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Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for<br> a Writing Career

Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for
a Writing Career

Fifteen months, I waited."">"I submitted my work and waited. And waited.
Fifteen months, I waited."

By James Stejskal | November 18, 2020

The Limitless Future of Queer Fiction

The Limitless Future of Queer Fiction

Patrick Yumi Cottrell on a Constantly Evolving Field

By Corinne Segal | November 18, 2020

A 'How to Write' Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

A 'How to Write' Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

Alex Lockwood Recommends Samuel Delany, Toni Morrison, Alexander Chee, and More

By Alex Lockwood | November 18, 2020

Kasey Thornton on the Power of Writing What You Know

Kasey Thornton on the Power of Writing What You Know

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 18, 2020

7 of the Year's Best Debut Novelists on Their First<br> Literary Loves

7 of the Year's Best Debut Novelists on Their First
Literary Loves

Featuring Crocodiles, Scary Stories, a Scottish Port Town, and Much More

By Literary Hub | November 17, 2020

On the Power of Essayistic Compression in Flash Nonfiction

On the Power of Essayistic Compression in Flash Nonfiction

Dinty W. Moore Traces the Growth (Contraction?) of a Genre

By Dinty W. Moore | November 16, 2020

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When Your Memoir Has the Word 'Rape' in the Title

By Michelle Bowdler | November 16, 2020

Susan Minot: 'Worship Is a Nicer Word than Obsession'

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 16, 2020

Lily King on Writing the Novel She Needed 30 Years Ago

By Lily King | November 13, 2020

A Toy, a Tool, a Piece of Art: Sarah Haas on What a Book Can Be

A Toy, a Tool, a Piece of Art: Sarah Haas on What a Book Can Be

"The object gives language a heft that it doesn’t have on its own."

By Sarah Haas | November 12, 2020

Eudora Welty: How My Parents Built a Childhood of Books

Eudora Welty: How My Parents Built a Childhood of Books

"I live in gratitude."

By Eudora Welty | November 12, 2020

Diane Cook on Letting Her Characters Loose in the Wilderness

Diane Cook on Letting Her Characters Loose in the Wilderness

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 12, 2020

So Many Damn Short Stories with Lena Valencia

So Many Damn Short Stories with Lena Valencia

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | November 12, 2020

Andrew Weatherhead on the Art (and Necessity) of Writing Collage

Andrew Weatherhead on the Art (and Necessity) of Writing Collage

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 11, 2020

Why I Paid Tenfold to Buy Back the Rights for Two of My Books

Why I Paid Tenfold to Buy Back the Rights for Two of My Books

Kiese Laymon on Revision, Radical Friendship, and Community

By Kiese Laymon | November 10, 2020

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

BONUS: On the Importance of Not Writing

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2020

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