“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

Bridget Collins Considers the Hagiography of the Tortured Artist

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Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2021

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

Courtney Zoffness on Finding Authenticity in a Great Writer and Professor

By Courtney Zoffness | May 18, 2021

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

Erica Jenks Henry on the Fruits of a Seemingly Sisyphean Endeavor

By Erica Jenks Henry | May 18, 2021

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

By Jonny Diamond | May 17, 2021

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A. J. Gnuse on Our Misplaced Fear of the Gothic

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Olivia Laing on Writing the Global Story of Liberation

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Cambria Gordon on the Lost Art of Penmanship

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

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When an Apparition of Virginia Woolf Interrupts Your Writing Process

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Rachel Eisendrath: “She had taken hold of my manuscript. And she was looking down at it.”

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Elissa Washuta on Composing the Three-Act Structure of Her Essay Collection

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Live at the Red Ink Series: How Desire Propels the Writing Life

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Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on Starting All Over Again... And Again

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In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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