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Shelby Van Pelt Created Her Oddball Octopus in a Low-Key Writing Class (And Other Deets)

Shelby Van Pelt Created Her Oddball Octopus in a Low-Key Writing Class (And Other Deets)

The Author of “Remarkably Bright Creatures” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | April 29, 2025

Art and Craft: An Illustrated Conversation Between Lena Moses-Schmitt and Martha Park

Art and Craft: An Illustrated Conversation Between Lena Moses-Schmitt and Martha Park

From the Authors of “True Mistakes” and “World Without End”

By Literary Hub | April 24, 2025

Who Is the Real Patron Saint of Realism?"> Lucia Berlin vs. Raymond Carver: <BR

Lucia Berlin vs. Raymond Carver: <BR

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Who Is the Real Patron Saint of Realism?">Lucia Berlin vs. Raymond Carver:
Who Is the Real Patron Saint of Realism?

Or, Who We [Should] Talk About When We Talk About Realism

By Julien C. Levy | April 23, 2025

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“You can’t do that Rick! You made the accusation. You can’t go back!”

By Matthew Bucknor | April 18, 2025

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A Manifesto in Three Lies

Chloe Garcia Roberts on the Reasons for Hope in the Field of Translation

By Chloe Garcia Roberts | April 16, 2025

Natalia Theodoridou on Unraveling a Short Story into a Novel

Natalia Theodoridou on Unraveling a Short Story into a Novel

“It gave me permission to indulge myself and my characters.”

By Natalia Theodoridou | April 11, 2025

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Dancing on the Page: Sulaiman Addonia on Writing in the Footsteps of Pina Bausch

By Sulaiman Addonia | March 28, 2025

“Retribution Masquerading As Art.” Elissa Altman on the Problem with Revenge Writing

“Retribution Masquerading As Art.” Elissa Altman on the Problem with Revenge Writing

“Does it move the story forward? Does it belong in my journal?”

By Elissa Altman | March 21, 2025

Playing the End: Alice Austen on Writing Character Like an Actor

Playing the End: Alice Austen on Writing Character Like an Actor

“We all have layers; we are all actors playing our parts.”

By Alice Austen | March 14, 2025

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Against Turning Every Page

By Jonathan Tarleton | March 7, 2025

Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

“There is a pleasure in being reminded that we don’t yet know all there is to know about the universe.”

By Karen Thompson Walker | February 28, 2025

Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

“When in doubt, leave the reaction out.”

By Eric Puchner | February 21, 2025

Roisín O’Donnell on Developing a Short Story into a Novel

Roisín O’Donnell on Developing a Short Story into a Novel

By Roisín O'Donnell | February 14, 2025

Sophia Terazawa on Mistranslation and Writing in a Traitor Tongue

Sophia Terazawa on Mistranslation and Writing in a Traitor Tongue

“I struggle to inherit my mother’s music, picking up what I can and stumbling like a fussy child forward.”

By Sophia Terazawa | February 7, 2025

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