NEIU Creative Writing

Ten Questions for Téa Mutonji “I was surprised at how much mental pep talk goes into writing a novel.” —Téa Mutonji, author of My Person

Why Kevin Wade Chose to Write Crime Novels Set in the North Shore of Long Island I have written two novels, Johnny Careless and One Good Eye. They share two main things in common; both revolve around the adventures of a small-town Chief of Police named Jeep Mullane, and both ta…

Jamaica Kincaid Wants You to Know She Shaved Her Eyebrows First Ahead of the paperback launch of her essay collection Putting Myself Together, the legendary writer talks about self-invention

Am I the As***le For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy? Hey there, howdy! Welcome back to another enormously entertaining episode of Am I the Literary As***le?, an advice column that runs on Steel Reserve and Writer’s Tears. I’m your host, Kristen Arnet…

Are Dating Apps the Last, Great Hope For the American Literary Journal? On Monday, Hinge—yes, that Hinge—released a free audiobook comprised of five original short stories inspired by the dating sagas of real Hinge couples. The five pieces were written and narrated by …

Nation Once Again Fails To Make Most Of Summer WASHINGTON—With the remaining days of August dwindling and autumn rapidly approaching, the nation ashamedly confirmed Wednesday that it had once again failed to make the most of summer. “We’re running out of time, and I haven’t been to a single free concert or even entertained the idea of ca...

Ignatius Aloysius on “Bone Dust Mother” and Chicago’s Inaugural South Asia Literary Festival Aloysius discusses writing his new poetry collection, curating the literary festival hosted by Chicago’s South Asia Institute and much more.

Victoria Chang on Menopause, Memory, and the Histories We Refuse to Forget Victoria Chang talks menopause, a dying eucalyptus, and the Chinese expulsion from Eureka in a conversation about her hybrid poetry collection Tree of Knowledge.

On My Way to God Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

Stitching Up the Creature; Or, the Horrors of Revision Some recent links plus an update on how my horror novel revisions are going