Editors

Editor Talk: Rachel Kambury of HarperCollins

Dec 07, 2022

Podcast Interview with Neva Talladen

It’s equally important to pay attention to the personal stories of the people directly affected by the strike who are risking the most.

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Editor Talk: Martha Nichols

Nov 26, 2018

A Conversation with TW's Editor in Chief

Creative people are always juggling a lot of things—always. That's the nature of creativity.

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Dear Literary Editor—and Writer

Oct 03, 2016

Open Letters by Steven Lewis and Rob Spillman

Just lift the delicate veil of literary high-mindedness, and it’s easy to see the disdain for writers on most websites.

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Style Wars

Feb 27, 2012

Theme Essay by Paula Silici

Quibbling over a comma might seem absurd to anyone who isn’t an editor.

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A Magazine Gatekeeper Tells All

Feb 20, 2012

Theme Essay by Elizabeth Langosy

A work in progress can take on 'the glaze of finality,' especially when Word has made a rough draft look like a published piece.

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The Editor Inside Me

Jan 23, 2012

Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

Told you so, kid. You’re going down, just like I said you would.

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Bloody but Unbowed

Jan 11, 2012

TW Column by Emily Toth

Our beloved agent reported that publishers couldn’t decide whether our subject was 'sexy or disgusting.'

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Rejection Is a Dirty Word—Except When It Isn't

Jan 09, 2012

Editor's Note by Martha Nichols

Sometimes there's no way for the most talented young authors to realize they’re offtrack unless a critic points it out.

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Editors Read Your Pitches—Really

Jan 09, 2012

Theme Essay by Lynya Floyd

You have no idea how often we’re told to find new talent.

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My Stint as a Literary Doorman

Jan 05, 2012

Theme Essay by David Cameron

The world of literary publishing began to seem like a mysterious brotherhood: one part Masons, one part Teamsters.

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