Friday Finds for Writers
Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend. (more…)
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Monday’s Paying Markets for Writers. No Submission Fees.
Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction). (more…)
Friday Finds for Writers
Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend. (more…)
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
I won’t lie. It hasn’t been the brightest week.
Alan Cheuse, 1940-2015
Last Friday afternoon came the sad news of Alan Cheuse’s passing. Very shortly thereafter, I went to work on a statement for the Fig Tree Books website. You can read it here. But I’ll point you also to a couple of online appreciations and tributes I’ve found especially memorable: Bethanne Patrick for Lit Hub and Susan Stamberg for NPR.
Most of all, though—and turning to happier thoughts—I’ll point you to one of Alan’s essays about his own writing life and to his recent interview with Michael Silverblatt of KCRW (I loved this conversation when I listened in at the time), so you can figuratively and literally hear Alan’s voice. (more…)
Monday’s (Paying) Markets for Writers. No Submission Fees.
Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction). (more…)