Today’s post is written by Dawn Manning. We published her poetry commentary “A Closer Look at ‘Self-Portrait as Eve’ by Debra Wierenga” in our Fall 2016 issue. The following is Manning’s commentary on a second poem by Wierenga. * “Fork,” the poem placed in the middle of Marriage and Other Infidelities, is a strong example of […]
Why You Should Go to a Writer’s Conference…Now
May 8, 2015
Today’s post is written by our fiction director, Kat Gonso. For years, I talked myself out of attending a writers’ conference. I’m not good enough. What if I don’t make any friends? It’s too much money. Each spring I’d wistfully review the websites and begin writing my Bread Loaf application before snapping my computer shut, […]
Get a Free Week of Jennie Nash’s Book-Coaching Program
November 3, 2014
One of our Fall 2014 features is about What Good Editors Do and How to Find One. But before you need an editor, you need to finish (uh . . . or maybe start) that book you’ve been working on or dreaming about. You’re in luck: Jennie Nash—the features editor for our first four issues—is inviting readers of Compose […]
