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Literary Journals Associated With MFA Programs
If, as part of your graduate experience, you’re interested in contributing your time or writing to a school-sponsored journal, check out this listing of institutions whose MFA programs produce literary magazines.
Race, Desire, and Mirror-as-Beloved
The author of I Do Everything I’m Told explores the nuances of writing at the intersection of sex, love, queerness, and race.
The Written Image: Ella Hawkins’s Biscuit Art
Equal parts culinary creation and visual artwork, Ella Hawkins’s intricately decorated biscuits bring her academic and artistic interests to life through the medium of hand-piped royal icing.
Q&A: Meg Reid Leads Hub City
The new executive director of Hub City Writers Project shares her vision for HCWP, emphasizing values of regionality, accessibility, and transparency.
The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Patience, and Skill and Ingenious Pleasures: An Anthology of Punk, Trash, and Camp in Twentieth-Century Poetry.
World-Building in Arizona
The Worldbuilding Initiative, a new public-facing program at Arizona State University, uses ideas and skills from creative writing to encourage participants to take an active role in imagining a more equitable and sustainable future.
Scams Bait Self-Published Authors
Recently, con artists have taken to impersonating real editors, agents, or filmmakers from reputable organizations to extort large payments from unsuspecting authors. Literary professionals share advice on spotting and reporting scams.
Resources for Young Writers
Undergraduate writing programs, books on writing, literary organizations, summer workshops, events, contests, and other resources for those who are driven to put thoughts, emotions, and ideas into words at a young age.