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The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual

The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual

On Taking Inspiration From Famous Authors' Creative Processes

By Amitava Kumar | March 27, 2020

Writing Through Wordlessness in a Time of Isolation

Writing Through Wordlessness in a Time of Isolation

Tishani Doshi on Seclusion and Life Along the Coast

By Tishani Doshi | March 25, 2020

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Abbie Greaves on the Merits<br> of Silence

Abbie Greaves on the Merits
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Could You Please Be Quiet?

By Abbie Greaves | March 25, 2020

Fragmented Narratives Are Broken, Independent, and Honest

Fragmented Narratives Are Broken, Independent, and Honest

Sinéad Gleeson on the Non-Linear Form

By Sinéad Gleeson | March 24, 2020

In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

Nicholas Delbanco on Criminals, Copyists, and Creative Coincidence

By Nicholas Delbanco | March 19, 2020

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Flyover and Proud: TaraShea Nesbit Reckons With Home

By TaraShea Nesbit | March 18, 2020

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Ann Napolitano: Honor Your Obsessions—Especially the Weird Ones

Ann Napolitano: Honor Your Obsessions—Especially the Weird Ones

Even if It Makes You Uncomfortable

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The Problem of Money and <br>Access at AWP

The Problem of Money and
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The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

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Deb Olin Unferth Didn't Expect to Be Writing From the Point of View of a Chicken

Deb Olin Unferth Didn't Expect to Be Writing From the Point of View of a Chicken

The Author of Barn 8 on the Benefits of Anthropomorphizing

By Deb Olin Unferth | March 3, 2020

Robert Stone: I Would Have Given You the Meaning of Life If I Could

Robert Stone: I Would Have Given You the Meaning of Life If I Could

Meditations From a Writer in the Direction of His Readers

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The Magic Sentences of Lauren Groff, Action Without Verbs

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