This Week
New Books, New Voices, and the Coaches Who Help Finish Them
Every week we gather the authors with books out now, the debuts worth your attention, and the editors and coaches who help a rough draft become a finished manuscript.
Browse author spotlights, read an excerpt, book an intro call with a writing coach, or add your launch to the events calendar — all in one place, built for poets and writers.
Author Q&A
Priya Nandakumar on the Year She Wrote Only Short Stories
First-book profile
New Fiction
Marcus Reed Writes Toward Joy in The Long Way Home
First-book profile
Coaching
Evelyn Brooks Helps Writers Trust the Story Beneath the Draft
The working writer
Event
Clara Bennett Leads a Generous, Exacting Revision Workshop
October 20 · Online
Author Spotlights
NovelistNadia ColeCole spent twelve years writing around the story she most wanted to tell. A bundle of her grandmother’s letters gave her the voice, the river town, and the opening line of What the River Carried.
NovelistMarcus ReedAfter years writing before dawn, Reed completed a warm, searching debut about a father and son rebuilding their bond on a cross-country drive.
Memoirist & CoachEvelyn BrooksBrooks turns three decades of community work into clear-eyed essays—and helps emerging writers bring lived experience to the page.
Essayist & EditorClara BennettKnown for patient, precise prose, Bennett writes about gardens, grief, and the quiet rituals that hold a family together.New Books by Our Authors
Novel
What the River Carried
by Nadia Cole
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Novel
The Long Way Home
by Marcus Reed
Meet the author ›
Essays
A Place at the Table
by Evelyn Brooks
Read an excerpt ›
Memoir
The Garden in Winter
by Clara Bennett
Listen to a chapter ›
Short Stories
Everything We Kept
by Priya Nandakumar
Watch the trailer ›
Essays
On Slow Roads
by Theo Lindqvist
Read an excerpt ›
Novel
Winter Kitchen
by Marta Kowalczyk
Listen to a chapter ›
Poetry
Small Fires
by Dahlia Farouk
Watch the trailer ›
The Time Is Now: Weekly Writing Prompts
Poetry
Write a poem addressed to a place you left without saying goodbye.
Fiction
A character finds a letter tucked inside a used book. Who wrote it?
Nonfiction
Describe the first time you realized you wanted to write.
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Author News
- Elena Marsh Signs a Two-Book Deal
- Amara Osei Longlisted for a Debut Prize
- Three of Our Authors Head to a Residency
- Jonah Reyes Talks Memoir on a Live Podcast
- A Self-Published Debut Sells Out Its Run
Open Calls & Deadlines
| Oct 15 | Autumn Chapbook Prize | Poetry | $1,000 |
| Oct 31 | Short Fiction Open | Fiction | $2,500 |
| Nov 1 | Essay Fellowship | Nonfiction | $5,000 |
| Nov 15 | First Book Award | Poetry | $3,000 |
| Dec 1 | Flash Fiction Challenge | Fiction | $500 |
| Dec 15 | Memoir Residency | Nonfiction | Residency |
Coaching
Writing Coaches
One-to-one sessions for draft, structure, and momentum.
Coaching
Book Coaches
Plan a launch, build a readership, and pitch with confidence.
Coaching
Editing & Feedback
Manuscript assessments, line edits, and critique pairs.
Coaching
How Coaching Works
A free intro call, then a schedule that fits your week.
Meet the Coaches
Evelyn Brooks
Memoir Coach
A former oral historian, Evelyn helps writers shape family memory without losing its contradictions.
- • Memoir structure
- • Voice & memory
- • Weekly accountability
Clara Bennett
Editor & Coach
Clara brings twenty years of editorial care to essays, literary fiction, and full-length manuscripts.
- • Developmental edits
- • Essay collections
- • Submission strategy
Marcus Reed
Fiction Mentor
Marcus works with first-time novelists to build vivid characters and finish a sustainable revision plan.
- • Character arcs
- • Novel drafts
- • Creative momentum