CRIT

Apply — ~CRIT~

apps for the October in-person session are OPEN until Aug 31. last session before a long ass hiatus bc I'm teaching at Iowa in 2026

crit.works/apply

like obviously no AI for writing but also researching or anything else. get that shit outta here

I am hereby officially adding a third rule to CRIT which is "No AI"

what reading CRIT apps feels like

is it possible that autofiction is not actually more prevalent now, just the ability to cross reference writing with authors' bios?

I've been sick so CRIT app results will be delayed a bit sorry!!

Why Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint Won’t Require Blurbs Anymore In a decision some might call “stunning” or a “tour-de-force,” new S&S publisher Sean Manning has decided to no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books. Here’s why.

YES HELL YES THANK GOD

May 2025 in-person CRIT continues the trend of booking guests FAR better than I deserve:

NICOLE WHITE
KAVEH AKBAR (via satellite)
RAX KING

app deadline is March 31 crit.works/apply

apps for the March online session close in a week :-) crit.works/apply

YouTube video by Sound Library iPhone Harp Alarm/Ringtone (Apple Sound) - Sound Effect for Editing

back when I took her workshop Marilynne Robinson's phone went off and her ring tone was this youtu.be/fh-oUxSOhuc?...

the March 2025 online CRIT guest lineup is an ALL TIMER:

⭐ @melissabroder.bsky.social
⭐ @ingridrojasc.bsky.social
⭐ Rachel Kushner

apps open till Jan 31 crit.works/apply

just got my sales figures, so far indie bookseller sales account for well over double amazon's. god bless the indies

got my shit together and booked a frankly insane guest lineup for January CRIT - CRIT alum Heather Akumiah, Emily Witt, and Sloane Crosley

here I'd usually tell you to apply but it's already closed lmao

writing as a career

Apply — ~CRIT~

last day to apply to CRIT january session :3 crit.works/apply

apps close in 4 days crit.works/apply

Wake up babe a new "I called your tailor" dropped

just found out that I submitted more rec letters to the Iowa Writers' Workshop last year than anyone else lmao

quiz bowl match: all the writers named Hannah Gold vs. all the ones named Jenny Zhang

[reading a novel] nah this is cap

yea I write using an LLM.... a LLack of Motivation

wats up