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Calling all poets! We’re on the look out for poems of all styles. SUBMIT YOUR BEST POEMS in the 14th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards for a chance to win $1,000 in cash. The Grand Prize Winner will be published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2020 issue, and all top winners will gain worldwide readership on WritersDigest.com! We want to see poems in all styles-rhyming; free verse, haiku, and more! Choose your favorite poems of 32 lines or less, and enter them today for your chance to win.. Enter by November 1, 2019. LEARN MORE  Privacy Policy Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

Writer's Dig Publishing Insights WD University The winners (plural!) of the Booker Prize were announced earlier this week. It's my favorite literary prize even though I know literary prizes, like other prizes that purport to name the best of anything, are highly subjective. Below you'll find my thoughts about the value that literary prizes do offer writers and readers (aside from prize money for the winner). Plus, WD interviews another prize nominee, National Book Award finalist Sarah M. Broom, about her memoir.   -AmyFollow @AmyMJones_5 Building the Yellow House An Interview With National Book Award Finalist, Sarah M. Broom The newly drained swampland that became New Orleans East touted a promising future when Sarah M. Broom’s mother bought their family’s shotgun house in 1961. “The Yellow House” became home to the family’s 12 children, as well as the most unruly child and symbol through which Broom viewed herself. In her debut memoir The Yellow House (Aug. 2019, Grove Press), Broom extends the map of New Orleans beyond the famous sites visited by tourists to include the stories of the city’s natives that came before her; investment in and divestment from New Orleans East and her family’s life growing up there; the journeys she and her family took away from home only to be pulled back again; and the massive storm that changed everything. Broom talked with WD about her process of creating the ambitious new work. Read the full article... What's New Benefits of The Booker Prize and Other Literary Awards for Writers (Besides the Money) It's the height of literary award season and WD senior editor Amy Jones considers what prizes like The Booker Prize have to offer readers and writers (other than the prize money). Read More... 20 Books About Mental Health World Mental Health Day has passed but these books have a lasting impact. Here are 20 books, fiction and nonfiction, with mental health as the main subject or playing a background role. Read More... "Rapid Story Development" with Author and Screenwriter Jeff Lyons A Script Magazine Feature Jenna Avery interviews author-writer Jeff Lyons about his book, Rapid Story Development, which uses the Enneagram to help develop stories. Read More... Letters From Summer Camp Writer's Digest Weekly Writing Prompt Imagine if you were a child sent to the summer camp in Friday the 13th or any of the many horror films that used or made fun of the scary summer camp trope. What kind of letter might you write home to your parents? Start Writing... Mastering Amazon for Authors Writer's Digest University Enroll in one of the most popular courses in Writer’s Digest University! More than 175 authors have purchased and enjoyed the instruction. This premier online course designed to help you maximize book sales at the world’s largest retailer. Learn More... Not sure if this course is for you? Register for the free webinar here>>   Privacy Policy Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

Bring Your Characters to Life!   Your characters are at the heart of your story—they move the plot, they elicit emotion, they become people you care about. These individuals you write about, they deserve all of your attention, your detail, and your craft. So, if you’re interested in improving your character development, be sure to attend this month’s Writer’s Digest Novel Writing Conference in Pasadena! Besides building better characters, you’ll hear keynotes from bestselling authors, create your own schedule, and connect with other authors to form your very own writing tribe!  Here’s a look at some of the sessions in the character track you can look forward to!  Writing in Color: Writing Authentic Characters | Nevien Shaabneh  The Devil Is in the Details | Nina Sadowsky  Backstory Is Behavior—Turning Internal Conflict Outward | David Corbett  Writing Disabled Characters in TV, Film and Young Adult Fiction | Lara Ameen  Beyond character development, #NWC19 offers six other tracks from inspiration and idea generation and screenwriting to the publishing business to help you understand the process after your novel is ready for readers. We’ve also added new sessions from Nina Amir, John Peragine, Jerry Parent, and Sophie Littlefield.  Register today for the best price.  Register Now Information Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

. Announcing Andrew Sean Greer as the #NWC Central Keynote! Writer’s Digest is thrilled to announce the central keynote for this year’s WD Novel Writing Conference: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Andrew Sean Greer.   Andrew Sean Greer is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of six works of fiction, including the bestsellers The Confessions of Max Tivoli and Less. Greer has taught at a number of universities, including the Iowa Writers Workshop, been a TODAY show pick, a New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow, a judge for the National Book Award, and a winner of the California Book Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award. He is the recipient of a NEA grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.  Andrew Sean Greer will join Alice Hoffman and Janet Fitch as the keynotes for the 2019 conference. We’ve also posted the schedule for the conference and have more exciting announcements coming soon! The program is shaping up and the speaker line-up is fantastic so you don’t want to miss out!  Reserve your space today!  Register Now Information  | Privacy Policy Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

Writer's Dig Publishing Insights WD University Last week we revealed the cover of the November/December issue of the magazine and this week we have another treat in store from that issue. Below you'll find an online exclusive from my interview with bestselling author Amor Towles. It features all the questions we didn't have space for in the print magazine. Think of this as a teaser for the real thing! -Amy Follow @AmyMJones_5 Sneak Peek The Exclusive Online Cut: WD Interview with Amor Towles Literary sensation Amor Towles didn’t one day decide to quit his job in the financial sector to try his hand at novel writing. Quite the opposite, really. He began writing when he was a child and followed that passion to Yale where he studied under visiting professor, novelist Peter Matthiessen. Matthiessen encouraged Towles, who realized, “What I've imagined could come true. My dream of being a writer is not just me being crazy. My sense that I could do this well, is not crazy.” Following his time at Yale, Towles then received a writing fellowship at Stanford where he worked closely with novelist, poet, and literary critic, Gilbert Sorrentino. But from there, his career path took a hard left turn as he joined a friend who started an investment firm. Towles kept Matthiessen’s dismay in the back of his mind, recalling him saying, “I personally spent time with you, hopefully mentoring you towards becoming a writer, and so it's a personal disappointment." Towles’s fear was “that I would fail to return to fiction.” Neither Towles nor Matthiessen needn’t have worried. Read the full article... What's New 10 Best Dystopian Novels for Writers Discover (and debate) the 10 best dystopian novels for writers ever written (with a few honorable mentions thrown in), according to Writer’s Digest Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer. Read More... The Art of Efficient Waiting Twine author Monica Duncan shares her best revision secret: waiting and returning to edit a manuscript with fresh eyes. Read More... Breaking & Entering: Confident Writing A Script Magazine Feature Confident Writing is S-E-X-Y. Barri Evins tells all: what it is, why you need it, where to get it, who it turns-on and how to use it to excite the industry. Read More... The Invitation Writer's Digest Weekly Writing Prompt Think of the many invitations you receive—party invites, junk mail offering special deals, and the many events around town that you may or may not fit in at. What types of stories might ensue if you accepted every invitation that you receive? Start Writing ... Copyediting Certification Course Writer's Digest University This certification course incorporates critiqued writing assignments and tools to communicate directly with your instructor and fellow students—to make sure that you are grasping the content. Students who complete all the assignments and pass the comprehensive test will receive documentation from Writer's Digest of their completion of the Copyediting Certification Course. Register Now...  Privacy Policy Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

WRITE SHORT, GET PUBLISHED SUBMIT YOUR BEST SHORT STORIES in the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards for a chance to win $2,500 in cash, a feature interview in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in New York City. If you’re ready to take the next step in your writing career, choose your favorite categories and enter your best short stories of 4,000 words or less. Categories Mystery/Crime Horror Romance Science Fiction/Fantasy Thriller/Suspense Young Adult Enter by September 16, 2019 LEARN MORE | Privacy Policy Writer's Digest an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

Writer's Dig Publishing Insights WD University As you'll see below, WD's editor-in-chief, Ericka McIntyre reveals our November/December cover and gives you a sneak peek at all the truth-related topics addressed in the issue. This means the cat's finally out of the bag: I had the pleasure of interviewing Amor Towles, author of one of my favorite novels, A Gentleman in Moscow (and if you're someone who reads a lot, you probably know just how difficult it is to form a list of favorite novels so this is high praise). I can't wait for you to hear what Mr. Towles had to say. -Amy  Follow @AmyMJones_5 Coming Soon Unveiling the Writer's Digest November/December 2019 Cover Is it already time to reveal our next cover to you? It would appear so. Here it is—for November/December 2019—The Truth Issue. This issue’s cover star, Amor Towles, is one of the most fascinating novelists working today. Our own senior editor Amy Jones did a wide-ranging, deep-diving interview with him. And the photo of him chosen for the cover was the subject of lively debate among the editors and designers here—for some reason, every person on the team liked a different image better—but this is one of the most fun parts of putting together each issue.  Find out more about the stellar line-up for The Truth Issue here: Read the full issue reveal by Ericka McIntyre... What's New 10 Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes for Writers and About Writing Kazuo Ishiguro is the Booker and Nobel prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans, and Never Let Me Go. In these quotes, Ishiguro covers writing what you know, building characters, imagination, and more. Read More... Grammar Rules: Prophecy vs. Prophesy In this week's edition of Writer's Digest Grammar Rules, we'll learn when it's appropriate to use prophecy vs. prophesy, including a few examples of correct and incorrect usages. Read More... Mistakes Screenwriters Turned First-Time Directors Should Avoid A Script Magazine Feature Warning screenwriters! Making a movie isn’t as simple as you might think. Paul Peditto opens up about his first directing experience so screenwriters turned first-time directors learn from his mistakes. Read More... Anthropomorphize That Writer's Digest Weekly Writing Prompt The typewriter from Naked Lunch turns into a talking cockroach. The cows in Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type send a letter to Farmer Brown demanding electric blankets because the barn gets cold at night. The furniture and other household objects in Beauty and the Beast come to life. What do all of these stories have in common? Anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to something that isn't human, such as animal or object. Write a scene or story that includes anthropomorphism. Start Writing... Sell Books on a Shoestring Budget—Free Webinar September 17! Writer's Digest University Let one of the most accomplished book marketing experts in the industry show you the way. When you know what to do and how to do it right, then you become the hero of your own author story! Register Here... Not sure if this course is for you? Check out the free webinar airing on September 17.

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