Tag: poetry
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Hello September! good news stories We’re in the final one-third of 2026. That’s good news enough I guess–given the turbulences this year has already seen. In the litmag arena, not all good either with the influx of AI-generated writing and many venues moving to fee-based from being fee-free. Windows close too early too. If a…
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Happy August! Let’s begin! good news stories Northwest Review, first published in 1957, an independent nonprofit digital magazine produced in partnership with University of Oregon’s Editing and Publishing Program and its MFA in Creative Writing Program, just published its summer 2026 issue. A magzine running for that long is indeed worth celebrating. Five Minutes Lit…
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Hi everyone, Going slightly off-track to share it’s PUBLICATION DAY for my 4th collection in print: a hybrid prose and poetry chapbook titled “WHITE HOT MOON” from Minnesota-based Red Bird Chapbooks. As I’ve shared on my social media handles, and I’ll share with you all here, it is surreal editors and presses in the US…
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By now, many of us have settled into the rhythms of summer—or winter, depending on where we are in the world. Where I live, clouds have gathered and it might rain. Our planet keeps at it. In tandem, the literary calendar rarely slows down (In fact, “Publishing is moving too fast”–but more on that later).…
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Good morning, friends! We are officially into the last month of 2025–how utterly unbelievable is that! We’re also at the eighth edition of this newsletter–and 8 is an auspicious number in my culture, so I’m rather happy we’ve come this far. Let’s get straight to sharing some news from the lit world that caught my…
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Hi friends! I woke up today to unseasonal rains and there’s an unmistakable nip in the air. Autumn might be sooner than usual, and winter, colder. Have you noticed the season changing where you are? Let me know in the comments! It is interesting how a small change triggers a big one. Perhaps you’re more…
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For this blogpost, I’ve combed through my notebooks to come up with a list of five new PROMPTS you may try during the upcoming long weekend: On the theme of “FREEDOM” (since India is celebrating her independence day on August 15, that is just a day away), I will be writing a “freedom-themed” piece. Possible…
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![[Subscribers Only] What Do Fiction Writers Do All Through Poetry Month?](https://mandirapattnaik.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-author-pic-31-aug-1.jpg?w=512)
Besides, hoping, some day, someone, for sure, will think of uplifting poor fiction writers with something on the same lines. Imagine what a month dedicated to the appreciation of fiction can do. Fiction Month for everyone. Fiction books shoving poetry books to the back shelves in bookstores. Something like a Fiction Foundation on the lines…
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2024 was to be a busy year–I knew that at the very onset. Some things you just know will happen, no matter what. I don’t know what it’s called. Clairvoyance? Intuition? But there are other things you already have information of. For example, I already knew that in 2024, I had some career best venues…
