Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

In Literary Writing in the 21st Century an incredible array of today’s leading fiction writers, poets, critics, editors, publishers, and booksellers engage in no-holds-barred dialogue about the challenging issues facing writing and publishing today. Whether it’s the impact of innovative technologies, proliferation of new modes of teaching and learning, changing economic dynamics for publishers, shifting criteria to judge quality writing in a global context, or redefinitions of authorship amidst larger cultural changes, this book provides a cornucopia of strongly articulated opinions. It also serves as a manual for students enrolled in formal programs of creative writing, as well as those pursuing writing independently. Deploying his signature wit and unconventional insights, these wide-ranging cultural conversations are mediated by one of our most thought-provoking literary critics and are sure to prompt spirited dialogue both inside and outside the classroom.

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Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

In Literary Writing in the 21st Century an incredible array of today’s leading fiction writers, poets, critics, editors, publishers, and booksellers engage in no-holds-barred dialogue about the challenging issues facing writing and publishing today. Whether it’s the impact of innovative technologies, proliferation of new modes of teaching and learning, changing economic dynamics for publishers, shifting criteria to judge quality writing in a global context, or redefinitions of authorship amidst larger cultural changes, this book provides a cornucopia of strongly articulated opinions. It also serves as a manual for students enrolled in formal programs of creative writing, as well as those pursuing writing independently. Deploying his signature wit and unconventional insights, these wide-ranging cultural conversations are mediated by one of our most thought-provoking literary critics and are sure to prompt spirited dialogue both inside and outside the classroom.

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Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

by Anis Shivani
Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

Literary Writing in the 21st Century: Conversations

by Anis Shivani

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In Literary Writing in the 21st Century an incredible array of today’s leading fiction writers, poets, critics, editors, publishers, and booksellers engage in no-holds-barred dialogue about the challenging issues facing writing and publishing today. Whether it’s the impact of innovative technologies, proliferation of new modes of teaching and learning, changing economic dynamics for publishers, shifting criteria to judge quality writing in a global context, or redefinitions of authorship amidst larger cultural changes, this book provides a cornucopia of strongly articulated opinions. It also serves as a manual for students enrolled in formal programs of creative writing, as well as those pursuing writing independently. Deploying his signature wit and unconventional insights, these wide-ranging cultural conversations are mediated by one of our most thought-provoking literary critics and are sure to prompt spirited dialogue both inside and outside the classroom.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781680031300
Publisher: Texas Review Press
Publication date: 02/24/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 613 KB

About the Author

ANIS SHIVANI's previous book of criticism was Against the Workshop: Provocations, Polemics, Controversies. His work appears in the Texas Review, Georgia Review, Yale Review, Boston Review, Threepenny Review, and many other journals. He is the winner of a Pushcart Prize for an essay on writing programs, graduated from Harvard College, and lives in Houston, Texas.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Authorship in Contemporary American Literature 1

Symposium: How Can Book Reviewing Be Made Relevant for the New Generation? 26

What Should Be the Function of Criticism Today? 36

Symposium: What Is the Present State of American Poetry? 56

Symposium: Short Stories vs. Novels-Which Is the More Rewarding Form and Why? 72

Symposium: What Is Distinctive About Arab-American Writing Today? 91

Plastic Realism: The Rise of a New Style in American Fiction 97

Symposium: Who Is the Most Important Contemporary Fiction Writer? 109

The Pakistani Novel of Class Comes of Age 116

Literary Escapism Toward the End of Empire: Dave Eggers as a Representative Case 122

Symposium: Who Is the Most Important Contemporary Poet? 131

Thoughts for AWP Week: The Glut in Creative Writing Is the Reverse Side of the Drought in Humanities 143

The Writer as Confidence Man: James Magnuson's Wily Novel of Creative Writing 151

Poetry Book Contests Should Be Abolished: Why Contests Are the Most Irrational Way to Publish First Books 158

The Entire Publishing Model Should Be Scrapped: Five Principles for a Sustainable Publishing Industry 168

Reading and Writing in the Digital Age: Interview with Richard Eoin Nash, Publishing Visionary 174

Symposium: Can America's Little Magazines Survive the New Economic and Technological Regime? 179

Symposium: Have Online Literary Journals Come of Age? 190

What Must Independent Presses Do Today to Survive and Thrive? Wings Press of San Antonio Shows the Way 198

Paul Ruffin on the Role of Texas Review Press on the Southern Literary Scene 204

A Fabled Indie Press Reaches Maturity: What Can We Learn from Coffee House Press? 214

How Can Independent Bookstores Succeed in the New Economy? San Antonio's Twig Book Shop as a Case Study 228

How Can Poetry Become Eclectic and Diverse? Interview with Raymond Hammond 235

Symposium: What Goes into the Making of an Outstanding Book Cover? 243

A Manifesto Against Authors Writing for Free 260

Acknowledgements 269

About the Author 270

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