34+ min ago   (1340+ words) THERE is a specific kind of hunger that a book cannot always feed. You finish the last page. You close the cover, and the characters you have spent hundreds of pages living with are suddenly gone. The story is over…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (255+ words) Our call for participation in our inaugural thelagosreview Writing Weekend received a very enthusiastic response wirh over 100 entries in one month. We were particularly delighted by the quality, diversity and spread of entries from young male and female writers from…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (169+ words) CULLMAN, Ala. – Earlier this month, Arboreadum Bookshop and Garden held a book signing event for local author, Missy Gurley and her book “The Front Porch.” “The Front Porch” is a collection of stories that have inspired and influenced Gurley throughout…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (242+ words) What was it about me which gave me away? Here I was pulsing with red red blood So beloved of the vampires Those creatures who move among us… The post When Love overcomes despair: A poem appeared first on The…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (218+ words) Be as emotionally available as customer service hold music Every writer knows the golden rule: Never acknowledge the people who read …...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (85+ words) There are moments when we spend years looking for ourselves in someone else. Then, quietly, we realize the person we’ve been searching for has been waiting for us all along. Found is a poem about returning — not to another person,…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (36+ words) Letting go of monetary pursuits and embracing my love for writing I believe I was born to write; all my life, I’ve chosen consciously or subconsciously to …...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (465+ words) These writing events offer everything a writer might want: intensive workshops, pitch sessions with agents, how to market your books, discussions - there is something for everyone. I have included conferences with deadlines that have already passed on this list to…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (256+ words) A LITERATURE alumna launched her debut poetry collection exploring grief, domestic life and young adulthood on July 12 at Good Intentions Books in Makati. Written by Patricia Mariya “Trish” Shishikura, “the end comes on without a gasp” comprises 49 poems produced over…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (175+ words) Bakersfield.com Last month, Pope Leo XIV hosted a Vatican audience with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors from about a dozen countries. He wanted to speak with them about the power of writing to unwrap great truths and reveal “our inner…...