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5 Lessons for Seriously Good Parody

From MAD magazine to SNL, comedian and humourist James Folta breaks down a most misunderstood art ...

A Not-So-Modest Book Proposal

Author and publisher Michael Hingston offers tips on making your book proposal stand out

6 Lessons from a Short Fiction Master

Award-winning author Katie Bickell walks us through six tips for better short fiction writing

5 Lessons from My Freelance Writing Career

Award-winning writer and freelance journalism instructor Omar Mouallem dishes out advice from his 16-year career

A Special Offer for Pandemic U Alumni: 14 Freelance Journalism Classes for One Low Price

Are you a freelance journalist? The 2022 Center for Independent Journalists conference was designed for writers ...

Flash Fiction: “It Was Better to Be Prepared” by Carmyn Effa

Our flash fiction contest winner juxtaposes Y2K-era girlhood with archaic, religious language

Flash Fiction: “The Eternal Lunchroom” by Jason Schreurs

Our flash fiction contest runner-up weaves a story about an office worker haunted by a mediocre ...

Fostering Ecological Literacy

Author and conservationist Kevin Van Tighem on building connection memorable prose

How Nature Lover Sarah Gilman Turned Her Passion Into a Writing Career

"The market is wide, as it turns out, and there is still space for stories about ...

Putting a Human Touch on Data and Evidence

How writers can get the science across to general readers without getting the science wrong

Chris Turner on Balancing Journalism and Advocacy

How a leading voice on the climate crises learned to get loud

Twin Pursuits: How Annalise and Cailynn Klingbeil Discovered a Love for Nature Writing

The Go Outside publishers on finding the news hook in your outdoor passions

The Podcasting Field is Bigger Than You Think

Scriptwriter and producer Courtney Kocak on the many paths of audio storytelling

Writing is Your Nature: Finding Your Voice in Environmental Stories

A free virtual writing camp in partnership with Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Waubgeshig Rice on the Art of Keeping Readers in Suspense

The bestselling author breaks down how to write (and plan) a gripping page-turner

Statement from Sulome Anderson About Cancelling Her Masterclass on International Reporting

An important message about her class on international reporting—and the state of international reporting itself

What It’s like to Be a Foreign Correspondent in 2021

Sulome Anderson on the complexities of reporting at large and abroad

How One Novelist Turned Conflict Journalism Into Dystopian Fiction

American War author Omar El Akkad on using fiction to speak truth to power

Top 5 Jana G. Pruden Longreads

Jana’s feature reporting is always vivid, character-driven, and masterfully structured

Being Funny and Writing Funnier

James Folta explains the number one mistake that new humour writers so often make

Writer, Reporter, Tweeter: Fatima Syed on Using Social Media For Good

"I always think about what my purpose is before posting something."

A Master of Short Fiction Explains the Beauty in Brevity

“Writing short is the best way to learn to write long."

Edmonton Community Foundation Scholarship for Awesome Writers

Scholarships available to writers in three broad categories

Avoiding the Most Common Grant-writing Mistakes

Eva Holland on finding the cash to fund your dream projects (and maybe even buy groceries)