Items tagged with: literary fiction

Writing Contests Facelift

Jason — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:44:53 -0400

Got some snazzy, drupalicious goodness going on with the writing contests database over at Poets & Writers--including a new calendar view of the submission calendar. Keep up-to-date on the upcoming deadlines whichever way you want to look at it. It's all still carefully screened by the P&W Magazine staff and includes full contact info and submission details. Same wholesome goodness--fancy new package.

The Line Between Literary and Genre Fiction

Jason — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:36:16 -0400

I have long held that literary fiction and genre fiction were not in any way mutually exclusive. There have been many, many shining examples of very literary genre writers. Now people are starting to notice that there are many genre-leaning literary writers, too.

www.pw.org/content/invasion_genre_snatchers

Must Read List for Writers

Jason — Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:07:10 -0400

Here's a list of suggested reading material for the modern fiction writer. Taken together, it touches on story structure, process, word choice, lifestyle, and dealing with that other world that keeps intruding on the fictional worlds you're trying to create.