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The magnetic bond between Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, partners in life and in music, has always been central to their songs. On their latest album, the "we" becomes existential.

California has laws protecting students' privacy rights at schools.

Morgan Talty's debut novel is a touching narrative about family in which the past and present are constantly on the page as we follow a man's life, while also entertaining what that life could have been.

This class will examine the history of the short poem beginning with fragments by Sappho, moving through Japanese short forms and up to contemporary poets who use the form. The main focus of our writing will look at Dickinson poems and her theories on the short form. We will discuss the effectiveness and purpose of short writing and using models, practice our own forms and pieces. This class will work well for both poets and prose writers, as time will be allotted to cover flash writing.

Each writer will receive $50,000 to help support their craft — one of largest awards granted to new authors.

President Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.

So you’ve finished writing your novel — what next? What do published novelists do between that raw first draft and the final manuscript to make their plots sizzle and their prose sing? The key lies in reworking your manuscript until your writing jumps off of the page. If you have completed the first draft of a novel, this workshop will help you develop skills to shape your plot for maximum dramatic impact and give life and texture to characters, dialogue, and setting. Click here for more details about this workshop!

With the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as close as it is, the small percentage of undecided voters could have a big impact on the outcome.

Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker critic Emily Nussbaum's book is a near-definitive history of the genre that forever changed American entertainment.

Class Description One sure path to a form rejection letter is prose that resembles road kill. Once lively and original, stale prose lies dead from overuse. In this class we will look at both fresh and overused prose pieces in a variety of genres. You’ll learn how to spot stale prose in your own writing and come up with something fresh. Disclaimers You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of the class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please either send us a message via this website or send us an email to request your link. Please note that it is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that a class does not get canceled or rescheduled. Policies on registration, refunds, cancellations, etc. can be found on our policies page. If you would like to provide feedback regarding this class, please feel free to complete an evaluation form. This program can be accessed via Digital Ink, a recording of live Zoom-based class sessions that can be purchased for a discount of $10 off the live session price by selecting the Digital Ink option at checkout. Please note that by attending a live session that includes the Digital Ink component, you are consenting to being recorded. If you do not wish to be recorded but would still like to attend the class, you can keep your microphone and camera off for the duration of the session. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter