Desperate Writer: A Magazine for Creatives
Rachel Rose, Antônio Xerxenesky, Anne Marie Corrigan, Joanna StreetlyDESPERATE WRITER is a magazine for creatives about art, writing and culture. SHOCKY'S CORNER is for poetry; PEN & PAINT is for writers and artists, FOR THE RECORD is for essays, and LETTERS TO POTENTIAL FRIENDS is literature with a Brazilian twist.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 100 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Who's In Your Salon?
Dear Desperate Writers,
Paris has taken us and shaken us, as she always does. Wake up! and we do--we walk dazzled by jet lag through the early morning streets of Neuilly, where grey doves fat as house cats call from the trees. And later, w...
Great Idea, Great Execution
Dear Desperados,
It has come to my attention that we writers have an unusual personality quirk that is not shared by, well, most people. We find all too many things curious and interesting, and worthy of further investigation. And much of...
A Lick and a Promise
Dear Desperate Writers,
I’ve always liked that expression, of a job rushed and not quite up to what it should be. And that’s the column you’ll receive today—a rushed little note, and a promise of much more to come. I have so much to write...
How is a garden like a novel? Why does a novel need a playlist?
Dear Desperate Writers,
Desperate Writer: A Magazine for Creatives is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
These have been busy, happy weeks. We tore out mo...
To Blurb or Not to Blurb
My debut novel comes out in eleven months (more about that soon--much more, I promise!) and already I’ve been asked by my publishers to think about who might be willing to blurb it, and to start reaching out.
Nothing can make a Desperate W...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Award-winning poet turned award-winning fiction writer. In the best book club in town. Woods walker, ocean swimmer, avid reader. Interested in everything to do with books and those who read and write them.
Escritor, professor, tradutor, editor.
Writer, poet, bon-vivant
Joanna Streetly’s work is published in Best Canadian Essays 2017 & upcoming in Best Canadian Poetry 2024. Her fifth book "All of Us Hidden" (poetry this time,) is out this fall with Caitlin Press.
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