Catapult Instructors
Princess Melania Trump Rocks Out
Once upon a time there was a princess named Melania Trump who lived in a gold tower on an island and spent her day staring in the mirror because she was working up the courage to leave her prince. He was one of those daft tyrants that doesn’t need much explaining, but you know the […]
A Chat with Literary Agent Christopher Hermelin
“Publishing is a ‘hurry up and wait’ industry.”
“An Ideal Platform for Emerging Writers”: Lena Valencia on Literary Magazines
“So much of our culture values commercial success over quality . . . literary magazines are a respite from that mentality.”
A Chat with Catapult Online Instructor Justin Taylor
“A workshop opens your eyes to what’s been done. You never know what’s going to be the thing that lights someone up.”
Today’s Reading List: Catapult Instructors and Contributors
Stories from The New York Times, Lenny, Hazlitt, and more.
Writing Prompt: Molly Prentiss
On Thursday nights beginning July 7, Molly Prentiss is teaching a six-week fiction workshop designed to help writers surprise themselves during the act of writing: to make themselves laugh out loud, to turn a sentence on its head, to channel the odd and deep and new. Tricking herself into accessing this unknown is how Molly […]
My Workspace: Kathleen Alcott
“I can see the modest garden I’ve planted, as well as the veritable highway of squirrel traffic.”