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Our annual MFA issue features an in-depth look at the MFA in flux, including reports on how programs are planning for COVID-19, the rise of the online MFA, reimagining power in the creative writing workshop, what happens when a low-residency program closes, and a call for systemic change in the literary arts; an interview with poet Nate Marshall on his second collection, Finna; Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil in conversation; playwright Ayad Akhtar on his new novel, Homeland Elegies, letters from writers of the Black literary community; the art of the author photograph; how social media effects our writing; critic Ismail Muhammad; writing prompts; and more.
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Best Wishes
Stories from the front of the book-signing line
Annie Hwang - Agents & Editors
Annie Hwang of Ayesha Pande Literary talks about community building, professional burnout, the questions writers should ask when querying agents, and the demanding work of advocating for diversity in publishing.
Reviewers & Critics
A CONTRIBUTOR to the Boston Globe since 2007, Kate Tuttle became the newspaper's books editor in 2020. Over the past year and a half at the Globe she has interviewed an array of writers, including Kaveh Akbar, Rabih Alameddine, Lan Samantha Chang, Bernardine Evaristo, Gish Jen, Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, and Lisa Taddeo.
Reclaiming My Book
TRANSLATING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TO TEXT AND SOUND
On Writing About Books
TEN PRO TIPS FOR THE FREELANCE REVIEWER
The Savvy Self-Publisher
DEBRA ENGLANDER is a consulting editor for Post Hill Press and a book coach who advises authors on the publishing industry, whether they're self-publishing or seeking a traditional publisher. She lives in New York City.
The New Nonfiction 2022
Non Fiction Books review
Matejka Leads Change at Poetry
Adrian Matejka became the new editor of Poetry in May-the first Black editor in the magazine's 110-year history.
My Life in Book BANNING
THE AUTHOR OF OF LAST YEAR'S MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS CONFRONTS A CAMPAIGN OF THREATS, CYBERATTACKS, AND DOXING IN THE POST-TRUTH ERA.
HOW IT FELT
IN HER SECOND NOVEL, THE FURROWS: AN ELEGY, NAMWALI SERPELL CONJURES THE ROILING NATURE OF GRIEF IN A POWERFUL NARRATIVE THAT EXPLORES MEMORY, LOSS, AND BLACK IDENTITY WITHOUT RESTING ON WHAT SHE CALLS THE "MEANINGLESS PLATITUDE" THAT ART PROMOTES EMPATHY.