The Journal of Basic Writing is a refereed journal founded in 1975 by Mina Shaughnessy and is published twice a year with support from the Office of Academic Affairs of the City University of New York ...

Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House presents: “Writing Lessons”, a podcast that explores the foundations of creative writing. March 5, 2025 • In the eighth episode of Writing Lessons, host Silas House ...

In grade school, we were required to try our hand at playing an instrument. I, along with about 30 of my fellow 4 th graders, wanted the drums. I ended up with the clarinet. I did not want to play the ...

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over ...

Nov. 29 — To the Editor: In their Nov. 28 column, Mark Brighton and Ramona Charland wrote, "You might be a nitwit if, trapped in the throws of the terrible twos ..." Before smugly suggesting that ...