Catapult | Don't Write Alone

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Job Opportunities for Writers: January 28, 2022

We post roundups of writing and literary jobs at least twice a month. Here’s our list for January 28, 2022.

Eliza Harris

Jan 28, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Opportunities

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Speculative Artist’s Statement for Queer Writers

Try out Atom Atkinson’s speculative artist’s statement, developed to help their students pivot from past educations to a utopian future of their own design.

Atom Atkinson

Jan 27, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Free Write

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What Does It Mean to Be a Queer Writing Mentor?

For our Education Week series, Atom Atkinson interrogates their teaching experiences and how they learned to write past queer melancholy in the classroom.

Atom Atkinson

Jan 27, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Notes From Class

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I May Not Look Like a “Respectable” Teacher, But I’m a Good One

As part of our Education Week series, Edgar Gomez reflects on how presenting himself authentically as a teacher cultivates a more open and honest learning environment.

Edgar Gomez

Jan 26, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Writing Life

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After I Left Teaching, the Best Writing Lesson Came from My Students

As part of our Education Week series, Purnima Mani reflects on her career as a teacher—and which lessons stayed with her when she quit to write full-time.

Purnima Mani

Jan 25, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Writing Life

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Teaching Freshman Comp Was the Best Writing Education I Ever Got

As part of our Education Week series, Jaime Green describes how teaching the fundamentals in undergrad writing comp made her a better writer.

Jaime Green

Jan 24, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Notes On Craft

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2022 Submission and Freelance Writing Opportunities

Here’s a full list of submission and freelancing opportunities we’ve shared in 2022, updated at least twice a month. Bookmark this list to stay up to date on new postings!

Eliza Harris

Jan 21, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Opportunities

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Submission and Pitching Opportunities: January 21, 2022

We publish submission roundups at least twice a month. Here’s our list of literary magazine and contest opportunities for January 21, 2022.

Stella Cabot Wilson

Jan 21, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Opportunities

A Conversation with Justin Greene, Editor of Where to Submit

‘Don’t Write Alone’ editor Stella Cabot Wilson chats with Justin Greene regarding ‘Entropy’ magazine’s renowned Where to Submit page.

Stella Cabot Wilson

Jan 20, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Interviews

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Why PhDs Need to Study Creative Writing

To reach audiences outside the ivory tower of academia, one must care about the storytelling as much as the sociology.

Anthony Ocampo

Jan 19, 2022

Don’t Write Alone | Writing Life

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Writing In Between the Real and Unreal

Sanjena Sathian thinks the most interesting writing material comes from locating mystery in our own lives. Try out this writing exercise to write into that mystery.