Baillie Gifford shortlist 2022. Photograph: Baillie Gifford prize Five of the six books on this year’s shortlist for the Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction are by women. Caroline Elkins’ Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire; Sally Hayden’s My Fourth Time, We Drowned; Anna Keay’s The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown; Polly […]
BALTIMORE — What better time than October for a writing contest for work inspired by Edgar Allan Poe? Poe Baltimore and the Baltimore National Heritage Area are hosting the Second Annual Young Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards. The free competition is open to all Maryland high school student-creators who are inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s life and […]
I wanted to post a little update on my writing projects. Freethought House, the publisher of my poetry book, was also going to publish my memoir about mental illness, recovery, and atheism. However, they recently had two people resign and they are no longer able to move forward with my project. I haven’t decided what […]
When Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya announced her horror novelette, a lesbian ghost story, would be published by Burrow Press, I immediately pre-ordered the special edition hardcover version . Kayla is many things. She’s our Managing Editor, but she’s also our leading Yellowjackets expert, our personal essay champion, a writer of fiction across various literary magazines — […]
Among the words that have long lain in helpless exhaustion, shunned and hidden away, words that one made a mockery of oneself by using, words that were so drained of meaning that they shriveled and became ugly warnings—among these one finds the word “poet.” And any person who still took up the activity of writing, […]
‘This programme is an act of defiance, a challenge to those who would curtail free expression and the tolerant exchange of ideas, and a catalyst for global change’. As Ukraine’s sportsmen and women have already demonstrated over the past seven months with their inspirational performances at various international events, there’s more than one way to […]
The Lewes Public Library Spoken Word Society invites participants for an eight-week Poe on Stage writing and performance seminar to be held from noon to 2 p.m., starting Saturday, Oct. 15, at the library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes. The unique series offers participants an opportunity to explore their artistic selves from within the creative process […]
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the pop composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. In this edition, we meet Per Gessle, one half of Sweden’s second most successful band of all time, Roxette, and the writer behind all their biggest hits. World’s Greatest Songwriters is supported by AMRA – the global digital music collection society […]
I’ll admit it – I’m a daydreamer. I often find myself checking out of reality and mentally crafting scenes for my stories throughout the day. I usually let these ideas simmer and develop like hot soup in a slow-cooker, throwing in more ingredients as they come to mind. However, as a full-time student, I don’t […]
Exciting news! Since her time on Bachelor Nation shows, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay has become an extremely successful television and podcast host, and even wrote her own book. Her first book was a collection of essays about her life titled, “Miss Me with That: Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits, and a Few Hard Truths.” Now, Rachel […]
