The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a new craft book examining the interior life of the storyteller by Steve Almond, and #PWWritingPrompts featuring portraits of loved ones, spring ephemerals, and certainties. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

If you’re a soon-to-be published author, you should absolutely go grab a copy of this issue. I talked to publicists and editors about the importance of author questionnaires and their insights were revelatory. Link to purchase below. 👇

Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth by reading the 17 exceptional poets who have won the Jackson Poetry Prize—including John Yau, winner of the 2018 #JacksonPrize .

Tech companies discussed evading copyright laws to develop AI; librarians criminalized by book banning activists; indie presses work to retrieve books after Small Press Distribution closes…check out these and other headlines in this week’s Daily News: pw.org/daily_news

#ClipOfTheDay : In this episode of Tightwires with host Hiba Tahir, poet Saba Keramati talks about the submission process and publication of her debut collection, Self-Mythology (@uarkpress). at.pw.org/Keramati

#PWNonfictionPrompt : Write a personal essay that riffs off the famous proverb, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Reflect on your own thoughts about what you can always count on, good or bad. Read more: at.pw.org/WithCertainty

🗳️ It's #TakeActionForLibraries Day! Take action today—register to vote.

Your vote matters in the fight against book bans. Make sure you're prepared to defend the right to read in ALL elections by checking your registration status: uniteagainstbookbans.org/vote/ #UniteAgainstBookBans

R. O. Kwon (R.O. Kwon 권오경)’s new novel, Exhibit (@riverheadbooks), is “a lingering meditation on the nature of desire, specifically what a woman is allowed by society to want....” Read Brian Gresko’s profile in our current issue: at.pw.org/MayJune2024 #SubscriptionOnly

#ClipOfTheDay : “The way that I process the world is through writing.” For this The Korea Society event, Crystal Hana Kim | 김하나 speaks about writing her second novel, The Stone Home, in a conversation with author Susan Choi. at.pw.org/StoneHome

We’re excited to be attending the Whiting Foundation awards this evening. Stay tuned for an announcement of the winners!

#PWFictionPrompt : Write a short story that revolves around the theme of an occurrence with a similarly limited time span as spring ephemerals—and one that happens only rarely. Read more: at.pw.org/SpringEphemeral

Join Akil Kumarasamy Akil Kumarasamy for Our Surreal & Strange World, a class on the fantastic possibilities in fiction. Begins April 19; register today to save your spot! at.pw.org/classes

#ICYMI : Alissa Greenberg on a new literary prize judged by incarcerated readers, Enma Karina Elias on a serial plagiarist, ✨🌸 Dr. Destiny O. Birdsong 🌸✨ on author questionnaires, and Natalie Schriefer on how book reviewing can make you a better writer. at.pw.org/MayJune2024

Trying to get your work published can feel like wandering in a maze. If you’re running into one dead end after another, not sure which way to turn, we have a workshop for you. The next intensive for poets begins April 29. Early bird pricing ends April 15! at.pw.org/MTMApr24