Hippocampus Magazine and Books & HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction (volunteer-run)

We’re living through an era when other people’s opinions are on blast, all the time, everywhere we go. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t voice your own — it just means you might want to do so effectively, and with style. *** Our popular webinar series, How-To Tuesdays, is back for 2025, and we're kicking things off with Diving Into Topics that Matter to You: Writing & Publishing Op-Eds With Kelly Caldwell. Join us Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. ET online (or watch the recording later). Event is $20 and includes the recording -- and supports or volunteer-run journal. In this session you'll explore: ?? Blending the art of creative writing with the tools of logic, both of which are key to writing an op-ed that works ??Finding the right audience for your work, preferably in an outlet that pays ??Generating ideas for and outlining a few op-eds of your own Full event details at the link in the comments. We can't wait to see you there!

Get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of literary journals and small presses. Join us 8/11, online, at 6 p.m. ET for An Evening With the Editors: A Lit Mag & Small Press Roundtable. Moderated by our associate editor Rae Pagliarulo, the line-up features: ~DW McKinney (Shenandoah Literary) ~Hattie Fletcher (Short Reads/Belt Publishing) ~Kristine Langley Mahler (Split/Lip Press) ~Michael B. Tager (Mason Jar Press) ~Steph Auteri (Hippocampus Magazine) It's a steal at $25. And it's part of a whole weekend of CNF goodness! If you cannot make it live, you can still sign up to get a recording. Details here: https://lnkd.in/ehqWypxf

American Mother is award-winning novelist Colum McCann's first foray into nonfiction writing, written with Diane Foley. It is a thought- provoking look at the life of the late journalist Jim Foley and the experience of hostage-taking in wartime. It was a privilege to have a chance to review it for Hippocampus Magazine and Books & HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction (volunteer-run) Magazine.

“I could only write the truth of where I was at that time and it has nothing to do with who other people were at that time.” A fantastic interview with Molly Giles discussing her new memoir, LIFE SPAN, from Hippocampus Magazine and Books & HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction (volunteer-run). Thank you, Dorothy Rice! https://lnkd.in/gWVquUSP #authorinterview #smallpressbooks #memoir #mollygiles #writingcommunity

Writers are word people, but numbers can be (sorta) fun, too! ?? Join us tonight (4/16) for our next How-To Tuesday on using analytics to improve your craft! And if you can't make it live, you'll get a recording. Learn more or register here: https://lnkd.in/ei29M6Qc