For more than twenty years, Poets & Writers Magazine has been a trusted companion to writers who take their vocation seriously. Within its pages, our readers find provocative essays on the literary life, practical guidance for getting published and pursuing writing careers, in-depth profiles of poets, fiction writers, and writers of creative nonfiction, and conversation among fellow professionals.
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Page One • Where New And Noteworthy Books Begin
Publishing Poetry in Translation
Authors Thinking Outside the Book
IN MEMORIAM
Small Press Points
Literary MagNet
Mary Gannon Leads CLMP
The Time Is Now • Writing Prompts and Exercises
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf
Portraits of INSPIRATION • Seven writers with books coming out in the first months of the new year share their thoughts about creativity, the transformative power of writing, and the infinite potential of the literary imagination.
Wilder Forms • Our Fourteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets
Tiana Clark • I CAN’T TALK ABOUT THE TREES WITHOUT THE BLOOD
Jenny George • THE DREAM OF REASON
José Olivarez • CITIZEN ILLEGAL
Jenny Xie • EYE LEVEL
Justin Phillip Reed • INDECENCY
Analicia Sotelo • VIRGIN
Diana Khoi Nguyen • GHOST OF
Mario Chard • LAND OF FIRE
Tacey M. Atsitty • RAIN SCALD
Fatimah Asghar • IF THEY COME FOR US
How to Get Paid
Pitch-Writing 101
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Recent Winners
Conferences & Residencies
Curation as Creation