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Writer's Digest 2021 Editorial Calendar

March/April 2021

The Personal Issue

Sub theme: Write Your Life’s Story

+ Self-Published Book Award Announcement

May/June 2021

The Curiosity Issue

+ 101 Best Websites

+ Self-Published E-book Award Announcement

+ Personal Essay Awards

July/August 2021

The Bravery Issue

Sub theme: Writing for Social Change

+ Short Short Story Award Announcement

+ Poetry Award Announcement

Sept/Oct 2021

The Story Issue

+ The Annual Agent Round-Up

Nov/Dec 2021

The Magic Issue

· WD Annual Competition Award Announcement

Jan/Feb 2022

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Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection
Interviews

Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection

Author Alexander Weinstein discusses how he came to select the theme of his new short story collection, Universal Love, and what it was like to see those themes reflected in the real world.

April PAD Challenge
April PAD Challenge

2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 21

Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a blank me poem.

4 Tips for Writing about Family Grudges
Writing Techniques

4 Tips for Writing about Family Grudges

Author Samantha Downing discusses the techniques she used when writing her literary novel He Started It, which focuses on family secrets, old grudges, and lots of scores to settle.

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Writing Prompts

Through the Looking Glass

W.A. Winter: On the Joys of Writing Crime Fiction
Interviews

W.A. Winter: On the Joys of Writing Crime Fiction

Crime and suspense author W.A. Winter discusses why he decided on fiction over true crime for his latest novel, The Secret Lives of Dentists, and how writing this book brought him joy.

April PAD Challenge
April PAD Challenge

2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 20

Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a Love and/or Anti-Love poem.

Stationery vs. Stationary (Grammar Rules)
Grammar

Stationary vs. Stationery (Grammar Rules)

Learn the differences of stationary and stationery on with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.

Erik Larson Quote
From the Magazine

Liminal Spaces: A Profile of Erik Larson

WD gives a peek at the daily routine of Erik Larson and the writing process behind his bestselling narrative nonfiction in this Nov/Dec 2020 profile by Zachary Petit.

Jennifer Boresz Engelking: On Giving Readers a New Appreciation of History
Interviews

Jennifer Boresz Engelking: On Giving Readers a New Appreciation of History

Debut author Jennifer Boresz Engelking discusses what led her to write her historical nonfiction book Hidden History of Lake County Ohio and how research gave her a new appreciation for her hometown.