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Poets & Writers Magazine

May/June 2019
Magazine

For more than twenty years, Poets & Writers Magazine has been a trusted companion to writers who take their vocation seriously. Within its pages, our readers find provocative essays on the literary life, practical guidance for getting published and pursuing writing careers, in-depth profiles of poets, fiction writers, and writers of creative nonfiction, and conversation among fellow professionals.

pw.org

Poets & Writers

EDITOR’S Note • GOOD MORNING

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS • MFA WRITING PROGRAM

Reactions • Poets & Writers Magazine welcomes feedback from its readers. Please post a comment on select articles at www.pw.org, e-mail editor@pw.org, or write to Editor, Poets & Writers Magazine, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004. Letters accepted for publication may be edited for clarity and length.

The Bookshop Band

CONTRIBUTORS

Sharing Poetry Chapbooks Online

Page One • Where New And Noteworthy Books Begin

Hub City’s New Southern Fiction Series

Wattpad Surges Into Print

The Anthologist

IN MEMORIAM

Small Press Points

Literary MagNet

O’Rourke to Edit the Yale Review

The Time Is Now •  Writing Prompts and Exercises

Say Yes to Yourself • A POET’S GUIDE TO LIVING AND WRITING

Author Envy • THE ART OF SURVIVING ONE’S OWN PERSONALITY

SHADOW narratives • Paisley Rekdal says writing her sixth poetry collection, Nightingale, out in May from Copper Canyon Press, was “like trying to conduct a whirlwind.” The result is a stunning book about transformation that will change the way we read violence, silence, and the stories handed down to us.

Telling the Wasps

A Look Inside the System of Competition • What Really Happens After You Hit Submit

Winners on Winning • Six Authors Offer Advice for Successful Contest Submissions

How to Get Paid • FREELANCE EDITING

Negotiating Your Contract • THE POWER OF THE INFORMED AUTHOR

Agent Advice • Jody Kahn of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents

The Savvy Self-Publisher • ELIZABETH HUTCHISON BERNARD

Deadlines

Submission Calendar

Recent Winners

Poets & Writers • GALA BENEFIT DINNER

Conferences & Residencies

THE FRIENDS OF POETS & WRITERS, INC. • We are happy to acknowledge these Friends whose recent gifts help make our programs possible.

In Celebration of Writers


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 132 Publisher: Poets & Writers, Inc Edition: May/June 2019

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  • Release date: April 10, 2019

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OverDrive Magazine

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English

For more than twenty years, Poets & Writers Magazine has been a trusted companion to writers who take their vocation seriously. Within its pages, our readers find provocative essays on the literary life, practical guidance for getting published and pursuing writing careers, in-depth profiles of poets, fiction writers, and writers of creative nonfiction, and conversation among fellow professionals.

pw.org

Poets & Writers

EDITOR’S Note • GOOD MORNING

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS • MFA WRITING PROGRAM

Reactions • Poets & Writers Magazine welcomes feedback from its readers. Please post a comment on select articles at www.pw.org, e-mail editor@pw.org, or write to Editor, Poets & Writers Magazine, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004. Letters accepted for publication may be edited for clarity and length.

The Bookshop Band

CONTRIBUTORS

Sharing Poetry Chapbooks Online

Page One • Where New And Noteworthy Books Begin

Hub City’s New Southern Fiction Series

Wattpad Surges Into Print

The Anthologist

IN MEMORIAM

Small Press Points

Literary MagNet

O’Rourke to Edit the Yale Review

The Time Is Now •  Writing Prompts and Exercises

Say Yes to Yourself • A POET’S GUIDE TO LIVING AND WRITING

Author Envy • THE ART OF SURVIVING ONE’S OWN PERSONALITY

SHADOW narratives • Paisley Rekdal says writing her sixth poetry collection, Nightingale, out in May from Copper Canyon Press, was “like trying to conduct a whirlwind.” The result is a stunning book about transformation that will change the way we read violence, silence, and the stories handed down to us.

Telling the Wasps

A Look Inside the System of Competition • What Really Happens After You Hit Submit

Winners on Winning • Six Authors Offer Advice for Successful Contest Submissions

How to Get Paid • FREELANCE EDITING

Negotiating Your Contract • THE POWER OF THE INFORMED AUTHOR

Agent Advice • Jody Kahn of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents

The Savvy Self-Publisher • ELIZABETH HUTCHISON BERNARD

Deadlines

Submission Calendar

Recent Winners

Poets & Writers • GALA BENEFIT DINNER

Conferences & Residencies

THE FRIENDS OF POETS & WRITERS, INC. • We are happy to acknowledge these Friends whose recent gifts help make our programs possible.

In Celebration of Writers


Expand title description text