Resources for Writers

Not a complete guide but I hope this information is helpful! 

 Sending Out Your Writing

These are a few of my favorite places to browse when I'm looking for places to submit writing (individual work, chapbook or book manuscripts, etc...).

  • Chillsubs

    • Has lots of ways to filter your search​


 MFA

While you don't need an MFA to keep writing and learning (see the Craft & Community sections), a good MFA program can provide time, support, and resources that you may want or need.

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Mentorships

  • POC in Publishing Mentorship

    "The People of Color in Publishing Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that aims to create mentorship relationships between entry-level and experienced-level POC industry professionals. The initiative’s goal is to provide entry-level POC professionals a personal resource for support, guidance, and encouragement, as they begin to navigate a career in publishing."

  • Latinx in Publishing Mentorship

    "The Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that offers the opportunity for unpublished and/or unagented writers who identify as Latinx (mentees) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their professional connections through work with experienced published authors (mentors)."

  • AWP: Writer to Writer Mentorship

    AWP's mentorship program, Writer to Writer, matches emerging writers and published authors for a three-month series of modules on topics such as craft, revision, publishing, and the writing life. Mentors volunteer their time and receive a free one-year AWP membership. Writer to Writer is free of charge to mentees."

Fellowships and Residencies

Fellowships and residencies are a great way to spend focused time on your writing project(s). Fellowships sometimes give you the opportunity to gain skills in the publishing industry and/or arts administration. 

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Fellowships that don't require an MFA

Craft

Reading craft books and listening to craft lectures are good ways to learn and think about your writing practice. ​

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Books:


-Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses

-The Triggering Town by Richard Hugo

-The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting A Writer’s Life in Prison Edited by Caits Meissner

-Coin of the Realm by Carl Phillips

-A Little Book on Form by Robert Hass

-Madness, Rack, and Honey by Mary Ruefle

-Best Words, Best Order by Stephen Dobyns

-The Anti-Racist Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez

-A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

Community

Ways to meet other writers: attend writing conferences or summer workshops/retreats, and go to readings/open mics. 

  • Women Who Submit​

    "Women Who Submit seeks to empower women and nonbinary writers by creating physical and virtual spaces for sharing information, supporting and encouraging submissions to literary journals, and clarifying the submission and publication process."​​

Online workshops ​/ writing communities

Money

Grants and Mutual Aid

  • Elizabeth George Foundation

    Grant funds may be used for living expenses, travel for research, artistic residencies,  writers' conferences, necessary enrichment or creative growth classes, or tuition in accredited MFA programs in the United States."

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Jobs