This week I received a notice from the folks at Polyphony H. S. about their August editorial workshops in Chicago, which prepare students for leadership roles on the editorial staff ... Read More

As promised last week, I'm posting info for last-minute spring submissions. Though it may be too late for contests in early May, there are a number of opportunities late in ... Read More

It's hard to know exactly what to say on a cover letter to an editor, but these tips make the process easier. And we've added a brand spanking new reader ... Read More

Elizabeth Strout has won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of 13 interlinked stories, Olive Kitteridge. Set in small-town Crosby, Maine, the committee commented that the book "packs a cumulative ... Read More

With only a month or so left of the submission season, we'll be blogging about some articles to help with last-minute efforts to get published, starting with this how-to. The ... Read More

We're looking to expand our page of writing prompts for the summer months (which I'm assured are coming) and have added a "Readers respond" option at the bottom of the ... Read More

For those still making sense of the recent Amazon #amazonfail debacle, I'll do my best to sum it up. Essentially, Amazon labeled some number of its books as "adult" -- ... Read More

We just added two magazines to our list of publications: KidSpirit features writing by youth aged 11-15 and focuses on spiritual questions; Polyphony H. S. is a literary magazine with ... Read More

In an essay in the Wall Street Journal, the Ladies' Detective Agency author muses on "the whole issue of the novelist's freedom -- and responsibility." Believing that writing is a ... Read More

This week the New York Times reported that two Crichton novels discovered among his electronic files will be published. Pirate Latitudes, a historical novel, needs little editing and will appear ... Read More

Jason, an Iraq war veteran, wrote in with this question: "Often when I begin to write, I write with broad generalizations. What techniques can I use to make my sentences ... Read More

In honor of National Poetry Month, I'm offering a creative writing prompt adapted from one by poet Maya Angelou. Even if you don't write poetry yourself, working from poems inspires ... Read More