When Being a Writer Means Playing the Waiting Game

By Katrin Schumann
You may have heard, these days many writers are waiting. Waiting to hear back from their overwhelmed agents. Waiting to hear from busy publishers. Waiting for Covid to really be OVER so they can do live book events again. Waiting for inspiration becuase they're exhausted by the last year and a half. Waiting because their release dates have been moved (again).
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Upcoming YAWP Free Saturday Sessions

Drawing a blank? Need fresh ideas? Want to relieve some stress with a dose of creativity? Come join our last FREE YAWP Saturday Session of the season! Check below for more info about each of our upcoming sessions taking place remotely via Zoom on Saturday, May 15th. Note: All YAWP Saturdays in Spring 2021 will be held remotely on Zoom. Click here for more information.
*Remote* Saturday Sessions
Defying Genre: Exploring Experimental Writing (Remote)
Kayla Degala-Paraíso
Saturday, May 15th from 12:00pm – 3:00pm (EDT)
via Zoom
During this session of genre-bending, -blending, and -embodying, we will smash the boundaries of …
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What to Do After Attending a Writing Conference

Writers attending conferences - like last week's The Muse & The Marketplace 2021 - tend to react to the experience in one of two ways: despair or elation.
Camp #1 is overwhelmed with information. Too much of the advice they absorbed seemed contradictory or overly complicated. They’re not sure they even like agents and editors anymore. And dammit, if all those other attendees are trying to get published, how do they stand a chance?
Katrin Schumann
March U18 Virtual Reading, 3/16

Join Mass Poetry and GrubStreet on Tuesday, March 16th at 7 PM EST on Zoom for a special "U18" edition of Mass Poetry's U35 reading series! You'll hear from an inspiring set of student features from Mass Poetry's school residencies and GrubStreet's youth writing programs. Register here.
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2021 Summer Teen Fellowship Applications Due TONIGHT

Teen writers, ready to generate new work, learn about the craft of writing, and gain knowledge of the writing/publishing world? Apply to the Summer Teen Fellowship by tonight (Tuesday, February 23rd) at 11:59pm (EST).