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Last Call: Submit Your Essay to the Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize!
Want the chance to have Hollywood star Emma Roberts and acclaimed producer Karah Preiss read your essay about love? Submissions for our special…
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Story Update: "The Lost Prince of Yacht Rock" Finally Gets His Encore
In 1978 he was music’s next big thing. Then his album bombed, he began a long slide into obscurity, and a bizarre fraud sent him to prison. Dane…
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Brendan Spiegel
Writing With Conscience Is a Moral Imperative, Not a Misstep
Journalists are often taught to keep politics out of our storytelling. But if we step back and admit that all writing is political, we can see the…
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Kavita Das
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Meet the Male Sex Worker Upending the Nevada Brothel Scene
In remote northern Nevada, a truck-stop brothel advertises “Ladies 24 Hours.” Inside, one 49-year-old grandfather is betting there’s a market for a…
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Hallie Lieberman
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Why Hollywood Star Emma Roberts Wants to Read Your Love Story
ICYMI: We're in the midst of our Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize, and you've got one week left to submit and have the 'Scream…
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Last Chance to Join "The Insider’s Guide to Writing Personal Statements and Applying for Grants & Residencies"
Join us this weekend to learn how to create compelling applications and land the writing opportunity of your dreams.
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Brendan Spiegel
Writing Prompt: Tell Us About the One Who Got Away
Please share a short tale about the one who got away — it can be one sentence long or one whole paragraph — and then expand that thought (or any other…
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Thursday Inspo: I Professed My Love at Mile 15...But Not to My Husband
Christine married her childhood best friend when they were still young...then fell in love with her running partner. Welcome to a love triangle more…
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How I Got Into My First Writing Residency
After years of helping other people tell their stories, this class helped me realize it was time to put my own dreams first.
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Kerra Bolton
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Black Girl, Blue Leotard: How My Ticket to Belonging Broke My Heart
Lisa’s dance uniform was everything. She cherished it, wore it everywhere. Until, that is, she took a new dance class where she felt inferior and…
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Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
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Writing Prompt: What's the Worst Date You've Ever Been On?
It’s hard to believe it, but we’re almost at the halfway point of our Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize (which, if you missed …
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WATCH: How to Write About Politics Without Losing Your Mind
Missed Narratively's live video seminar this afternoon? Watch the full thing now.
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