Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1161 results Writing award named for Roy Peter Clark By Jacqui BanaszynskiA lot of journalists dream of having their byline on work that wins one of the top industry awards. Many long to see their name on the spine… December 14, 2023 Reporting past the black-and-white politics of school book bans Education reporter Hannah Natanson profiled a teacher facing a divided classroom as part of the Washington Post's "School Book Wars" series December 6, 2023 Peek inside a successful book proposal Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1993 Polly Klaas kidnapping November 17, 2023 Nonfiction author Kim Cross breaks down how to sell a book proposal The narrative journalist details the upside of rejection, the importance of timing, the value of a good agent and the reality of advances November 17, 2023 The Post-it puzzle of a big writing project Author and journalism teacher Mallary Tenore Tarpley uses Post-its and origami paper to outline her reported memoir on eating disorders November 9, 2023 Notes from a nonfiction writing workshop From the mountains of Romania to storytellers everywhere: Sharing key lessons from a five-day immersion in craft October 26, 2023 Read not just for the what of the story, but for the how of the writing By Jacqui BanaszynskiImagine the directive in the image above is not an end game, but a prompt. What if you added something more descriptive? Read more broadly. Read more thoughtfully.… August 22, 2023 J-school beyond the textbook By Jacqui BanaszynskiAccording to my pre-Wordle morning scans of social media in recent days, it’s back-to-school time. That seems awfully early to me (What happened to waiting until after Labor… August 17, 2023 What a prison writing program taught a professional writer from the inside out Journalist and nonfiction author Lauren Kessler spent three years teaching — and learning from — men who wrote their stories behind bars July 20, 2023 The necessary work of writing By Jacqui BanaszynskiFor five years now, I’ve been acutely aware of the arrival of Friday mornings. Not because my datebook tells me so. Not because the weekend is ahead. But… July 5, 2023 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 117 Next
