KENT COUNTY, Mich. – Writers in Michigan are encouraged to submit their short stories to the Write Michigan Short Story Contest for a chance to win a $500 prize. The contest is held by the Kent ...

The best science fiction works revolve around deep-seated ideas that can speak to humanity as a whole. Having enough money to get what you need to live—or what happens when you don’t—is one of those ...

Today's the day. It's happening. You've decided to write your first short story. Maybe this story idea has been kicking around your head for the last 10 years, or maybe you just googled a list of ...

Editor’s note: Poynter announced that the newly renamed 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes will feature a category honoring longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark and recognizing compelling short writing ...

As events and programs were cut or altered dramatically to reinforce COVID-19 precautionary practices, the Illini Union Board, an organization whose main focus is student engagement, had to reassess.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The annual statewide short-story writing contest from Kent District Library is now open. Write Michigan Short Story Contest began accepting entries on Sept. 1 and is open ...

Writing is not like assembling IKEA furniture: You can’t build your skills by reading an instruction manual and then viola, product assembled. Particularly in fiction, you largely learn by doing.

Editor’s Note: A Southerner born in Jackson, Mississippi, and educated at the Mississippi State College for Women, the University of Wisconsin, and Columbia, EUDORA WELTY is one of the most versatile ...