After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so ...

Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text ...

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Widely considered to be the Writer’s University, the University of Iowa announced the creation of the Office of Writing and Communication. The new office, announced in July, will absorb many of the ...

What happens when writers like Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz become a thing of the past? David X Prutting/BFA.com At both legacy newspapers and specialized art magazines, staff cuts and editorial ...

An award-winning author and Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate was recently tapped to lead the University of Iowa's new Office of Writing and Communication. Daniel Khalastchi will assume the role of ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The other week, I was reading an email I ...

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for corporal punishment perfected my penmanship. But that’s not why. It’s because of my mom.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Looking to “unify, amplify, and expand” its internationally-acclaimed writing programs, the ...

Slick Write can become your personal AI "grammar snob," but presented as a detailed, nonjudgmental teacher throughout the writing process. Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and ...