Don’t Write Alone
Lauren Oyler Is Interested in the “Patheticness” of Our Online Lives
As part of our Social Media Week series, editor Kendall Storey chats with ‘Fake Accounts’ author Lauren Oyler.
Writing Social Media Into Fiction
Social media is often portrayed as the enemy of the writer—but like any good enemy, perhaps it’s best to keep it close. Don’t miss this craft essay by Isle McElroy for our Social Media Week series.
Why I Haven’t Invited Twitter Into my Writing Practice (a Thread)
As part of our Social Media Week series, Cinelle Barnes writes about being a writer and not being on Twitter.
Finding Literary Community by Making Bad Jokes on Twitter
As part of our Social Media Week series, Kristen Arnett writes about her journey on Twitter, the Hell App, and how she uses the platform to connect with other writers and try out bits.
To Write for Middle-Grade Readers is to Write About Elsewhere
We’re not writing for us as we are now, but us as we were, or could have been, or should have been.
Like Being a Good-Enough Mother, Being a Good-Enough Writer Is Enough
I love and care for my child unconditionally. Maybe I can do that for my writing too.
Vanessa Hua on Imaginative Inquiry and Historical Fiction
In this interview, Aditi Malhotra talks with Vanessa Hua about the fourteen-year process of writing and research that went into her new book, ‘Forbidden City.’
Writing Your Little Stories In the Shadow of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
I was planting my cornfield, hoping that the magic baseball team (a.k.a my writing group) would eventually show up. If you build it, they will come.
Expand Your Artistic Endeavors with a Fellowship or Residency
Looking for some residencies and fellowships to apply to? Here are a few you might want to bookmark.
Whose Voices Get Heard in a Writing Workshop?
In my MFA, the people who spoke the most were praised for their intelligence. But the pressure to participate isn’t helpful for every student.
