Macdonald-Kelce Library: Creative Writing: Websites

Useful Websites & Online Magazines

Become a member of a writer's guild, or seek out conferences, lectures, and events in the area. Read, listen, or watch writers in interviews and lectures.

American Short Fiction
Founded at the University of Texas Press, American Short Fiction publishes work by emerging and established authors.
The Author's Guild
"The Authors Guild is the nation's professional organization for writers, aiding and protecting author's interest in copyright, fair contracts, and free expression since 1912....
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The Authors Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization of writers. Since our founding, we have served as the collective voice of American authors, and have long supported the rich and diverse literary culture of our country. Our members include novelists in all genres and categories, nonfiction writers, journalists, historians, poets, and translators. The Guild welcomes traditionally published authors as well as self-published, independent authors."
AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs)
"AWP provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 550 college and university creative writing programs, and 150 writers’ conferences and centers."
Florida Literary Arts Coalition
An organization that provides forums for writers and publishers via conferences (Other Words Conference) and literary readings (The Writers Circuit) around the state.
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"The mission of the Florida Literary Arts Coalition (FLAC) is to promote the literary arts. FLAC seeks to become the virtual tent in which Florida's far-flung literary organizations and artists can gather to share resources and ideas, to find answers to questions, and to help them become better participants and practitioners in the work and art of literary culture in our state."
Granta
"Granta magazine discovers and publishes the best in new literary fiction, memoir, reportage and poetry from around the world."
Kenyon Review
"Building on a tradition of excellence dating back to 1939, the Kenyon Review has evolved from a distinguished literary magazine to a pre-eminent arts organization. Today, KR is devoted to nurturing, publishing, and celebrating the best in contemporary writing. We’re expanding the community of diverse readers and writers, across the globe, at every stage of their lives."
Lannan Foundation
Lannan Foundation provides an active podcast and extensive 20 year archive of audio and video recordings of interviews with authors, historians, artists, and noted scholars across disciplines.
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Lannan Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers, as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities.
New England Review
NER publishes "poetry and fiction in a variety of forms and styles—from the formally adventurous to the startlingly traditional—alongside a range of nonfiction, including personal essays, cultural revaluations, travelogues, and more."
The Paris Review
Founded in 1953, the Paris Review has been a forum for publishing original work and offers interviews with and by writers, novelists, and poets.
PEN America
An advocacy group that champions writers around the world. "PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible"
Poets & Writers
"Founded in 1970, Poets & Writers is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers....
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Mission: To foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public."
Tin House
"Publisher of award-winning books of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; home to a renowned workshop and seminar series; and partner of a critically acclaimed podcast, Tin House champions writing that is artful, dynamic, and original. We are proud to publish and promote writers who speak to a wide range of experience, and lend context and nuance to their examination of our world."