Calling on LGUs to offer writing residencies
Last week I wrote about the writing workshops going on this summer, with the aim of nurturing and developing the skills of Filipino writers. I mentioned how essential these workshops are not only to teach craft and technique, but also to build and foster a sense of community among people who often feel they are […]
2 Canadians win Lambda Literary Awards for best LGBTQ+ writing
Danny Ramadan, left, and Jeff Ho were among the recipients of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, which honour the best in LGBTQ+ writing across 25 categories. (Dahlia Katz, Amanda Palmer) Two Canadian writers, Danny Ramadan and Jeff Ho were among the winners of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards. The prizes, which recognize the best in […]
2 Canadians win Lambda Literary Awards for best LGBTQ+ writing
Danny Ramadan, left, and Jeff Ho were among the recipients of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, which honour the best in LGBTQ+ writing across 25 categories. (Dahlia Katz, Amanda Palmer) Two Canadian writers, Danny Ramadan and Jeff Ho were among the winners of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards. The prizes, which recognize the best in […]
Calling on LGUs to offer writing residencies
Last week I wrote about the writing workshops going on this summer, with the aim of nurturing and developing the skills of Filipino writers. I mentioned how essential these workshops are not only to teach craft and technique, but also to build and foster a sense of community among people who often feel they are […]
Can You Still Be a Femme Fatale if You’re Butch?
The protagonist of K. Patrick’s “Mrs. S,” a boarding school worker questioning her gender expression, falls into a torrid affair with the headmaster’s wife. Credit…Melanie Lambrick June 20, 2023, 10:47 a.m. ET When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. MRS. S, by K. Patrick When we think […]
How to Think Like a Costume Designer When Writing Historical Fiction
My mother trained as a costume designer and is a self-made cinephile, so the background noise of my childhood and adolescence was the classic films channel. My sister and I grew up to the scratchy deadpan of Bette Davis; the swell of strings under Fred Astaire’s feet; the rapid-fire sniping of Katherine Hepburn and Cary […]
The Glow
The following is from Jessie Gaynor’s debut novel The Glow . Gaynor’s work has appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The New Yorker, WSJ Magazine, and elsewhere. She is a senior editor at Literary Hub and she has an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Rona Jaffe fellow. She lives […]
How to Think Like a Costume Designer When Writing Historical Fiction
My mother trained as a costume designer and is a self-made cinephile, so the background noise of my childhood and adolescence was the classic films channel. My sister and I grew up to the scratchy deadpan of Bette Davis; the swell of strings under Fred Astaire’s feet; the rapid-fire sniping of Katherine Hepburn and Cary […]