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click thru for details December 6, 2011 In This Issue How to Use LinkedIn to Connect Literary MagNet A Book is a Window For All You Font Fans Chautauqua Institution (Ad) Job Listings The Perfect Holiday Gift Advertisement   Advertisement Advertisement    Poets & Writers Thanks  For Its Generous Support   Quick Links About P&W   Subscribe to Poets & Writers Magazine  Writing Contest Deadlines   Classifieds   Donate HOW TO USE LINKEDIN TO CONNECT  While LinkedIn may not be as sexy as Facebook or Twitter, it's actually a great tool that you can use to connect with writers and other members of the literary community. Read More About LinkedIn LITERARY MAGNET Get the inside story on what's happening with venerable journals like Ploughshares and Harvard Review and the newly-launched Huizache and Coffin Factory in the latest Literary MagNet. Go to Literary MagNet A BOOK IS A WINDOW In the latest installment of Writers Recommend, poet Kirsten Kaschock writes, "I want to write something you can't write...that you aren't supposed to be able to write. A book is a window. Windows are all the beautiful rules I want to break." Break the Rules With Kirsten Kaschock FOR ALL YOU FONT FANS In this marvelous video by Alessandro Novelli, each letter of the alphabet is illustrated based on the first letter of a font name. From Clips, our daily dose of literary video curiosities. Watch the Video CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION (SPONSORED ARTICLE) Chautauqua Institution--the preeminent expression of lifelong learning in the United States--announces an important new annual prize for a work of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction. To be awarded in the summer of 2012, The Chautauqua Prize is a national prize which will celebrate a book that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honor the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. The entry deadline is December 31, 2011.  Call for nominations. JOB LISTINGS Search for jobs within our frequently updated job listings.    Assistant Professor of English: Creative Writing - Poetry, Columbia College Chicago Distinguished Lecturer - Hispanic Literature, Linguistics, or Culture, The City College of New York  Executive/Artistic Director, Gemini Ink  Grace Hazard Conkling Writer-in-Residence, Smith College  Assistant Professor of Poetry and Early Modern British Literature, St. Lawrence University  Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing, Kenyon College  See Complete Listing of Jobs and Internships   THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT Give the gift of Poets & Writers to the writers in your life. Six issues for only $14.95. Give a Gift 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.