berry  February 14, 2017
    Personal Essay

    On Being a Mother and a Writer in a Time of War

    By Lydia Peelle  February 10, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Every Word is an Act of Resistance: Finding My Voice as a Filipino Writer

    By Renee Macalino Rutledge  February 10, 2017
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