In this episode we speak with Kevin Larimer, Editor in Chief of Poets & Writers. A crucial source of information and guidance for creative writers, Poets & Writers is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. Join us as we learn about the magazine, the editorial process, trends in the literary industry and more.
Podcast Notes:
Poets & Writers, Inc. was founded in 1970.
Mission: "To foster the professional development of poets and writers; to promote communication throughout the literary community; create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public."
Poets & Writers, Inc. website: www.pw.org/
Speakeasy forum Directory of writers Events calendar Reading venuesPoets & Writers Magazine: www.pw.org/magazine
Circulation of 60,000 Readership approximately 100,000 including pass-alongSmall presses mentioned:
Graywolf Press: www.graywolfpress.org milkweed editions: milkweed.org Coffee House Press: coffeehousepress.org Copper Canyon Press: www.coppercanyonpress.org $2 Radio: www.twodollarradio.com/Writing contest trend:
2004: 471 contests listed in Poets & Writers Magazine 2014: 597 contests listed in Poets & Writers Magazine 2004: $19.28 average entry fee 2014: $23.25 average entry fee No-fee contests: down from 157 to 115Poets & Writers Live: www.pw.org/live
Ampersand podcast: www.pw.org/ampersand
Poets & Writers Local App: www.pw.org/local
Books, writers organizations mentioned:
VIDA: www.vidaweb.org Elizabeth Gilbert: www.elizabethgilbert.com Danielle Svetcov: lgrliterary.com/who-we-are/team/danielle-svetcov Mark Doty: www.markdoty.org/ Deep Lane: books.wwnorton.com/books/Deep-Lane Elizabeth McCracken: elizabethmccracken.com/ Benjamin Percy: benjaminpercy.com/ The Dead Lands: www.indiebound.org/book/9781455528240 "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Writers": www.pw.org/content/mammas_dont_let_your_babies_grow_up_to_be_writers Iowa Writers Workshop: writersworkshop.uiowa.edu Marilyn Taylor: www.mlt-poet.com Robert Siegel: robertanthonysiegel.com Iowa Review: www.iowareview.org David Hamilton: www.iowareview.org/blog/tribute-david-hamilton
Producers: Ray Crampton and Abigail Browning
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