The Writer Magazine April 2020 Retour à l'édition précédente

Crossing the finish line: It’s easy to keep tinkering with a manuscript forever, but at some point, it’s time to cut the cord. Here’s how pro authors evaluate a novel to see if it’s ready for publication – and how you can, too.

Treasure hunt: From the Library of Congress to the Smithsonian Institution, national research resources abound for the curious writer. Here’s how to use them.

Words as medicine: How Oakland’s OG Rev aims to make the world a better place through verse.

Announcing the winners of our flash contest: We invited readers to submit work in any genre – fiction or nonfiction – as long as the final submission fell under 1,000 words. Here are the first-, second-, and third-place winners of our 2019 contest.