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Main menu Publish Your WritingWriting ContestsFind details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants Awards section of Poets Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.MoreLiterary MagazinesFind the perfect audience for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching over one thousand literary magazines. In the Literary Magazines database you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, contact information—everything you need to know before submitting your work to the publications that share your vision for your work.MoreSmall PressesWhether you’re pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use the Small Presses database to research potential publishers, including submission guidelines, tips from the editors, contact information, and more.MoreLiterary AgentsResearch more than one hundred agents who represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kinds of books they’re interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them.MoreAgents Editors RecommendEvery week a new publishing professional shares advice, anecdotes, insights, and new ways of thinking about writing and the business of books.MoreG A: The Contest BlogStay informed with reports from the world of writing contests, including news of extended deadlines, recent winners of notable awards, new contest announcements, interviews with winners, and more.MoreTop Topics for WritersSince our founding in 1970, Poets Writers has served as an information clearinghouse of all matters related to writing. While the range of inquiries has been broad, common themes have emerged over time. Our Top Topics for Writers addresses the most popular and pressing issues, including literary agents, copyright, MFA programs, and self-publishing.MorePoets Writers GuidesOur series of subject-based handbooks (PDF format; $4.99 each) provide information and advice from authors, literary agents, editors, and publishers. Now available: The Poets Writers Guide to Publicity and Promotion, The Poets Writers Guide to the Book Deal, The Poets Writers Guide to Literary Agents, The Poets Writers Guide to MFA Programs, and The Poets Writers Guide to Writing Contests.MoreFind a home for your work by consulting our searchable databases of writing contests, literary magazines, small presses, literary agents, and more.Promote Your WritingLiterary Events CalendarPoets Writers lists readings, workshops, and other literary events held in cities across the country. Whether you are an author on book tour or the curator of a reading series, the Literary Events Calendar can help you find your audience.MoreReading VenuesFind information about venues that host readings and author events, including bookstores, bars, cafes, libraries, literary arts centers, and more. The Reading Venues database includes details about how to schedule your own reading, admission fees, audience size, parking and transit information, and more.MoreBook Review OutletsResearch newspapers, magazines, websites, and other publications that consistently publish book reviews using the Review Outlets database, which includes information about publishing schedules, submission guidelines, fees, and more.MorePoets Writers DirectoryWell over ten thousand poets and writers maintain listings in this essential resource for writers interested in connecting with their peers, as well as editors, agents, and reading series coordinators looking for authors. Apply today to join the growing community of writers who stay in touch and informed using the Poets & Writers Directory.MorePoets Writers LocalDownload our free app to find readings and author events near you; explore indie bookstores, libraries, and other places of interest to writers; and connect with the literary community in your city or town.MoreTop Topics for WritersSince our founding in 1970, Poets Writers has served as an information clearinghouse of all matters related to writing. While the range of inquiries has been broad, common themes have emerged over time. Our Top Topics for Writers addresses the most popular and pressing issues, including literary agents, copyright, MFA programs, and self-publishing.MoreLet the world know about your work by posting your events on our literary events calendar, apply to be included in our directory of writers, and more.Find Your CommunityPoets Writers DirectoryWell over ten thousand poets and writers maintain listings in this essential resource for writers interested in connecting with their peers, as well as editors, agents, and reading series coordinators looking for authors. Apply today to join the growing community of writers who stay in touch and informed using the Poets & Writers Directory.MoreMFA ProgramsFind information about more than two hundred full- and low-residency programs in creative writing in our MFA Programs database, which includes details about deadlines, funding, class size, core faculty, and more. Also included is information about more than fifty MA and PhD programs.MoreConferences ResidenciesWhether you are looking to meet up with fellow writers, agents, and editors, or trying to find the perfect environment to fuel your writing practice, the Conferences Residencies is the essential resource for information about well over three hundred writing conferences, writers residencies, and literary festivals around the world.MoreLiterary Events CalendarPoets Writers lists readings, workshops, and other literary events held in cities across the country. Whether you are an author on book tour or the curator of a reading series, the Literary Events Calendar can help you find your audience.MoreUnited States of Writing BlogUnited States of Writing is an initiative to expand our core programs to better serve writers coast to coast. This year, we’re piloting United States of Writing in Detroit, Houston, and New Orleans with plans to expand in the coming years.MoreReading VenuesFind information about venues that host readings and author events, including bookstores, bars, cafes, libraries, literary arts centers, and more. The Reading Venues database includes details about how to schedule your own reading, admission fees, audience size, parking and transit information, and more.MoreLiterary PlacesDiscover historical sites, independent bookstores, literary archives, writing centers, and writers spaces in cities across the country using the Literary Places database—the best starting point for any literary journey, whether it’s for research or inspiration.MoreCity GuidesTake a guided tour of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, and many other cities. We asked authors, booksellers, publishers, editors, and others to share the places they go to connect with writers of the past, to the bars and cafés where today’s authors give readings, and to those sites that are most inspiring for writing.MoreJobs for WritersSearch for jobs in education, publishing, the arts, and more within our free, frequently updated job listings for writers and poets.MorePoets Writers LivePoets Writers Live is an initiative developed in response to interviews and discussions with writers from all over the country. When we asked what Poets Writers could do to support their writing practice, time and again writers expressed a desire for a more tangible connection to other writers. So, we came up with a living, breathing version of what Poets Writers already offers: Poets Writers Live.MoreEstablish new connections and enjoy the company of your peers using our searchable databases of MFA programs and writers retreats, apply to be included in our directory of writers, and more.Poets Writers MagazineCurrent IssueView the contents and read select essays, articles, interviews, and profiles from the current issue of the award-winning Poets Writers Magazine.MoreArticle ArchiveRead three decades of essays, articles, interviews, profiles, and other select content from Poets Writers Magazine.MoreIssue ArchiveView the covers and contents of every issue of Poets Writers Magazine, from the current edition all the way back to the first black-and-white issue in 1987.MoreGrants AwardsFind details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants Awards section of Poets Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.MoreAmpersand PodcastHear from the editors of Poets Writers Magazine as they offer a behind-the-scenes preview of the new issue, talk with contributors and authors featured in the magazine, and discuss the lighter side of writing, publishing, and the literary arts in this decidedly DIY podcast.MoreWriting PromptsThe Time Is Now offers weekly writing prompts in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction to help you stay committed to your writing practice throughout the year. Sign up to get The Time Is Now, as well as a weekly book recommendation for guidance and inspiration, delivered to your inbox.MoreWriters RecommendEvery week a new author shares books, art, music, writing prompts, films—anything and everything—that has inspired and shaped the creative process.MoreMultimediaWatch videos, listen to audio clips, and view slideshows related to articles and features published in Poets Writers Magazine.MoreAdvertise With UsAds in Poets Writers Magazine and on pw.org are the best ways to reach a readership of serious poets and literary prose writers. Our audience trusts our editorial content and looks to it, and to relevant advertising, for information and guidance.MoreCustomer ServiceStart, renew, or give a subscription to Poets Writers Magazine; change your address; check your account; pay your bill;report a missed issue; contact us.MoreClassifiedsPeruse paid listings of writing contests, conferences, workshops, editing services, calls for submissions, and more.MoreSubscribeBring the literary world to your door—at half the newsstand price. Available in print and digital editions, Poets Writers Magazine is a must-have for writers who are serious about their craft.MoreRead select articles from the award-winning magazine and consult the most comprehensive listing of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners available in print.Readings WorkshopsAbout Readings WorkshopsEach year the Readings Workshops program provides support to hundreds of writers participating in literary readings and conducting writing workshops. Learn more about this program, our special events, projects, and supporters, and how to contact us.MoreApplication GuidelinesInterested in applying for a Readings Workshops grant? Find out about available grants, eligible organizations and writers, our funding priorities, and how and when to apply to the R W program.MoreFAQIf you have questions about the Readings Workshops program, check out our Frequently Asked Questions, which provide answers to many of the questions we receive from writers and presenters.MoreApply for FundingOrganizations based in California, New York State, as well as in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, New Orleans, Tucson, and Washington D.C., are welcome to apply for support from the Readings Workshops program for their literary events.MoreCredit Lines and LogosReadings Workshops grantees will find all the information needed for advertising and promotional materials for funded events.MoreSubmit ReportsPresenters and writers who need to submit a report after a P W-supported event can get started here. Reports help us demonstrate the value of the Readings Workshops program to funders and help us continue to offer support to writers and organizations hosting literary events.MoreR W BlogEnjoy the diverse voices of writers, presenters, audience members, and workshop attendees on the Readings Workshops Blog. Posts include profiles from presenting communities in New York, California, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, New Orleans, Tucson, and Washington D.C.—all supported by the Readings Workshops program!MoreFind information about how Poets Writers provides support to hundreds of writers participating in literary readings and conducting writing workshops. About UsSubscribe Now Poets Writers is pleased to announce a second round of funding for writers having difficulty meeting their basic needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Determine whether you are eligible to apply today. Racial Inequity in Publishing, Ismail Muhammad on Mourning Through Music, and More Jun 18, 2020 The Guardian reports on the #BlackoutBestsellerList campaign; Michael Roberts appointed... Inside the Actors Studio, hosted for twenty-two seasons by the late James Lipton, began as... For what in your life do you feel most grateful? What is your most terrible memory? What, if... “If we study what we are attracted to, tease out the correspondences, follow the connections, and... Alla Abdulla-Matta presents her work at the Ninth Annual Connecting Cultures Reading. The event took place at the Center for Book Arts in New York, New York on May 15, 2018. (Credit: Margarita Corporan)Poet Juan Delgado at the Cholla Needles Monthly Reading. The event took place at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, California on October 7, 2018. (Credit: Bob DeLoyd)Marty Carrera at the Seventeenth Annual Intergenerational Reading. The event took place at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York, New York on June 23, 2018. (Credit: Margarita Corporan) “I acquired a copy of my great-great-grandfather’s diaries in 2013,” says Lauren Russell about the inspiration for her new book, Descent (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2020), at an event with author Megan Milks for Brown University’s Authors in... more Close out the month by submitting to contests with deadlines of June 30 or July 1. These national and international awards are given for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work. All offer cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to as much... more A growing list of grants and emergency funds for writers as well as resources for booksellers, tools for working from home, and more. A growing list of conferences, festivals, and writing contests that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The author of the essay collection A History of My Brief Body and the poetry collection This Wound Is a World on five journals that have published his poems and essays.  “What motivates me to write? The honest answer is perhaps a little dark: I imagine the feeling of great regret I’ll have to live with, if I don’t write the book that I know I can write. The wish to avoid that regret feels like fuel. Still, on days... Go ahead, judge that book by its cover. And judge it by its back cover, too. Today I want to talk sizzle, or, more properly, “copy.” Much depends on the text that surrounds the book through each step of the publishing process, from the query the... “I always write better from a place of joy than I do from a place of discipline.” —Emily Temple, author of The Lightness The author of Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distractions, and Other Dilemmas in the Writer’s Life talks about the impetus for writing the book, response after its publication, and its lessons for a new generation of writers. Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction, edited by Joshua Whitehead, forthcoming from Arsenal Pulp Press on September 22, 2020.

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