Includes interviews with poets and fiction writers as well as essays written by established authors, with news about the publishing community and coverage of political issues of interest to writers.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Not rating Poet & Writers, just Amazon's subscription scheme:
To be absolutely clear, I am a fan of P&W and if I were only rating them here, I'd give them 4 or 5 stars. My beef is with Amazon's advertising "up to 75% off" for subscriptions. I've checked the rates for VQR, Poetry, Writer's Digest, and Poets & writers, and I'm four for four: Amazon's rates are either exactly the same as those posted on these journals' websites, or (in the case of Writer's Digest and P&W) more expensive. It's nice, I guess, that Amazon is providing more exposure for these... more info
Good Resources:
This magazine has an excellent section of up to date listing of grants and awards for writers. The only disadvantage, is that it is very focussed on the American writer - a bit more international content would be of interest.
MAGAZINE:
The convenience of being able to renew a subscription through Amazon is great. The first issue hasn't been delivered yet because it's not due yet, but I will assume that it will come as expected.
An Honest Voice:
There's an inescapeable feeling when reading most writing
publications that you're about to be fleeced. There are ads
that offer instant publication, or expensive editorial and
design services. There is also a tone of phony upbeat optimism
about success in what is admittedly one of the most competitive
arenas in the world. So Poets & Writers is a relief and a blessing. It offers realistic,
unfawning stories about the experience of real writers. It
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