We must use what we have to invent what we desire. Adrienne Rich, What is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry...
One of the most anticipated and exciting events at the Associated Writers & Writing Programs Conference, held this year in...
Back before I was ill myself, back when I was a writer who traveled to the story, rather than needing stories to come to me, I spent a decade covering writers who were dying.
It wasn’t a plan–I was a young reporter and I got assigned a beat that no one thought would be big in the 80s: AIDS. Read More
Gate-keeping is both an exquisite art and a bullying tactic. The reality is, however, that editors can create writing sensations–and trends–whenever they want to. Read More
"I’m all for a good dose of literary misery, but I can’t help wonder if there aren’t additional meaningful, and dramatically potent, channels into the heart of the human experience, another way to infusion cells. What about joy?"
Writer Ayana Mathis explores the transformative power of joy in literature. Read More
Imagine you wrote a book and it was shortlisted for the National Book Award. Imagine the excitement you would feel...
