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: In this CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 video, Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks about founding Freedom Reads (@million_book), a nonprofit organization that designs, builds, and places mobile libraries in prison housing units. at.pw.org/DwayneBetts

#ClipOfTheDay: In this @CBSSunday video, Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks about founding Freedom Reads (@million_book), a nonprofit organization that designs, builds, and places mobile libraries in prison housing units. at.pw.org/DwayneBetts
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The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend an essayistic meditation on writers and their work by Amina Cane and featuring James Longenbach, tarot cards, and the holidays.

Browse for more: at.pw.org/TTIN

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend an essayistic meditation on writers and their work by Amina Cane and #PWWritingPrompts featuring James Longenbach, tarot cards, and the holidays. Browse for more: at.pw.org/TTIN
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“Books can be a light amidst all that lack of hope, lack of justice, lack of healing, lack of possibility,” says Deesha Philyaw, a Literary Ambassador for Freedom Reads. Find out more about this new literary initiative helping incarcerated individuals:
at.pw.org/FreedomReads

“Books can be a light amidst all that lack of hope, lack of justice, lack of healing, lack of possibility,” says @DeeshaPhilyaw, a Literary Ambassador for @million_book. Find out more about this new literary initiative helping incarcerated individuals: at.pw.org/FreedomReads
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On Tuesday, October 25, please join Ross Gay Ross Gay and Simone White simone white as they discuss Gay’s new essay collection, Inciting Joy, out from Algonquin Books this month.

Co-presented by Poet & Writers and The Center for Fiction

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On Tuesday, October 25, please join Ross Gay @RossGay18 and Simone White @simonefonsiba as they discuss Gay’s new essay collection, Inciting Joy, out from @AlgonquinBooks this month. Co-presented by Poet & Writers and @Center4Fiction at.pw.org/RossGayEvent
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Looking for a place to submit your work? 📝 The new Open Reading Periods page compiles literary magazines and small presses that are currently open for submissions or are opening soon (within the next thirty days). at.pw.org/OpenReadingPer


Looking for a place to submit your work? 📝 The new Open Reading Periods page compiles literary magazines and small presses that are currently open for submissions or are opening soon (within the next thirty days). at.pw.org/OpenReadingPer

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Submissions are still open for the Evaristo Prize (African Poetry Book Fund)! $1,500 will be given for 10 poems written by an African poet who has not yet published a poetry collection. Don’t miss the chance to submit, free of cost, by November 1. Details: at.pw.org/EvaristoPrize

Submissions are still open for the Evaristo Prize (@AfricanPoetryBF)! $1,500 will be given for 10 poems written by an African poet who has not yet published a poetry collection. Don’t miss the chance to submit, free of cost, by November 1. Details: at.pw.org/EvaristoPrize
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Publicity can be so mysterious if you're a writer, and it was such a pleasure to talk to so many smart folks for this Poets & Writers piece, in the current issue! (@webbish6's book is a great place to start!)

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Thank you Poets & Writers for the fabulous weekly writing prompts. I've used it for years and love sharing it with my students. đŸ–ŠïžđŸ“—đŸ“˜
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“I had an idea, but I didn’t realize how fully emotional the work of an editor is nor how much the work we publish or support is an expression of the editor. This should bring solace to writers, I think.” —CREE HOMO đŸŒŸ of Catapult : at.pw.org/NovDec2022

“I had an idea, but I didn’t realize how fully emotional the work of an editor is nor how much the work we publish or support is an expression of the editor. This should bring solace to writers, I think.” —@BillyRayB of @CatapultStory #PrintOnly: at.pw.org/NovDec2022
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: “In 1993, when I boarded my first international flight, I sat at the window seat watching my country slowly dim into a whiff of clouds in the dark.” Dr. Madhushree Ghosh reads from her debut book, Khabaar, in this Warwick's event. at.pw.org/Ghosh

#ClipOfTheDay: “In 1993, when I boarded my first international flight, I sat at the window seat watching my country slowly dim into a whiff of clouds in the dark.” @WriteMadhushree reads from her debut book, Khabaar, in this @warwicksbooks event. at.pw.org/Ghosh
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: As we approach November, write a personal essay about how the history of Thanksgiving affects the way you experience the holiday today. at.pw.org/HowDoYouCelebr


#PWNonfictionPrompt: As we approach November, write a personal essay about how the history of Thanksgiving affects the way you experience the holiday today. at.pw.org/HowDoYouCelebr

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: “Editors are first and foremost just readers who are moved and delighted by books. And the editor’s greatest desire is to bring an exquisite book to readers. It’s an unmatched thrill.” —Ben George, Sept/Oct 2019 at.pw.org/BenGeorge

#FromTheArchive: “Editors are first and foremost just readers who are moved and delighted by books. And the editor’s greatest desire is to bring an exquisite book to readers. It’s an unmatched thrill.” —Ben George, Sept/Oct 2019 at.pw.org/BenGeorge
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Applications for the fall fiction cohort are due tomorrow! Selected writers will work with book publicist Lauren Cerand Lauren Cerand to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan to propel their careers: at.pw.org/GTWOFall22

Applications for the fall fiction cohort are due tomorrow! Selected writers will work with book publicist Lauren Cerand @luxlotus to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan to propel their careers: at.pw.org/GTWOFall22 #amwriting #writinglife #fiction
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It’s never too late to be a writer!
Said fifty-five year old Murayama. Proud of my age, proud of my blossoming. And there’s hella more coming, people! âšĄïžđŸŒ±

Grateful to be one of the five debut authors featured here. đŸ™đŸŸđŸ„°

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“The pandemic slowed response times further, but the phenomenon isn’t new—so what’s going on behind the scenes?” In our new print issue, Seth Graves speaks to literary magazine editors about long turnaround times. Read on: at.pw.org/NovDec2022

“The pandemic slowed response times further, but the phenomenon isn’t new—so what’s going on behind the scenes?” In our new print issue, @sethrgraves speaks to literary magazine editors about long turnaround times. Read on: at.pw.org/NovDec2022
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: “You can slash a book. There are different ways to measure depth, but not many readers measure a book’s depth with a knife...” Yiyun Li reads from her new novel, The Book of Goose, for this Politics and Prose event. at.pw.org/YiyunLi

#ClipOfTheDay: “You can slash a book. There are different ways to measure depth, but not many readers measure a book’s depth with a knife...” Yiyun Li reads from her new novel, The Book of Goose, for this @PoliticsProse event. at.pw.org/YiyunLi
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: As we move closer to ushering in a new year, write a short story that begins with the end of one cycle in your character’s life and concludes with the beginning of a new one. What does the journey between these two life stages look like? at.pw.org/EndAndBegin

#PWFictionPrompt: As we move closer to ushering in a new year, write a short story that begins with the end of one cycle in your character’s life and concludes with the beginning of a new one. What does the journey between these two life stages look like? at.pw.org/EndAndBegin
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