E11: Cowboys & Poets & Writers: An Interview with Kevin Larimer from Poets & Writers

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In this episode we speak with Kevin Larimer, Editor in Chief of Poets & Writers. A crucial source of information and guidance for creative writers, Poets & Writers is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. Join us as we learn about the magazine, the editorial process, trends in the literary industry and more.

Podcast Notes:

Poets & Writers, Inc. was founded in 1970.

Mission: "To foster the professional development of poets and writers; to promote communication throughout the literary community; create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public."

Poets & Writers, Inc. website: www.pw.org/

Speakeasy forum
Directory of writers
Events calendar
Reading venues

Poets & Writers Magazine: www.pw.org/magazine

Circulation of 60,000
Readership approximately 100,000 including pass-along

Small presses mentioned:

Graywolf Press: www.graywolfpress.org
milkweed editions: milkweed.org
Coffee House Press: coffeehousepress.org
Copper Canyon Press: www.coppercanyonpress.org
$2 Radio: www.twodollarradio.com/

Writing contest trend:

2004: 471 contests listed in Poets & Writers Magazine
2014: 597 contests listed in Poets & Writers Magazine
2004: $19.28 average entry fee
2014: $23.25 average entry fee
No-fee contests: down from 157 to 115

Poets & Writers Live: www.pw.org/live

Ampersand podcast: www.pw.org/ampersand

Poets & Writers Local App: www.pw.org/local

Books, writers organizations mentioned:

VIDA: www.vidaweb.org
Elizabeth Gilbert: www.elizabethgilbert.com
Danielle Svetcov: lgrliterary.com/who-we-are/team/danielle-svetcov
Mark Doty: www.markdoty.org/
- Deep Lane: books.wwnorton.com/books/Deep-Lane
Elizabeth McCracken: elizabethmccracken.com/
Benjamin Percy: benjaminpercy.com/
- The Dead Lands: www.indiebound.org/book/9781455528240
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Writers": www.pw.org/content/mammas_dont_let_your_babies_grow_up_to_be_writers
Iowa Writers Workshop: writersworkshop.uiowa.edu
Marilyn Taylor: www.mlt-poet.com
Robert Siegel: robertanthonysiegel.com
Iowa Review: www.iowareview.org
David Hamilton: www.iowareview.org/blog/tribute-david-hamilton

Producers: Ray Crampton and Abigail Browning

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Music Provided by: Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five featuring Hilary Alexander: http://www.campusfive.com

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