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Craft Archive

First a Reminder, Then a Little (a lot) off Subject

By  Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Today is the day for the Literary Death Match and its first appearance in Philadelphia. Do [...]


Beaudelaine Pierre visits Drexel 2/24

By  Jordan Schilling
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Haitian author and editor, Beaudelaine Peierre is visiting Drexel today. The reception will start at 3:00pm [...]


1984 Performed by Sock Puppets

By  Michael Filippone
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Click here to watch and read the story behind a video of George Orwell’s 1984 performed [...]


Who are America’s best voices?

By  Emily Homrok
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Doors part with a hydraulic hiss. Steam billows. Behold! The emerging voices of the nation have [...]


Braverman lives up to her name

By  Emily Homrok
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

As a writer, there are a few tiers you may find yourself falling onto. Being a [...]


Brian Evenson

By  Jordan Schilling
Monday, November 9th, 2009

I wanted to take a minute to recommend Brian Evenson.  I’ve come to admire his writing [...]


All-day writing workshop to be held at Rosemont College

By  Emily Homrok
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Okay, you’ve done the hardest part already: you’ve gotten over your white elephant, conquered writer’s block, [...]


Ending the era of the tweet

By  Emily Homrok
Thursday, July 16th, 2009

…at least, for myself. I have no illusions about the narcissism-fueled ADD conglomo-giant that is Twitter [...]


The Paris Review spring 2009

By  Jordan Schilling
Monday, July 13th, 2009

The Paris Review‘s recent spring 2009 issue features an amazing fiction peice entitiled At the Zoo, [...]


She’s my favorite Canadian recluse

By  Emily Homrok
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Emily Dickinson. Robert Frost. Allen Ginsberg. These are famous poets (not an oxymoron, for better or [...]