Writer’s Digest
Landing the Big One
How to write for your dream magazine.
9 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Mike Chen
The award-winning science-fiction author discusses the importance of fandom, writing for IP giants like Star Wars, and tackling his biggest project yet: a space opera.
10+ min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Poetic Asides
No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer's arsenal.
2 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
How to Pitch in Person Without Losing the Plot
Conference-ready tips to make sure your story stands out.
5 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Write It Out
Writing prompts to boost your creativity.
1 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Collaborate to Create
Why co-authoring nonfiction is a pro strategy worth considering.
7 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Death Becomes Her
In this collection of 13 short stories, the specter of death and the afterlife joins them together along with the presence of animals in a least some form or capacity in each story.
3 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Dress Your Manuscript for the Job You Want It to Have
Dress Your Manuscript for the Job You Want It to Have How often have you heard the adage “dress for the job you want”? Probably often enough that it’s a cliché.
5 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Throwing Clay
THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt below.
1 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
The Family Business
As a mother and daughter on opposite sides of the desk, Novelist Wanda M. Morris and Senior Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Alexandra Hightower shed light on the publishing industry and what they've learned from each other.
8 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Fate and Prophesy
Defying destiny may be just as hazardous as succumbing to it.”
5 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Thanks for Reading My Book, But You're Not Done-Yet
Please take a few minutes to share your experience reading my book.
1 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Don't Be a Snob When It Comes to Media
Most people probably wouldn't admit to being a media snob.
4 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
Writing What You Know vs. Exploiting What You've Lived
How to build an ethical framework for transforming professional experience into authentic fiction.
8 min |
May / June 2026
Writer’s Digest
On Writing & Newsroom Autobiography
Today, the rise of 24-hour cable news has dramatically reshaped how we consume information.
2 min |
May / June 2026
Fast Company
TOMORROW.IO: FOR PREDICTING HYPERLOCAL WEATHER BEFORE IT'S A PROBLEM
MANY PARTS OF the world that are most vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and flash flooding, are also the ones that legacy weather-forecasting systems overlook.
2 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
RHODE; FOR EXPANDING THE GLAZED-DONUT AESTHETIC INTO A LUSTROUS $1 BILLION BUSINESS
BLOCKBUSTER celebrity beauty brands aren't novelties. Kylie Jenner translated social reach into a billion-dollar valuation.
3 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE: FOR POWERING WOMEN'S HOCKEY INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUES
HILARY KNIGHT had seen this movie before.
3 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
RIMAS ENTERTAINMENT: FOR PUTTING AN ISLAND AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
PUERTO RICAN-BORN BENITO Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, has long grounded his music in the island's culture.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
TUBI: FOR REIMAGINING FREE, FAN-FOCUSED TV
IT'S ONE OF THE TRICKIEST QUESTIONS FOR ANY LEADER, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: WHEN TO FOLLOW THE HERD AND WHEN TO GO IT ALONE.
8 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
DIPLO'S RUN CLUB: FOR TURNING 5K RACES INTO THE HOTTEST PARTIES OF THE YEAR
DIPLO DIDN'T invent running events. He just gave them a new vibe—one so good that there are now Diplo's Run Club events in 10 U.S. cities.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
DATABRICKS: FOR SUPPLYING ORGANIZATIONS WITH READY-MADE AI AGENTS, MINUS THE HASSLE
AS THE AI INDUSTRY races toward bigger models—and louder claims—Databricks is quietly building the infrastructure to make these models actually work for business.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
PROXIMITY MEDIA: FOR GENERATING BLOCKBUSTER REVENUES FROM INDIE STORYLINES
USUALLY, ALL-NIGHTERS ARE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING THEIR JOBS IF THEY DON'T DELIVER.
10+ min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
GAP: FOR REVIVING AN AMERICAN STAPLE BY ELECTRIFYING POP CULTURE
WHEN MARK BREITBARD WAS named president and CEO of the Gap brand in 2020, “the business was broken,” he says.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
ABRIDGE: FOR RELIEVING DOCTORS OF CHART-WORK DRUDGERY
ABRIDGE HAS CHANGED THE way thousands of doctors practice medicine.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
ROW 7: FOR INVENTING ENTIRELY NEW VEGETABLES AND RESHAPING THE FOOD SYSTEM IN THE PROCESS
ONE NIGHT IN JANUARY, CHEF DAN BARBER AND HIS TEAM ARE GATHERED IN THE KITCHEN, PLATING COURSE AFTER COURSE OF VEGETABLES.
6 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
UNITREE ROBOTICS: FOR CATAPULTING HUMANOID ROBOTS INTO THE MAINSTREAM
STANDING AT 4 FEET TALL, Unitree's R1 Air can run, flip, walk on its hands, and jump-kick a watermelon into pulp.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
FOR SEEING INTO OUR AI-ASSISTED FUTURE
SOON AFTER BEING NAMED Google CEO in 2015, he'd declared that the world was entering an AI-first era.
10+ min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
THE ONION: FOR PROVING THAT PRINT ISN'T DEAD - ESPECIALLY IF IT'S FUNNY
TODAY, THE GRIM MANTRA THAT “print is dead” seems all but a given.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Fast Company
REDDIT: FOR REMAINING AUTHENTICALLY HUMAN IN THE AGE OF AI
LAST FALL, CHIVES TOOK OVER REDDIT. IT STARTED WHEN A COOK WHO BELONGED TO THE MASSIVE SOCIAL SITE'S R/KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNITY PLEDGED TO PRACTICE his chive-cutting skills every day and post photos so that others could rate his technique.
10 min |