How Do You Get Past the Sirens?
Several weeks ago I wrote a post called Why I’m Not On Twitter (Yet). I spoke about my compulsive/addictive tendencies as they relate to the Internet, and expressed my concern that joining Twitter...
View ArticleFrom Bennington to Book Tour: A Life-of-Letters Q&A
Last weekend I had the privilege to travel up to Bennington College, where I spoke on a Life of Letters panel with friend (and fellow Ploughshares contributor/guest blogger) Megan Mayhew Bergman. Megan...
View ArticleQ&A: Literary Agent Anna Stein O’Sullivan
Q: First things first: how did you become an agent? A: I resisted initially, spent five years trying to find a different calling, and finally realized that being an agent was exactly what I wanted to...
View ArticleThree Days at MacDowell: Journal Entries
Colony Hall Around the time I began working on my MFA, I started to hear other writers talk about applying for residencies at “artist colonies.” I was new to the writing world, and I wasn’t sure what a...
View ArticleFirst Drafts: Nonfiction (A Conversation with Lia Purpura, Jack Pendarvis,...
1. How do your essay ideas typically come to you? Lia Purpura: Let me reroute the notion of “typical” here. Single words, images, scents, incongruities, awe, toothache—all of these offer possibilities,...
View ArticleThe Center for Fiction: “Away from the Rum Shop and Billiard Room”
The Center for Fiction, 2nd floor reading room June 21, 2012, New York City. I’ve just spent the afternoon in meetings at the Grove/Atlantic offices near Union Square. Now I’m trying to hail a cab—no...
View ArticleOne More Swing of the Club
When I sat down to write this piece—my last post for Ploughshares—I knew I wanted to bookend my stint as guest-blogger with another yoga/writing essay. I wanted to talk about writerly humility;...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Inspiration
As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. This week we’re introducing a new roundup post...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Revision
As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. Our weekly roundups explore the archives and...
View ArticleRoundup: Writing advice, tips, and lists
As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. Our roundups explore the archives and gather past...
View ArticleRoundup: Marketing Your Writing
In our Roundups segment, we’re looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. We explore posts from our archives as well as other top literary magazines, centered on a certain...
View ArticleRoundup: We Are Family
In our Roundups segment, we’re looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. We explore posts from our archives as well as other top literary magazines and websites, centered on a...
View ArticleJamie Quatro On Her Story, “Sinkhole”
Jamie Quatro’s story, “Sinkhole” first appeared in our Spring 2012 issue, guest edited by Nick Flynn. It will also be included in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013, available September 2013. “Sinkhole”...
View ArticleRoundup: Social Media, Technology, and Innovation
In our Roundups segment, we’re looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. We explore posts from our archives as well as other top literary magazines and websites, centered on a...
View ArticleAwards to Ploughshares Writers
Our congratulations to the following Ploughshares writers who work has been selected for these anthologies: Best Stories: Jamie Quatro’s story “Sinkhole,” from the Spring 2012 issue edited by Nick...
View ArticleThree Days at MacDowell: Journal Entries
Colony Hall Around the time I began working on my MFA, I started to hear other writers talk about applying for residencies at “artist colonies.” I was new to the writing world, and I wasn’t sure what a...
View ArticleFirst Drafts: Nonfiction (A Conversation with Lia Purpura, Jack Pendarvis,...
1. How do your essay ideas typically come to you? Lia Purpura: Let me reroute the notion of “typical” here. Single words, images, scents, incongruities, awe, toothache—all of these offer...
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