November is National Novel Writing Month. This tradition started in 1999 with a challenge- to write 50,000 words of a novel ...

The University of Connecticut’s Creative Writing Club is currently looking for new writers in preparation for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to begin. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. on ...

Every week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members . Ashley C. Ford is filling ...

Writing a book can be an intimidating yet rewarding endeavor. Beyond personal satisfaction, the process of authoring a book has far-reaching implications for professional development. Whether you ...

October is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: spooky novels! One of my favorite parts about this time of year is curling ...

Ivy Cooper is in her early 50s, a single mother with a young son, Nicky. Ansel Fleming is some 20 years her junior, a touring ...

If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of ‘The Elements of Style.’ The first-greatest, of course, is to ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November ... You can often find her with a novel and an iced coffee during her time off.

Leonard Cassuto, a professor of English at Fordham University, has a new book — Academic Writing As If Readers Matter — ...

Maria Scrivan’s new “Nat” graphic novel comes out in spring 2025 ... you know those football tackle dummies? The only people left to choose are Nat or a tackle dummy, and they’re ...