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AWP 2017: Embrace Your Caffeine Addiction
21 April 2017 on Storystorm“If you go to just one amazing panel, the whole thing is worth it,” said one AWP veteran. “Don’t spend money at the book fair until the last day,” said...
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AWP 2017: A Different Kind of Sanctuary
19 April 2017 on StorystormNetworking, market research, readings, free swag, panel discussions, scotch breaks, maybe cats… My mind strayed as I filled up the balloons for the Barnstorm table—likely it was the lack of...
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AWP 2017: Finding My Place in the Confusion
17 April 2017 on StorystormWalking into the convention center on my first full day at AWP, I immediately felt my body tense. I was there to meet editors, buy books, and attend as many...
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Writing Farsickness
24 March 2017 on Nonfiction, Storystorm“Fernweh is a longing to be away from home, a desire to be in a faraway place,” writes Teju Cole in the essay “Far Away from Here.” As a writer-in-residence...
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Writing With Conflict: Do All Good Stories Have to be Sad?
21 October 2016 on Blog, Fiction, StorystormI was in a literature class and we discussed whether all good stories have to be sad. Why does it seem like all of the classics are depressing (looking at...
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Storystorm: Joie de Vivre
13 May 2016 on Blog, StorystormI was at a rock concert recently—the kind where the singer is 46, scraggly, parched, and won’t let his career go—watching everyone have more fun than me. This sort...
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Storystorm: Home is Where the [Character’s] Heart Is
06 May 2016 on Blog, StorystormAstonishingly soon, I’ll be finishing my coursework for UNH’s MFA program. In the quick months that follow, I’ll spend my time getting ready to live in my fourth state...
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Storystorm: From the Poetry Desk…
04 March 2016 on Blog, StorystormEarlier this week, Barnstorm Fiction and CNF both wrote insightful blogs on what it is they look for when selecting a piece of writing for publication. As editors for Barnstorm...
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Storystorm: From the Fiction Desk…
03 March 2016 on Blog, StorystormRecently, Barnstorm CNF produced a thoughtful piece on what they look for in a chosen submission. We from the Fiction front would like to continue the trend. As writers ourselves,...
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Storystorm: From the Nonfiction Desk…
02 March 2016 on Blog, StorystormIf you’ve ever watched a reality TV competition, you’ll understand the premise of The Great British Baking Show (this editor’s personal favorite!). Each week, the bakers tackle a new challenge—breads,...
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Up Close and Personal with Salman Rushdie
02 December 2015 on Blog, StorystormOn September 22nd, seven other grad students and I were ushered into Portsmouth's Music Hall Loft, where ten chairs surrounded a table for Salman Rushdie's Master Class – a private...
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SNOWSTORM! Holiday Edition
24 December 2014 on Blog, StorystormWe feel a powerful, sentimental attachment to books with personalized inscriptions. In terms of Thoughtful Holiday Gifts, these rank near the top. To rediscover a dust-covered novel and read your favorite...
