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Tag Archives: AWP
The Courage For Compassion
At AWP 2013 in Boston, author Melanie Rae Thon read the following during the panel “The Literary Legacy of Andre Dubus.” Ploughshares founding editor DeWitt Henry attended the panel, and thought the piece was so beautiful that, with Melanie’s permission, we … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers
Tagged Andre Dubus, AWP, DeWitt Henry, Killings, Melanie Rae Thon, Song of Pity, The Curse
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From the Slush Pile: Don’t Leave Me Hanging
Monday morning, two days post-AWP, your 2013 Boston Tote Bag filled with literary swag: postcards, pins, temporary tattoos, and journals. You have a renewed energy. Yes, this is the year. You will submit—over and over again if necessary—and you … Continue reading
Fantasy Blog Draft – Team Introductions
Welcome to the first ever Ploughshares Fantasy Blog Draft! If you missed our manifesto post, be sure to read it so you understand the rules of the “game.” Today we’ll be introducing our teams, the draft order, and the bracket for the … Continue reading
Literary Boston: Two Sides of Beacon Hill
Megan Marshall is the Pulitzer-nominated author of The Peabody Sisters and Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, and teaches nonfiction writing in the MFA program at Emerson College. She will be featured on two panels at AWP 2013, both on March 7: at … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Boroughs
Tagged AWP, Black Heritage Trail, Booker T. Washington, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Henry David Throreau, Henry James, Margaret Fuller, Megan Marshall, Museum of African American History, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nichols House Museum, Robert Gould Shaw, Robert Lowell, The Bostonians, The Peabody Sisters, William James
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The AWP13 Post You’ve Been Waiting For
No need to be coy. Step right up and behold: the pre-AWP13 post you’ve all been waiting for! Now, some of you may already know that Ploughshares is based in Boston, the very city that will be teeming with hordes of … Continue reading
Ploughshares Fantasy Blog Draft – An Introduction
For too long, fantasy sports have been confined to—well, actual sports. Whether it’s historical fantasy sports or contemporary fantasy sports, the literary world has watched from the sidelines as number crunchers and keg tappers compete for glory in an imaginary … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy Blog Draft, Ploughshares Bloggers
Tagged AWP, Fantasy Blog Draft, March Madness
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Reality TV for Writers
Oh, television (they sighed collectively). Enemy of productivity, demise of the would-be genius. “Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest,” we cry, “some Cromwell ruined by The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” But why, then, have I learned almost as much … Continue reading
Posted in Ploughshares Bloggers
Tagged Aesop, AWP, Big Brother, MFA programs, Michael Chabon, Michael Kors, Project Runway, Reality TV, Top Chef, Work of Art
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Introducing… The New Ploughshares Blog!
The Ploughshares blog has changed a lot since we first launched it in 2009. Back then, it was mostly a supplement to the magazine—a clearinghouse for announcements, extra contributors’ notes, and all the other little tidbits that wouldn’t fit elsewhere. … Continue reading
Myths About Lit Mags — With Becky Tuch, Founding Editor of The Review Review
This week, I asked Becky Tuch to respond to some common misconceptions about literary magazines. Here are her responses. 1. No one reads them. Literary magazines may not have a mainstream audience. But they do have a very specific and … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers
Tagged AWP, Duotrope, Jennifer De Leon, literary magazines, The Review Review
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Black Ocean, An Interview with Janaka Stucky and Carrie Adams
Continuing my quest to learn about interesting small presses, I had the opportunity to interview Black Ocean editors, Janaka Stucky and Carrie Adams. Black Ocean has generated a fair amount of buzz around their small press and I was curious to … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers
Tagged Aase Berg, AWP, Bill Knott, Black Ocean Press, Brandon Shimoda, Carrie Adams, D.A. Powell, Dorothea Lasky, Frank Stanford, Janaka Stucky, Joe Hall, Johannes Göransson, Julie Doxsee, Mary Ruefle, Matthew Henriksen, Michael Zapruder, Swedish Arts Council, The Hideout, The Poetry Foundation, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Victoria Chang, Zachary Schomburg
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