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Fake Authenticity Is Toxic, and So Are Iowa-Style Writing Workshops
A lack of concern for other people’s feelings doesn’t help anyone grow
Apr 11 2024 - Laura M. Martin
7 Books About Women Who Put Friendship at the Center of Their Lives
Stories that remap the location of friendship in our lives, pulling it from the margins and placing it front and center
Apr 5 2024 - Zoë Eisenberg
I Don’t Have To Choose Between Writing About Myself And Writing About The World
How navel-gazing fits into the politics of personal authority
Mar 27 2024 - Erica Berry
This Year, Ask Yourself What Kind of Writer You Want to Be
Jami Attenberg's advice for starting a new project, making a choice, and tending to your creative self
Jan 9 2024 - Jami Attenberg
Free or Low-Cost American Writing Residencies to Apply for in 2024
Focusing on your craft doesn't have to break the bank
Dec 19 2023 - Monica Macansantos
Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2023
Emma Cline, Jen Beagin, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Hilary Leichter, and Jennifer Baker are among the year's most loved
Dec 7 2023 - Electric Literature
I Loved “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” Before I Loved Myself
With each rewatch, I got further from the me I was in high school and closer to my truest self
Oct 26 2023 - Zefyr Lisowski
If You Were Dead, You’d Be Obsessed with Death Too
"Extinction" by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, recommended by Alyssa Songsiridej for Electric Literature
Oct 2 2023 - Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
8 Dinner Parties in Literature Gone Wrong
Lee Kelly, author of "With Regrets," recommends novels where sharing a meal is fraught with tension and danger