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EDITOR’S Note • OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
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A Revolution in Listening
CONTRIBUTORS
Page One • Where New And Noteworthy Books Begin
At the Center of Hip-Hop and Poetry
A New Home for Hugo House
IN MEMORIAM
Small Press Points
Literary MagNet
THE WRITTEN IMAGE
Kulka Curates America’s Library
The Time Is Now • Writing Prompts and Exercises
Some Room to Breathe • IN PRAISE OF QUIET BOOKS
THE INFINITE WORLD
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
the Love of Labor, the Labor of Love • POET, PUBLISHER, EDITOR, AND ACTIVIST CARMEN GIMÉNEZ SMITH, WHOSE FIFTH BOOK, CRUEL FUTURES, IS OUT FROM CITY LIGHTS, HAS SOME ADVICE FOR OTHER HARD-WORKING POETS: WE MAKE ART TO REACH READERS, NOT TO WIN A RACE.
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101 Free Contests • Publication Awards, Book Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, and Other Opportunities for Writers at Any Level
Prize Advice • Ten Quick Tips for Smart Contest Entries
Anatomy of Awards • The Numbers Behind Free Grants & Awards
Two More Weeks to Submit! • The Question of Extended Deadlines
Listen Up! • AUDIOBOOK OPTIONS FOR WRITERS
Reviewers & Critics • LAILA LALAMI OF THE NATION
Deadlines
Submission Calendar
Anatomy of Awards: May/June 2018
Recent Winners
Conferences & Residencies
Partners in Rhyme