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· Oct 15
Announcing our Nov/Dec issue! 🎉 Inside you’ll find a profile of poet Donika Kelly, author of The Natural Order of Things; our tenth annual 5 Over 50 debut author feature; a craft essay in appreciation of the longer short story; and the case for collective resistance to AI. More: at.pw.org/NovDec2025
One Poets & Writers Groups member says: "I love the new Poets and Writers Groups feature. It’s invaluable to me as a writer without a big in-person writing community!" Explore the platform and meet fellow writers today (a free trial is available for those who are not yet P&W members!): groups.pw.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One Poets & Writers Groups member says: "I love the new Poets and Writers Groups feature. It’s invaluable to me as a writer without a big in-person writing community!" Explore the platform and meet fellow writers today (a free trial is available for those who are not yet P&W members!): groups.pw.org
"I still heard feedback that 'no one wants to read short stories.' So it took courage to stay true to my creative instincts against external pressure." In today's #TenQuestions, Juhea Kim discusses the writing process for A Love Story From the End of the World, out today from Ecco. at.pw.org/juhea
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"I still heard feedback that 'no one wants to read short stories.' So it took courage to stay true to my creative instincts against external pressure." In today's #TenQuestions, Juhea Kim discusses the writing process for A Love Story From the End of the World, out today from Ecco. at.pw.org/juhea
“Audre Lorde is a writer and thinker who has been important in my growth as a person, primarily around…creating space to be a complex person who has lots of different kinds of feelings and many ways of knowing.” Read our profile of @donikakelly.bsky.social in the Nov/Dec issue: at.pw.org/DonikaKelly
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Audre Lorde is a writer and thinker who has been important in my growth as a person, primarily around…creating space to be a complex person who has lots of different kinds of feelings and many ways of knowing.” Read our profile of @donikakelly.bsky.social in the Nov/Dec issue: at.pw.org/DonikaKelly
#ClipOfTheDay: Watch the trailer for Hamnet, a film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name which follows the relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, and the impact of their young son’s tragic death on their lives. at.pw.org/Hamnet
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ClipOfTheDay: Watch the trailer for Hamnet, a film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name which follows the relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, and the impact of their young son’s tragic death on their lives. at.pw.org/Hamnet
“Finding a journal that is the right fit for any given story can overwhelm even the savviest writer.” Author Talia Lakshmi Kolluri highlights homes for short fiction that embrace new talent, spark dynamic conversations, and live the values of inclusion and representation. at.pw.org/10FictionMags
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Finding a journal that is the right fit for any given story can overwhelm even the savviest writer.” Author Talia Lakshmi Kolluri highlights homes for short fiction that embrace new talent, spark dynamic conversations, and live the values of inclusion and representation. at.pw.org/10FictionMags
“In my own practice, this blend of planning and improvisation often leads to poems that please me best.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Garrett Hongo considers the benefits of planning elements of a poem before its composition. at.pw.org/HongoCC2
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“In my own practice, this blend of planning and improvisation often leads to poems that please me best.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Garrett Hongo considers the benefits of planning elements of a poem before its composition. at.pw.org/HongoCC2
#PWFictionPrompt: Write a story that steps into the life of an overlooked character from fiction or literary history. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/OverlookedCharacter
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#PWFictionPrompt: Write a story that steps into the life of an overlooked character from fiction or literary history. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/OverlookedCharacter
#ClipOfTheDay: In this 60 Minutes interview, Margaret Atwood speaks about her new memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, and why she says the popularity of The Handmaid’s Tale is “not due to me or the excellence of the book. It’s partly the twists and turns of history.” at.pw.org/Atwood60Minutes
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ClipOfTheDay: In this 60 Minutes interview, Margaret Atwood speaks about her new memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, and why she says the popularity of The Handmaid’s Tale is “not due to me or the excellence of the book. It’s partly the twists and turns of history.” at.pw.org/Atwood60Minutes
What do This Is the Only Kingdom (Algonquin Books) by Jaquira Díaz and A Bright and Borrowed Light (William Morrow) by the late Courtney Kampa Roy have in common? They’re included in our latest #PageOne installment. Discover the opening lines of these titles and ten others: at.pw.org/PageOne2025x6
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What do This Is the Only Kingdom (Algonquin Books) by Jaquira Díaz and A Bright and Borrowed Light (William Morrow) by the late Courtney Kampa Roy have in common? They’re included in our latest #PageOne installment. Discover the opening lines of these titles and ten others: at.pw.org/PageOne2025x6
The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a book on the power of poetry by Tracy K. Smith and #PWWritingPrompts on dreamy imagery, soundscapes, and backstories. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a book on the power of poetry by Tracy K. Smith and #PWWritingPrompts on dreamy imagery, soundscapes, and backstories. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN
STARTING IN ONE HOUR! Join us tomorrow for a reading and celebration with the 2025 Get the Word Out fiction fellows. We can't wait to celebrate with you! Registration is required for this free virtual event: at.pw.org/fiction25
2025 Get the Word Out Fiction Reading
November 20, 2025, at 8:00 PM ETVirtual Event – Free – RSVP HereJoin Poets & Writers for a celebratory reading by the current fiction cohort of Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
STARTING IN ONE HOUR! Join us tomorrow for a reading and celebration with the 2025 Get the Word Out fiction fellows. We can't wait to celebrate with you! Registration is required for this free virtual event: at.pw.org/fiction25
Searching for a place to submit your prose or poetry chapbook? Look no further. In our latest issue, author Ananda Lima offers five fantastic chapbook presses, including Cooper Dillon Books and Black Lawrence Press. “…they may be small, but chapbooks can be mighty.” More: at.pw.org/5ChapbookPresses
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Searching for a place to submit your prose or poetry chapbook? Look no further. In our latest issue, author Ananda Lima offers five fantastic chapbook presses, including Cooper Dillon Books and Black Lawrence Press. “…they may be small, but chapbooks can be mighty.” More: at.pw.org/5ChapbookPresses
One final note of congratulations, this time for the 2025 #NBAwards winner in Fiction: Rabih Alameddine for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother).
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One final note of congratulations, this time for the 2025 #NBAwards winner in Fiction: Rabih Alameddine for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother).
Our hearty congratulations to the 2025 #NBAwards winner in Nonfiction: Omar El Akkad for One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Our hearty congratulations to the 2025 #NBAwards winner in Nonfiction: Omar El Akkad for One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
Congratulations are in order for the 2025 #NBAwards winners for Translated Literature: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara and translator Robin Myers for We Are Green and Trembling.
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congratulations are in order for the 2025 #NBAwards winners for Translated Literature: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara and translator Robin Myers for We Are Green and Trembling.
Join us in congratulating the 2025 #NBAwards winner for Young People’s Literature: Daniel Nayeri for The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Join us in congratulating the 2025 #NBAwards winner for Young People’s Literature: Daniel Nayeri for The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story.
#ClipOfTheDay: In this Books Are Magic event, Lana Lin reads from her book The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam and discusses how she uses both Gertrude Stein and Audre Lorde’s genre-bending approaches to autobiography in order to highlight Asian diasporic narratives. at.pw.org/LanaLin
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ClipOfTheDay: In this Books Are Magic event, Lana Lin reads from her book The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam and discusses how she uses both Gertrude Stein and Audre Lorde’s genre-bending approaches to autobiography in order to highlight Asian diasporic narratives. at.pw.org/LanaLin
We are excited to be at the 76th National Book Awards (@nationalbook.bsky.social) this evening, featuring host Jeff Hiller, musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae, and superb authors such as Roxane Gay, George Saunders, and more!
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
We are excited to be at the 76th National Book Awards (@nationalbook.bsky.social) this evening, featuring host Jeff Hiller, musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae, and superb authors such as Roxane Gay, George Saunders, and more!
“Writing and publishing are two threads in a life that won’t always stitch as we’d like.” Daniel Ruiz, a poetry editor at Denver Quarterly, offers advice on finding strength in committing to your vision: at.pw.org/AERRuiz
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Writing and publishing are two threads in a life that won’t always stitch as we’d like.” Daniel Ruiz, a poetry editor at Denver Quarterly, offers advice on finding strength in committing to your vision: at.pw.org/AERRuiz
Join us tomorrow, November 20, at 8 PM EDT for a reading and celebration with the 2025 Get the Word Out fiction fellows. These writers have been taking part in our publicity incubator for debut and early-career authors. Learn more and register for this free virtual event: at.pw.org/fiction25
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us tomorrow, November 20, at 8 PM EDT for a reading and celebration with the 2025 Get the Word Out fiction fellows. These writers have been taking part in our publicity incubator for debut and early-career authors. Learn more and register for this free virtual event: at.pw.org/fiction25
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This Thursday hear AHP author Grace Spulak read from her forthcoming collection MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK!
You’re invited! 🎉 Join us on Thursday, November 20, at 8 PM EDT for a with the 2025 Get the Word Out fiction fellows. These writers have been taking part in our publicity incubator for debut and early-career authors. Learn more and register for this free virtual event: at.pw.org/fiction25
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This Thursday hear AHP author Grace Spulak read from her forthcoming collection MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK!
Prose writers, listen up: In our new issue, award-winning author of American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, Marie Mutsuki Mockett recommends ten exemplary journals publishing nonfiction. Find out which ones they are and what each magazine is about: at.pw.org/10NonfictionMags
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Prose writers, listen up: In our new issue, award-winning author of American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, Marie Mutsuki Mockett recommends ten exemplary journals publishing nonfiction. Find out which ones they are and what each magazine is about: at.pw.org/10NonfictionMags
“Our stories, memories, and experiences are too precious to be consumed by algorithms that do not understand or value them.” In our latest issue, author Yiming Ma discusses the multifaceted and complex nature of writing in the age of AI. Learn more: at.pw.org/AgeOfAI
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Our stories, memories, and experiences are too precious to be consumed by algorithms that do not understand or value them.” In our latest issue, author Yiming Ma discusses the multifaceted and complex nature of writing in the age of AI. Learn more: at.pw.org/AgeOfAI