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15 Engaging Topic Sentence Activities To Foster Strong Writing Skills
Creative Writing

15 Engaging Topic Sentence Activities To Foster Strong Writing Skills

A strong leading sentence is what captivates readers and entices them to want to know more! The beginning is the perfect place to start when building anticipation as no story is complete without this element. We’ve curated a list of 15 unique topic sentence activities that will captivate your students’ attention and help them develop

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A Bewildering World: On Max Porter’s “Shy”
Fiction

A Bewildering World: On Max Porter’s “Shy”

IT’S THE MIDDLE of the night, and Shy is sneaking out of Last Chance. His backpack is filled with rocks, and he’s headed for the lake. There’s a singular compassion at the center of Max Porter’s work. His fourth novel, named after its eponymous subject and published earlier this spring, features the troubled Shy at

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The Magic (and Malaise) of Families
Fiction

The Magic (and Malaise) of Families

New novels by Fonda Lee, Martha Wells, Nick Harkaway, Kelly Link and Emma Törzs. + Credit…Adolfo Redaño Here are five extraordinary books about families — chosen, imposed or estranged — and the astonishing array of skills required to secure or survive them. Fonda Lee’s UNTETHERED SKY (Tordotcom, 152 pp., $22.99) combines falconry and ancient Persian

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From Print to the Big Screen, Works by Creative Writing Faculty and Alumni Receive International Acclaim
Fiction

From Print to the Big Screen, Works by Creative Writing Faculty and Alumni Receive International Acclaim

The renowned creative writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English has a reputation for nurturing some of the top writers from diverse backgrounds, voices and interests. Faculty include widely recognized, award-winning writers, and many M.F.A. alumni have gone onto successful writing careers. Works by both faculty and alumni of the

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Top tips for aspiring writers
Fiction

Top tips for aspiring writers

Affiliate Disclosure If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Read our ethics policy . Have you ever wondered if you could turn your journaling hobby into a career? Do you have something important to say or an incredible story to tell the world? Today, technology makes it easy for us to

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