Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Jennifer Acker, founder and editor in chief of the Common, answers questions about the journal’s mission, slush piles, and her editorial process in this virtual event with Becky Tuch for the Lit Mag News Roundup. An interview with Acker about the Common’s fifteenth anniversary is featured in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Translation | Jennifer Acker | The Common | literary magazine | publishing | submission process | Becky Tuch | May/June 2025 -
“The vitality of poetry right now, I think, is at a high pitch.” Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press, speaks with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffery Brown about the independent press’s success, poetry submissions and rejections, and why there’s never been a better time than now for poetry publishing.
Tags: Poetry | PBS NewsHour | Jeffrey Brown | Graywolf Press | Jeff Shotts | rejection | independent presses | publishing | submission process -
In this video, staff members at the Cincinnati Review demonstrate the process of evaluating fiction and poetry submissions for publication in their literary magazine. Established in 2003, the Cincinnati Review is a biannual print journal based at the University of Cincinnati.
