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#ClipOfTheDay : In this CBS Sunday Morning đ 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
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
âBooks can be a light amidst all that lack of hope, lack of justice, lack of healing, lack of possibility,â says Deesha Philyaw, a Literary Ambassador for Freedom Reads. Find out more about this new literary initiative helping incarcerated individuals:
at.pw.org/FreedomReads
On Tuesday, October 25, please join Ross Gay Ross Gay and Simone White simone white as they discuss Gayâs new essay collection, Inciting Joy, out from Algonquin Books this month.
Co-presented by Poet & Writers and The Center for Fiction
at.pw.org/RossGayEvent
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. Donât miss the chance to submit, free of cost, by November 1. Details: at.pw.org/EvaristoPrize
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!)
Thank you Poets & Writers for the fabulous weekly writing prompts. I've used it for years and love sharing it with my students. #amteaching #amwriting đïžđđ #5amwritersclub
pw.org/writing-promptâŠ
âI had an idea, but I didnât 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.â âCREE HOMO đŸ of Catapult #PrintOnly : at.pw.org/NovDec2022
#ClipOfTheDay : âIn 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.â Dr. Madhushree Ghosh reads from her debut book, Khabaar, in this Warwick's event. at.pw.org/Ghosh
#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/HowDoYouCelebrâŠ
#FromTheArchive : âEditors are first and foremost just readers who are moved and delighted by books. And the editorâs greatest desire is to bring an exquisite book to readers. Itâs an unmatched thrill.â âBen George, Sept/Oct 2019 at.pw.org/BenGeorge
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
#amwriting #writinglife #fiction
âThe pandemic slowed response times further, but the phenomenon isnât newâso whatâs going on behind the scenes?â In our new print issue, Seth Graves speaks to literary magazine editors about long turnaround times. Read on: at.pw.org/NovDec2022
#ClipOfTheDay : âYou can slash a book. There are different ways to measure depth, but not many readers measure a bookâs depth with a knife...â Yiyun Li reads from her new novel, The Book of Goose, for this Politics and Prose event. at.pw.org/YiyunLi
#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 characterâs 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