City Guides: What to Do and Where to Go If You're a Writer from Poets & Writers @poetswritersinc

click thru for details August 2, 2011 In This Issue City Guides: What to Do and Where to Go Poets in the Park Allison Amend's Nontraditional Publication Path This Year's Worst First Sentence Fine Arts Work Center (Ad) Creative Writing Prompts Job Listings Discount Offer for Poets & Writers Magazine Advertisement Advertisement   Advertisement    Advertisement Quick Links About P&W Subscribe to Poets & Writers Magazine Writing Contest Deadlines Classifieds Donate CITY GUIDES: WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO   Credit: Nina Goffi  If you're looking for a literary haunt, a reading series, or a great place to write in your city (or in cities you might visit), check out the first four places profiled in our new City Guides.   Go to City Guides  POETS IN THE PARK Credit: Arya Degenhardt This month marks the twelfth year our Readings & Workshops program has supported poets taking part in the Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival at Yosemite National Park.     We recently spoke with ranger naturalist Margaret Eissler about the benefits this event provides for poets and audiences.   Go the Readings & Workshops Blog   ALLISON AMEND'S NONTRADITIONAL PUBLICATION PATH Representation by a big-time agent didn't lead to the publication of Amend's first novel--persistence, and an unusual strategy, did.   Learn How Amend Did It  THIS YEAR'S WORST FIRST SENTENCE The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has announced the worst sentence submitted to its yearly race for the most wretched first line of an imaginary novel.     Is this year's winner worse than, "It was a dark and stormy night..."? See what you think.   Read More in G&A: The Contest Blog FINE ARTS WORK CENTER (SPONSORED ARTICLE) The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown announces the launch of 24PearlStreet, a new online writing program offering students the opportunity to write and learn in an online community, when they want, from wherever they are, led by some of today's most accomplished poets and writers. Poetry workshops with Carolyn Forché, Major Jackson, and others. Fiction with Julia Glass, A.J. Verdelle, and others. Nonfiction topics like nature writing, and memoir and genealogy, with writers including Brian Bouldrey and Howard Norman. Visit www.fawc.org/24pearlstreet to learn more! CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS If you're not taking advantage of our inspiring creative writing exercises, please consider joining the thousands of writers who use them to stimulate their writing practice.   Go to The Time Is Now  JOB LISTINGS Search for jobs within our frequently updated job listings. Development & Marketing Manager, Poets & Writers, Inc. See Complete Listing of Jobs and Internships   DISCOUNT OFFER FOR POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE Don't miss out on the latest grants, awards, contests, and conferences. Join the community of writers! Subscribe Now and Save Up to 65% Off the Newsstand Price Poets & Writers is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Learn more at  pw.org.