There's so much emphasis on publishing (and this site is no exception) that it's not hard to start to feel discouraged when the material rewards of writing fail to come. ... Read More

Now's the time to start looking at contest deadlines...just looking at the second half of September, we have the Juniper Prize for Fiction (9/29/07), Chautauqua Literary Journal Annual Contests (9/30/07), ... Read More

A recent trip to the British Library got me thinking about original manuscripts and what they can teach us about authors' working habits, so it was a pleasure to learn ... Read More

Satisfy your voyeuristic tendencies or get inspired to find a writing space of your own through the Guardian Unlimited's writers' rooms series, which provides a peek into the offices -- ... Read More

If you're planning to squeeze in a trip to London this summer -- or you happen to live in the UK -- be sure to visit the British Library, which ... Read More

If you haven't already, you might want to take a look at The Atlantic Monthly's annual fiction issue, on the newsstands until October 2007, to get an idea of the ... Read More

Magazines and journals will be accepting submissions again soon, so now's the time to start thinking about the business side of your writing life. Whether you're an old pro who's ... Read More