Tag: win

Living the writing life means living with failure

Writing is a hard way to make a living, which is why a whole ecosystem exists to help you feel like you’re succeeding at it. Hashtags like #amwriting provide steady pep talks for people wading through the muck of a first draft. Dubious-seeming ads on Facebook peddle frictionless methods for selling thousands of copies of […]

The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class That Tried to Win the Cold War by Philip Oltermann

In the early 1960s, the East German secret police—commonly known as the Stasi—gathered some of its staff to compose and share their poetry. The group called themselves the Writing Circle of Chekists, borrowing the word “cheka” from their fellow spies in Russia, and they met once a month for almost three decades. But what exactly […]

1 – 2 November 2022

They’ve announced the winner of this year’s Nordic Council Literature Prize, the leading Scandinavian literary prize, and it is the first three volumes of Solvej Balle’s septology — yes, another Nordic septology … — Om udregning af rumfang ; see also, for example, the Danish Arts Foundation information page for volume three. Balle’s According to […]

Retired doctor took up writing to stay awake

Click here to view original web page at Retired doctor took up writing to stay awake Dr. Judson Hout knew he was likely to be awakened shortly if he went to sleep while on duty in the emergency department, so he didn’t sleep — he wrote. Hout, 87, considered self-publishing his work to share with […]

Quinta Brunson Lands First Emmy; Only Second Black Woman To Win In The Writing For A Comedy Series Category

Click here to view original web page at Quinta Brunson Lands First Emmy; Only Second Black Woman To Win In The Writing For A Comedy Series Category In her show’s first season, Quinta Brunson won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series tonight, making her only the second Black woman to win in […]