“You don’t have to be a funny person with a backlog of jokes at the ready.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Julie Schumacher encourages writers to experiment with perspective to find humor. at.pw.org/SchumacherCC1
In following with our belief that there is no one timeline for being a writer, our May/June issue includes a list of the growing number of prizes that honor writers debuting at age 50 and beyond. “These opportunities affirm the value of lived experience,” writes Jimin Han. at.pw.org/RightOnTime
Fourth time’s a charm for a handful of our latest #PageOne titles, which include the fourth books of Joseph Osmundson (Spawning Season), Sophie Mackintosh (Permanence), and Soham Patel (The Daughter Industry). Savor their opening lines: at.pw.org/PageOne2026x3
The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic craft book of lectures and essays on writing by Richard Hugo, and #PWWritingPrompts on viewing images, teen life, and fictional memoirs. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN
#ClipOfTheDay: In this 2012 PBS NewsHour interview, the late Iranian French author Marjane Satrapi spoke about her autobiographical graphic novels and films Persepolis and Chicken With Plums, and why she felt comics were the best form for her writing. at.pw.org/Satrapi
“Must I move through an apparatus of pain if I want to make myself known through language, if I want to receive even a modicum of understanding in this life?” Minda Honey considers why writing can be so emotionally taxing—and what the rewards are when we persist nonetheless. at.pw.org/TorturedArtist
#ClipOfTheDay: In this virtual interview, Griffin Poetry Prize trustee Ian Williams speaks with poet Kevin Young about how Dante’s Divine Comedy inspired his collection Night Watch (Knopf), for which he won the 2026 international Griffin Poetry Prize. at.pw.org/GriffinPrizeYoung
