Category: Self-taught MFA

10 NEW $$ PAYING $$ LIT MAGS Currently open for submissions

The literary magazines/journals listed below are recently established or considered to be "fledgling" on Duotrope. All offer some form of payment and are currently open to submissions. Fledging journals are a great way to cut your teeth if you've never been published, often have faster response times, and […]

“Submit Publish Repeat” by Emily Harstone is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Authors Publish for sharing this free eBook! Just click the link below and enter your email address to download the PDF. (I’ve not noticed any additional junkmail since I first signed up.) Most eBooks are only free for a limited time, so make sure to download it […]

"Submit Publish Repeat" by Emily Harstone is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Authors Publish for sharing this free eBook! Just click the link below and enter your email address to download the PDF. (I’ve not noticed any additional junkmail since I first signed up.) Most eBooks are only free for a limited time, so make sure to download it […]

What Is a Literary Journal? And How Do I Get Into One?

Check out this great article “What Is a Literary Journal? And How Do I Get Into One?” by friend and fellow poet E. Kristin Anderson. You read more about her on her lovely, informative blog here: Write All the Words! This article not only gives a short explanation […]

FREE Online Experimental Writing Project from the OSU-Cascades Collective

Previous fellow student and friend of mine, Austin Anderson, recently shared an intriguing writing experiment project his MFA creative writing group is conducting this summer. We are Plenum, the website for the inaugural cohort of OSU-Cascades Collective, a brave new world in low-residency MFA creative writing adventures. This site is where […]

“How To Write Poetry” by Cynthia Sharp–FREE to download until May 29, 2015

Thanks to Cynthia Sharp and her How to Write Poetry site for offering her eBook free this week! Follow her on Twitter for other poetry/writing resources, tips, and news. How To Write Poetry: A Resource for Students and Teachers of Creative Writing by Cynthia Sharp is FREE to download via http://amzn.to/1t3owvc until May 29, 2015 […]

FREE Online Writing Class from Davidson College

Register now so you don’t lose sight of this one! This six week course suggests participants spend about 2-4 hours a week studying how to create interactive fiction, kinetic poetry and more using electronic forms. You’ll learn some history on digital creativity, how to interpret and analyze digital […]

Did you know you can submit to English-language international lit mags?

Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem “My Monkey Grammarian” was published in Hong Kong and even included in a […]

PoetryNow: New Broadcast and Podcast Series Showcases Contemporary Poets #NaPoMo

Poetry Now is a new series from the Poetry Foundation. The audio recordings provide an introduction to the featured poet, commentary from the poet regarding the poem, and then a reading of the poem. They have quite a lineup, including Jamaal May, Rae Armantrout, and Wendy Xu. If […]

FREE Online Poetry Class from The University of Iowa–Begins April 13

The course will begin Monday April 13, 2015 at 1 pm CDT and will close on Monday June 1, 2015. Registration is still open! #NaPoMo How Writers Write Poetry 2015 Don’t miss out on this MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) offered by The University of Iowa. How Writers Write Poetry 2015 […]

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