Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—publishing reports, literary dispatches, academic announcements, and more—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories.
Olga Tokarczuk has announced plans to open a foundation that will offer educational programs and scholarships for writers and translators. The foundation will be based in Wrocław, Poland, and operated from a villa previously owned by the poet Tymoteusz Karpowicz. (First News)
While writing her mystery novel, Miracle Creek, Angie Kim read and reread Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, examining his structure to help plan her own. At Vulture, she shares her takeaways from the exercise.
Every month at North Door bar in downtown Austin, Texas, Owen Egerton hosts One Page Salon, an evening where writers share one page from a work-in-progress. At Literary Hub, Egerton reflects on the evolution of the event since its launch in 2013 and describes memorable performances, from the comedic to the most heartfelt and vulnerable.
“A house is like a stage set, and every room is a metaphor for those who’ve lived there, filled with signs and messages from the past.” Tessa Hadley discusses her story in this week’s New Yorker, “The Bunty Club,” and the creative possibilities of architecture and setting.
Analyzing recent works by experimental writers, Kristina Marie Darling considers whether “artistic experiment is inherently violent,” and how best to think about that violence. She argues that the best experimental works dismantle and challenge tradition with precision and intention. (Millions)
The second season of the Paris Review podcast launches today. The first episode features Alex Dimitrov reading his poem “Impermanence” and the actress Molly Ringwald reading “Guests” by Mary Terrier.
Foster talks to the Rumpus about identity, queer spirituality, and their second story collection, Shine of the Ever.
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hisham Matar shares how visual art and museums inform his creative practice. (Guardian)
