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Why My Students Don't Call Themselves 'Southern' Writers

Why My Students Don't Call Themselves 'Southern' Writers

On Reckoning With a Fraught Literary History

By Katy Simpson Smith | March 13, 2019

The Impossibility of Finding a Place to Write in New York

The Impossibility of Finding a Place to Write in New York

“How do you get any work done here?”

By Andrew Ridker | March 13, 2019

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Butter, Cheese, and a Race to Create the Perfect Popover

By Mary Adkins | March 13, 2019

A Close Reading of Jack Kerouac's Advice to Writers

A Close Reading of Jack Kerouac's Advice to Writers

"Belief & Technique for Modern Prose" as Read By Your Resident Kerouac Skeptic

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2019

Storytelling Tips from the Writer of <em>Blade Runner</em>

Storytelling Tips from the Writer of Blade Runner

Hampton Fancher: "If you're not in love with words why are you writing?"

By Hampton Fancher | March 12, 2019

Waiting for the Day That Characters Don't Default to White

Waiting for the Day That Characters Don't Default to White

Deena ElGenaidi Grapples with the Politics of Representation

By Deena ElGenaidi | March 12, 2019

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Saunders, McCracken, and More: Advice from Masters of the Short Story

By Literary Hub | March 11, 2019

Poetic Advice From Tony Hoagland: You Can Find Voice Anywhere

By Tony Hoagland | March 7, 2019

Garth Greenwell on What It Means to Live the Writer's Life

By Garth Greenwell | March 6, 2019

Louisa May Alcott's Letter of Advice to a Young Writer

Louisa May Alcott's Letter of Advice to a Young Writer

"I Do Not Enjoy Writing 'Moral Tales.' I Do It Because It Pays Well."

By Emily Temple | March 6, 2019

Helen Oyeyemi on Her Favorite Books and TV Shows

Helen Oyeyemi on Her Favorite Books and TV Shows

"Not saying it felt like Louisa May Alcott hated me, but maybe that is what I'm saying."

By Literary Hub | March 5, 2019

16 Things Joel Golby is Afraid Of

16 Things Joel Golby is Afraid Of

The World Is a Scary Place, and So Are My Innermost Thoughts

By Joel Golby | March 5, 2019

On the Obsessions of the Literary Biographer

On the Obsessions of the Literary Biographer

Getting to the Bottom of the Mysterious Case of Letitia Landon

By Lucasta Miller | March 5, 2019

Even After Writing My Novel, Shame Kept Me From Sharing My Story

Even After Writing My Novel, Shame Kept Me From Sharing My Story

Etaf Rum on Finding the Courage to Break the Silence

By Etaf Rum | March 5, 2019

Has the New Dark Age Begun Yet?

Has the New Dark Age Begun Yet?

Peter Fleming on Why He Writes Toward Apocalypse

By Peter Fleming | March 4, 2019

Seeing the World (and Writing It) with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Seeing the World (and Writing It) with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Craig Russell on the Curious Effect of His Dysmetropsia

By Craig Russell | March 4, 2019

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