In this compilation of interviews, each prefaced by a biographical introduction, some of America's most prominent working journalists— including Ted Conover, Jon Krakauer, Jane Kramer, Susan Orlean, and Gay Talese—reveal their approaches to composing their best known works.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.