Readers, writers, and shark fans, rejoice! In a remarkable dual celebration of literary innovation, cult author Mark Z. Danielewski marks the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking novel, House of Leaves, while simultaneously announcing the forthcoming release of his...
To support our young and emerging writers, we want to create a Creative Frenzy of writing prompts, craft books, and inspiration.
We’ll maintain all of our writing prompt posts here, as well as open-access teaching materials for poetry, creative writing, ekphrasis, sharks, and conservation.
In the future, we’ll also maintain our own published books here: books on writing craft, writing prompt journals, and writing goal planners—not to mention our recommendations of other craft books and essays on writing.
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Congratulations to Han Kang for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're very excited to share that the results are in for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the winner is none other than the incredible Human Acts author, Han Kang. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded...
Celebrate With Us: Sandra Noel’s ‘Into The Under’
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're always so excited to see members of our Lit Shark community succeed, especially when they have a book coming out, so we could not be more pleased to share the news that Sandra Noel has just published her poetry...
Celebrate Juneteenth with 19 Lit Shark Picks for June 19th
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans, and Happy Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, more than two years after Abraham Lincoln manumitted all enslaved people in the Confederate states, Union Army general Gordon Granger announced the news of freedom to enslaved...
Celebrate Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas’ Latest Book With Us: ‘A Shared and Sacred Space’
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're always so excited to see members of our Lit Shark community succeed, especially when they have a book come out, so we could not be more pleased to share the news that Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas has just...
Anne Hathaway Fulfills the Boy Band Fantasy of Our Dreams in ‘The Idea of You’
Happy World Book Day, readers, writers, and shark fans! To celebrate, we're sharing a fun book that will be available to watch early this May. Our Editor-in-Chief was invited to attend an early viewing event of the film adaptation of Robinne Lee's 2017 romantic...
‘Rabbit Hole’ Author Kate Brody’s Creative Comparisons Almost Ruined Her Novel’s Success
Happy Tuesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! For this week's Tuesday Tip, we want to talk about something that seems to be plaguing everyone more than ever, whether they're in the creative space or not: the pain of comparing ourselves to other people and what we...
Out Now: The Inspirational ‘Dear Starving Artist, Get Something to Eat’ by Actor Ransford Doherty & Screenwriter Angie J. Sanders
Unless they go in totally delusional, most creatives know that their journey to success may not be the smoothest or easiest journey they’ve been on. Actors and writers are referred to as “starving artists” by those critical of working creatives for a reason. ...
We’re Screaming: New Stephen King Short Story Collection & ‘Cujo’ Sequel: ‘You Like It Darker’
Happy Tuesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're so excited---screaming, in fact---to share that Stephen King has announced his next book: a short story anthology entitled You Like It Darker, which includes a sequel to his 1981 novel, Cujo. The sequel is called...
Will Your Book Be At the Next Launch? – Lit Shark’s Friday Feed
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! I hope you had a fantastic week! We're excitedly working our way through Issue 2 of Lit Shark Magazine: The SHARK WEEK Edition and can't wait to share that with you. BUT, we have a lot more to share, too. Read on for...