Resources for Writers
Every writer has their favorite literary resources. Here are a few of mine.
Submitting Your Work
Flash (under 750 words)
100 Word Story: Quite literally, stories and essays of 100 words
Brevity: The original flash creative nonfiction (under 750 words)
Creative Nonfiction Magazine's #cnftweet: tell a true story in a Tweet; winning entries on Twitter page and published in quarterly magazine
Proximity: Creative nonfiction published online (flash under 500 words)
River Teeth: Creative nonfiction, including blog section "Beautiful Things" of flash nonfiction
Fiction and Nonfiction
apt: Both print and online opportunities
Baltimore Review: High-caliber publication, all genres
Bookends Review: Independent lit mag publishing all genres
Carve Magazine: Print and digital magazine, all genres
Green Briar Review: All genres, lengths under 6,000 words
Hippocampus Magazine: All lengths of creative nonfiction, including flash
Literary Mama: Online journal of writing about parenthood
Rum Punch Press: All genres including creative nonfiction
The Sun: Over 40 years of gorgeous prose and poetry, plus "Readers Write" section
Yemassee: University of South Carolina, all genres (1,000 to 5,000 words)
Other Opportunities
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant: for Minnesota residents, up to $10,000 (open to artists at all stages in their careers)
Complete Guide to 2019 Artist Grants from Artwork
"Publish Your Writing," Poets & Writers
Sustainable Arts Foundation Support for artists with children
Favorite Reads
About Writing
Plot vs. Story by Susan Scarf Merrell from The Common
Interview: Brenda Miller, The Florida Review at UCF
On Writing by Kate DiCamillo (website)
43 Words Your Should Cut from Your Writing Immediately by Diana Urban (blog)
About Writing Nonfiction
How to Make Cake Out of Cupcakes: How to Turn Your Essays Into a Book by Steven Church, Brevity Magazine
Dear Sugar: How Do I Write About My Life Without Alienating Everyone In It? by Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed, New York Times
The Humble Essayist (website)
A World Cup Without Eduardo Galeano (author of "The Fan") by Lenora Tedaro, The Atlantic
About Writing for Children
Writing Middle-Grade: A Look at the Numbers from Hannah Holt
Residency Archives from Hamline MFA for Children and Young Adults
Last updated 4/10/2019