We’re in the midst of a load of updates at the moment so nothing too wild going on.
Karina is finishing up a Submitter’s Club reboot.
Nikita is designing brand new profile pages (fuck they are so cool)
Shel & Kailey are working on a huge revamp of all our education.
And Ben did some content stuff:
The Sub Club Newsletter:
And in Write or Die 101, Courtney has some fantastic new lessons on how to grow and launch your newsletter:
Essay
So, I Lied: The Chapbook as a Coherent Container by Adrie Rose
I wanted to tell the stories of what had happened to me, not because they were my special stories, but because they were not that special, actually.
Interview
Sean Enfield: On Not Caring if You’re Relevant, Turning Your Interests Into Art, Teacher Troubles, and His Debut Essay Collection ‘Holy American Burnout!’ by Shelby Hinte
I feel for teachers working in this current environment where there's so many eyes on what they say and do in the classroom. I think it's valid for those students to come to teachers with those questions. I think it's valid for teachers to be honest and open, but I certainly would be nervous to do so if you're teaching in Florida or Texas or in the American South.
Saturday, April 13 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
Small Press Publishing with a Debut Seminar with Emily Jon Tobias
Looking for a publisher to call home for your manuscript? Emily Jon Tobias will share her successes and failures along the journey to find a home for her debut story collection, MONARCH. You will learn about writing query letters (agents vs. presses), tracking submissions, the research process, fees, red flags, green flags, how to best navigate technology with productive, simple tools, and, perhaps most importantly, how to handle the emotional pressure of rejection after rejection.
Sunday, April 14 from 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM (EST)
Land Big Bylines by Writing for Columns with
In this workshop, Courtney will explain the crux of popular columns for top publications. You'll do a brainstorming exercise for each, and there will be an opportunity to workshop your ideas and ask questions. You'll receive a list of potential columns and editor contact information for each. By the end, you'll have a game plan for landing your best bylines yet!
April 20th & April 27th from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Chasing the Chantable: A Two Week Intensive on Sonic Impact in Syntax with Ben Jahn
In this half-class/half-workshop, we'll study the sentence as a site of sound aesthetics and practice techniques to increase our syntax's sonic impact.
This class is for folks who hear “kill your darlings,” and think: but they’re all darlings! For people who see the sentence as its own aesthetic terrain, with tension and energy and momentum within and between each syllabic synapse. We’ll read and discuss the work of writers who do this—who write with and make us read with a tuned ear. Then we’ll practice the techniques in a workshop format.
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