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“For farmers, it costs real dollars—and not just rivers of sweat and tears—to care for what they love: the land, their animals, their families.” Jennifer Acker on writing rural life. | Lit Hub Craft
“These were the murky effects: a dark yellow sky – like iodine – and brownish clouds, mounted in flat, extravagant, painterly puffs.” Read from Gwendoline Riley’s new novel, The Palm House. | Lit Hub Fiction
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Writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction participate in daily workshops and craft seminars, which are supplemented by literary field trips, readings, and guest talks by esteemed authors and publishing professionals. Deadline: May 1, 2026.
“Perfect wife, perfect life? Think again. A bold and biting satire, Yesteryear examines the power of social media to spin a lie so deep, it turns ‘home sweet home’ into a prison.” –Nita Prose, author of The Maid series
Nathaniel Rich recommendsspending time with Margeaux Walter’s photographs: “They make you want to figure out what is wrong. They don’t shout; they whisper. And they encourage you to whisper back.” | Orion
