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Poetry Writing Jobs: 5+ Keys to Creative Writing Openings (2023)

Smart Blogger

Poetry Workshops If you’re a little more experienced you could try your hand at a poetry workshop. Invite them to be part of your workshop. Poetry School offers great workshops that can inspire you and give you an idea of how much you can charge. So getting published isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. Plus it’s simple.

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10+ Best Writing Retreats for 2023 (In Person & Online)

Smart Blogger

This post will surely meet you with a writer’s retreat that works for your budget, even if you’re stuck at home. Learning about the art of creative writing in a creative environment requires a combination of planned social activities and a special writing group workshop designed to hone your writing skills.

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What If You’re New to Writing and Don’t Know How to Fix Things?

Jane Friedman

Step up your writing game and meet fellow writers with The Deep Dive Workshop, a 10-week series from the podcast hosts of The S**t No One Tells You About Writing. Each week you’ll hear from expert writers and editors, followed by workshops led by Bianca, Carly or CeCe. I’m a beginning writer. Revision is a process—often a long one.

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40 Free Writing Contests: Legitimate Competitions With Cash Prizes

The Write Life

With thousands of dollars in cash prizes and numerous opportunities to secure a publishing contract, you’re sure to find the right free writing contest for your work. (If And if you’re still hungry for more opportunities, we also have posts on writers grants and writing fellowships.). Francis students. Young Lions Fiction Award.

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5 Ways to Make a Writing Retreat “Pay Off”

Jane Friedman

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. I did have a long list of things I wanted to accomplish: revise an old project and start a new one; write a newsletter/blog post, draft two essays, work on marketing, and so on. Ah, a writing retreat. Doesn’t the idea sound amazing?

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Finding the Funny: 8 Tips on Writing Humor

Jane Friedman

Photo by Franco Antonio Giovanella on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Joni B. I never thought of myself that way, at least not until after reading the reviews of my first essay collection published over a decade ago. I think about the time a woman who had taken several of my writing workshops died rather suddenly.

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The Secret Sauce to Being a Good Writer

Jane Friedman

Today’s post is by author and editor Michael Mohr. If you’re not, no amount of classes or workshops will change that in a fundamental way. This doesn’t mean that because you have the internal drive to write but haven’t pumped out profound prose that you “aren’t a writer.” Photo by Nong V on Unsplash. Honestly, the No.

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