Congratulations to Tobi-Hope Jieun Park whose debut poetry collection, Meraki, was published by Atmosphere Press in 2020! Her poem "Star Child" first appeared in our 2014 Young Voices section, which features work by poets and writers aged 12-18. chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/post/c…

After returning home from war in Iraq, Gerardo Tony Mena recounts a dangerous encounter from "normal" life in "I Was a Heisman Trophy," originally published in Issue 9: War and Peace. As you head into Super Bowl weekend, read this powerful Featured Flashback chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/i-was-…

We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for our next workshops. We cannot wait for you to work with Apricot Irving and Cathy Linh Che. Register at learn.chq.org

Did you wake up to an email from a Nigerian Prince or Chechen noble today? A long-lost aunt with a newfound inheritance? @Airbornepoet's "Spam," originally published in Issue 12, might just be your salve. Read this week's Featured Flashback here: chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/spam-s…

Congratulations to Chautauqua contributor Hayden Saunier on her new poetry collection, A Cartography of Home, fresh off the press from Broad Street Review! Her poem "Why We Do It" was published in our Boundaries issue (17).

"Salt and wet sunlight smack my lips, my eyelashes, and I pull their promise deep into my stomach and my lungs." Lauren Sanders's gorgeous essay "Seven Mile Island," originally published in 2011's Issue 8, is this week's Featured Flashback! chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/issue-…

"There’s a new bird in town, I tell my husband, and he laughs. No, really, I say. Listen. It quacks." —Susan KushnerResnick from "Open," published in 2014's Issue 11: Wonders of the World. This week's Featured Flashback is up! chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/issue-… #chautauquaoneliners

Finishing up your first manuscript & wondering what comes next? Considering a career in publishing but aren't sure where to start? We were newbies once too. Welcome to Lookout Labs: free virtual events with authors & publishing professionals. Register at lookout.org/introducing-lo…

Join us for #WriteWilmington, a series of free writing sessions open to the public and led by #UNCWCRW faculty and graduate students. The first session will be led by publishing faculty Kat on Thursday, March 19. Let's write together! uncw.edu/writers/writew…

"Did you try to stop it? / Eppur si muove, did it move—of course—all the same?" We're reflecting on the spring equinox with Stacey Balkun's poem "Love Letter to Galileo: Pendulum," originally published in 2017. Read this Featured Flashback here: chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/issue-…

An important piece from our 2021 CLSC author, Steph Cha.

Our summer assembly season is taking shape and we could not be more excited about it. #CHQ2021

Tomorrow! Interested in a publishing career? We've got the perfect (free!) webinar for you! Join UNCW CreativeWriting alumni @KateAMcMullen, Sumanth Prabhaker, and Kinzy Janssen for a conversation about launching and sustaining a rewarding career in publishing. Register at lookout.org/introducing-lo…

"Stillness is a conscious and repeated effort that helps us as writers, and as individuals, to accept our lack of control without drifting into hopelessness." Ryan Bloom shares tips for incorporating the practice of stillness into your writing routine: chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/post/c…

There are still a few hours left to submit to our Resilience issues before our submissions close until September! We look forward to reading your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction: chautauqua.submittable.com

"Here is a collection of poems that is brutally honest, raw, and intriguing. . . . Kopka hits all the marks and leaves no stone unturned." Kayla Benson reviews Keith Kopka's debut poetry collection, Count Four (The University of Tampa Press, 2020): chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/post/c…

Thanks to Chautauqua Journal and Kayla Benson for her insights. Chautauqua Institution is an incredibly important place in my creative life, and I'm grateful to the Chautauqua Institution for helping this book, in many ways, come to fruition.

“I think everything I’ve done is grist for fiction and poetry,” Anna Scotti says. “You have to live before you can write.” Susan Polizzotto catches up with Chautauqua contributor Anna Scotti on the writing life in this recent blog post: chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/post/a…

End the semester right, y'all.