IN GOOD TASTE

An influx of fresh design energy has arrived in the modernist enclave of Litchfield, Connecticut

rising up

After years of pandemic-induced closure, Hong Kong is writing its next chapter. Francis Lam meets the artists and chefs (and one artist-chef) driving their dynamic city's latest round of reinvention

BETTER ON THE BEACH

The quiet coastal village of Pererenan offers community vibes and a hint of the old Bali

ALL ABOUT ACCRA

Artist Kwaku Yaro shares where to go for art, food, and seaside solace in Ghana's colorful capital

human touch

Across Northern Italy, skilled artisans are working to preserve the country's oldest traditions, from winemaking and set design to truffle hunting and textiles

pioneer spirit

On a road trip through southern Idaho, Betsy Andrews explores the state's long human history of sanctuary seekers, renegades, and travelers looking for a fresh start

ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL OPERATORS IS BANKRUPT, BROKEN. AND RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTLESS MISTREATED PATIENTS— THANKS TO ITS PRIVATE EQUITY OVERLORDS.

She'd never been one to take the easy route, and besides, she wanted to get things moving-and walking seemed the best way to do it.

THE BRUTAL AESTHETICS OF MAGA

Proximity to power might rely on a specific look.

Immigrants on the Line

They fled Haiti only to endure brutal working conditions at a Colorado plant run by the world's biggest meatpacker. Now they face deportation.

HOW TO DRIVE ELON MUSK DOWN

If you think mass protests can't combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.

GET CAUGHT FIGHTING

MAXWELL FROST IS LEARNING THE ROPES OF CONGRESS AND SHOWING HIS OLDER COLLEAGUES HOW TO PUNCH BACK IN THE AGE OF TRUMP.

GUARANTEED FAILURE

Cash transfer programs are gaining steam, but our current bureaucracy is obscuring their potential.

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER

How hybrid homeschools hoover up your state tax dollars

Comp Authors: Building a True Platform That Actually Sells Books

What are authors like you doing to connect with their audiences and communities? Don't agonize about “platform”—your literary role models already drew the map.

From Traditionally to Self-Published

Romance author Lucy Day shares why she switched to self-publishing, what her biggest challenge is, and how confidence has played a role in her success.

"See" Your Story Take Shape With Visual Note-taking

Creating a sketchnote can provide valuable insights as you brainstorm or organize your story.

The Way We Were

How to use pop culture as an unexpected research vehicle.

"Any Resemblance to Real Events ..."

Whether hot off the presses or on the shelves for years, a good book is worth talking about.

The True Subject of Discovery

Whenever I visit the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, I feel like an outsider, and I am in many ways. Yet I will always have an irrevocable connection to the place.

Working Through Personal Change With Personal Essay

For F.A. Battle, the grand-prize winner of the Writer's Digest 5th Annual Personal Essay Awards, writing “Ground Zero” was a way to work through a change within herself—or perhaps truer, to come to terms with who she always was.

Endless Fields

THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt below.

THE GREAT PRETENDER

A fake campaign loan could have ended Andy Ogles' push for MAGA fame. Then Trump won again.

RAIN CHECK

The economic case for preserving America’s wetlands

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

Clearview Al's far-right founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their facial recognition dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

Literary Legacy

The next generation of authors stepping into the worlds of Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and Vince Flynn share what it takes to write estate novels.

Use the Tools of Journalism to Sharpen Your Research Skills

I started college in an art conservatory, but after a string of straight Cs, quickly learned that life wasn't for me. In search of a new calling, I decided I wanted to write novels. But instead of creative writing, I switched my major to journalism.

Writer's Digest 27th Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers

For the 27th year, Writer’s Digest is shining a light on 101 websites with a goal of helping writers in a variety of ways.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson's newest book didn't start as a middle-grade novel, though that's what it would eventually become.

Carrie Brownstein on Richard Avedon's Portrait of Cat Power

It's 2003, and Cat Power exists in is bandied about, an exotic label for an American singer-songwriter on an indie label.

TORTOISESHELL

I have never been honest with myself. It’s an attribute that has always disturbed me.