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Meet the Teaching Artist: Andreas Trolf on Three-Act Structure in Short Fiction

Meet the Teaching Artist: Andreas Trolf on Three-Act Structure in Short Fiction

There is a peculiar prejudice in short fiction circles against three-act structure. It belongs, the thinking goes, to screenplays and...

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Literary Agent Sam Farkas on Retellings, Idea Generation, and What Makes a Story Layered

Literary Agent Sam Farkas on Retellings, Idea Generation, and What Makes a Story Layered

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Emma Kress on Side Writing, Big Casts, and Action Scenes That Hold

Meet the Teaching Artist: Emma Kress on Side Writing, Big Casts, and Action Scenes That Hold

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Inherited Stories: Lacey Herbert on Turning Family Lore Into Fiction

Inherited Stories: Lacey Herbert on Turning Family Lore Into Fiction

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Andreas Trolf on Three-Act Structure in Short Fiction

Meet the Teaching Artist: Andreas Trolf on Three-Act Structure in Short Fiction

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Student Publication News:

Jennifer Suzukawa-Tseng Goes from Mentorship to Points in Case with a Cerulean Send-Up of The Devil Wears Prada

Jennifer Suzukawa-Tseng Goes from Mentorship to Points in Case with a Cerulean Send-Up of The Devil Wears Prada

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Cover Reveal: Anne Hellman's THE INDECIPHERABLES Lands January 19, 2027

Cover Reveal: Anne Hellman's THE INDECIPHERABLES Lands January 19, 2027

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Alumni Spotlight: Erin MacNair's Ghost Story Finds Its Right Reader — and Joyce Carol Oates

Alumni Spotlight: Erin MacNair's Ghost Story Finds Its Right Reader — and Joyce Carol Oates

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From the Burn Barrel to Black Lawrence Press: Celebrating Mickie Kennedy's Worth Burning

From the Burn Barrel to Black Lawrence Press: Celebrating Mickie Kennedy's Worth Burning

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