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@OnwardLiterary is thrilled to be at @awpwriter for the first time this year. Come and visit our booth for some goodies and fun. #AWP22 #AWPPhilly #AWP #amwriting

Chris L. Terry is a novelist, screenwriter and creative writing instructor. He especially likes pop culture-savvy stories, perspectives from marginalized communities, and first-person narratives with strong voices and sharp humor.

Katherine Reynolds Lewis is an award-winning independent journalist and author of The Good News About Bad Behavior, specializing in long-form narrative about children, parenting, education, race, mental health, science, gender, disability and social justice.

The Root online magazine listed @lauriejean_leocraves memoir, Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul, as one of the best nonfiction books by Black authors in 2015. Kirkus Reviews described Crave as a "bold, honest, and courageous memoir."

@thesarahhepolaexperience is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget." Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Texas Monthly.

Ben Loory is the author of the collections TALES OF FALLING AND FLYING and STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAY, both from Penguin Books. His fables and tales have appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Fairy Tale Review, BOMB Magazine, and A Public Space.

Meet Vu Tran @roomwithavu, who's first novel, Dragonfish, was a NY Times Notable Book and a SF Chronicle Best Books of the Year. His short fiction has appeared in the O. Henry Prize Stories, the Best American Mystery Stories, and Ploughshares, among many other publications.

Margaret Atwood is one of the great writers of our time, giving us gorgeous works like The Handmaid's Tale, The Penelopiad, The Testaments, Alias Grace and more. But all those works had to start somewhere. Starting your story is your power. #writersoftwitter #margaretatwood

Do you have a YA manuscript you could use a second pair of eyes on? Head to our website at: bit.ly/2SSQ40Z to look at our programs, and see more details on this one - The Judy Blume (YA) program! Looking for something different? Take a look by following the link!✒️

The happiest and most welcome start to the holiday of Hanukkah, from all at Onwards Literary! We hope love and light fill your heart, and that you have a very bright start to the holiday season.

Meet our mentor Claire Bidwell Smith @BidwellSmith. A therapist specializing in grief and author of three books, Claire offers online programs for grief. Claire has written for and been featured in many publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Taking the pressure off yourself is easier said than done, but once you have mastered the art of doing so, your work will be all the better for it. The first drafts are NEVER the final masterpieces, look up the 'ugly baby' draft phenomenon. #writersofinstagram ✒️⠀

What is your Point of Entry, the place where you start your manuscript? You don't have to be a writer to be familiar with this #famousfirstline where we first heard the phrase, "It was a dark and stormy night..."

The happiest of Thanksgivings from our team to you. Take care, be safe and remember for what you're grateful for. Even if that means your smallest achievements, you deserve to thank yourself for all you've done to get you where you are, and thank those by your side too. 🍗🍁💗

The Developmental Edit: A complete manuscript review. Do you have an ENTIRE manuscript that could use a fresh pair of eyes? We have a whole host of mentors and could find the best one for you, to benefit your work. Contact us for more details! bit.ly/2TVO1ZR

A very seasonal prompt this week. Sometimes using what's around you - for example, the seasonal events happening right outside your window - can be most fruitful. Let your mind wander this week with this prompt.🍁

We have so much in store for you at Onward Literary. Join our newsletter for more about our programs, new writing prompts, special interviews, and more.: bit.ly/3ymYeO0

An excerpt from the wonderful @tovamirvis, one of our excellent mentors. Sign up to work with Tova at our website, bit.ly/3BiipO0 #writersoftwitter #nonfiction #book #books #literary #literaryfiction #novelist #submissions #shortfiction⠀

Congratulations @NatashiaDeon for your new novel "THE PERISHING" as it goes into a second printing. 🙌