Have you ever Googled “writing contests”? Many require “reading fees” or prizes — like seeing your work in print — that you can only receive if you pay for it. Some legitimate contests do charge small entry fees, but often a fee can be a red flag for a scam, so those might be the […]
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“Emily Hale” began trending on the Internet this week – when Princeton University Library released the 1,131 letters that the poet T. S. Eliot had written her before her death 50 years ago last fall. But what made the episode even more newsworthy was the unexpected release by Harvard University’s Houghton Library of a letter […]
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Continue readingNo cause of death has been announced for songwriter and poet known for his projects Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, and his wry, witty lyrics David Berman, who was regarded as one of the most poetic voices in US indie rock, has died aged 52. His record label, Drag City, confirmed the news, but hasn’t […]
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