# book award (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover book award. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Growing Question of Who Wrote the Book | Self-Publishing News (August 20, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/the-growing-question-of-who-wrote-the-book-self-publishing-news-august-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ The publishing industry is getting serious about AI authorship, and one major publishing CEO has some surprising thoughts on AI detectors and proving who actually wrote a book. Lulu is rolling out a dead-simple new direct-sales tool, while Dibbly Create finally adds manuscript imports. Plus, Get Authentic Book Reviews and Book Bounty launch new features for authors, along with more updates in the… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_082026.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [Author Interview with Aerik Francis on BODYPOLITIC](https://abode.substack.com/p/author-interview-with-aerik-francis) _2026-08-17 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ "I think talking about the body can be a way of making a space of common ground to grow and develop a politic beyond partisan lines." ## [First Draft - Richard Russo](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-08-17 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Richard Russo is the author of 11 novels, including most recently, Under the Falls, Somebody’s Fool, Chances Are . . . , Everybody’s Fool, and That Old Cape Magic; two collections of stories; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which, like Nobody’s Fool, won multiple awards for its screen adaptation, and in 2023 his novel Straight Man was adapted into… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1945741111.mp3) ## [New Study: Readers Couldn't Tell Human Writing From AI | Self-Publishing News (Aug. 13, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/new-study-readers-couldnt-tell-human-writing-from-ai-self-publishing-news-aug-13-2026) _2026-08-13 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ AI transparency is getting more complicated for authors as new European regulations begin affecting Claude users worldwide, a new study challenges assumptions about AI-generated writing, and a record number of Pulitzer winners and finalists disclose AI use. Plus, Publishers Weekly shares fresh publishing industry data, a first-time self-published memoirist sells more than 1,000 copies in five… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_081326.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [First Draft - Michael Cunningham (Returns Again)](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-08-10 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Michael Cunningham is a novelist, screenwriter, and educator. His novel The Hours received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1999. He has taught at Columbia University and Brooklyn College. He is currently a professor in the practice at Yale University. His new book is Unsayable: A Life in Writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6286228829.mp3) ## [How to Get Barnes & Noble to Host Your Book Signing | Self-Publishing News (August 6, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/how-to-get-barnes-noble-to-host-your-book-signing-self-publishing-news-august-6-2026) _2026-08-06 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ Barnes & Noble is tightening how stores handle local author events, and showing up with a book may no longer be enough. We also cover free local publicity, platform updates from Apple Books, Lulu, and Voices by INAudio, and ProWritingAid's new ProWritingMethod. All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for August 6, 2026. Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link) Jane… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_080626.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [August Updates: Chapbook Subs Open, Preorder "Recipes for Grief," and Workshops Galore!!](https://abode.substack.com/p/august-updates-chapbook-subs-open) _2026-08-03 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ We Open for Chapbook Submissions on August 15th! ## [First Draft - Rachel Eliza Griffiths (Returns)](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-08-03 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, multimedia artist, memoirist and novelist. Her literary and visual work has been widely published in magazines, journals, and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Poets and Writers, and Best American Poetry, among others. Some of her poetry collections include Miracle Arrhythmia, Mule and Pear, Seeing the Body, and Lighting the Shadow.… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4263885090.mp3) ## [Why Substack's AI Detector Can't Be Trusted | Self-Publishing News (July 30th, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/why-substacks-ai-detector-cant-be-trusted-self-publishing-news-july-30th-2026) _2026-07-30 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ Substack rolled out a new AI detection tool, and the backlash from writers has been swift. I also cover a proposed Copyright Office fee increase, IngramSpark's new path into Turkey, what librarians actually want from indie books, and a major Anthropic settlement update. Plus, I've got a rapid-fire roundup with author resources, audiobook opportunities, and a couple of last-call promos. As per… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_073026_audio.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [First Draft - Kevin Powers](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-07-27 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Kevin Powers’ books, including The Yellow Birds, A Line in the Sand, A Shout in the Ruins and poetry collection Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting, have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and a recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Guardian First Book Award, the Prix littéraire du Monde prix étranger, and the Grand… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8269348072.mp3) ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SzEIQ07cqX2V) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Traditional Publishing Opens a New Door for Indie Authors | Self-Publishing News (July 23, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/traditional-publishing-opens-a-new-door-for-indie-authors-self-publishing-news-july-23-2026) _2026-07-23 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ A major traditional publisher is making a surprising move toward indie authors. We also cover a KDP payment change, new details about Audible's royalty model, and fresh opportunities for book promotion and AI discoverability. Plus, the Rapid-Fire Newsflash features author resources, timely discounts, and more publishing updates. Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_072326.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [First Draft - Laura Dave](https://firstdraftwriters.com/) _2026-07-20 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Eight Hundred Grapes and six other novels. Her books have been published in thirty-nine languages and have been chosen by Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, Indie Next, Book of the Month Club, The Richard and Judy Book Club, Best of Amazon, and Best of Apple Books. The Last Thing He Told Me was chosen as the Goodreads… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8659120533.mp3) ## [AI Audiobooks Versus Human Narration: Listeners Have Spoken | Self-Publishing News (July 16, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/ai-audiobooks-versus-human-narration-listeners-have-spoken-self-publishing-news-july-16-2026) _2026-07-16 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ Spoken commissioned Edison Research at SSRS to compare how fiction audiobook listeners responded to AI and human narration. The results raise some major questions about what listeners value and where audiobook production may be heading. Kindlepreneur also uncovered a growing issue with Amazon categories, while Miblart, GetCovers, Book Brush, ProWritingAid, and more shared new tools and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_071626.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [Author Interview with M. K. Thekkumkattil on Weaving Liberation](https://abode.substack.com/p/author-interview-with-m-k-thekkumkattil) _2026-07-15 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ "The chapbook’s writing was all created through relationship: no one protests, or writes, alone." ## [First Draft - Emeline Atwood](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-07-13 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Emeline Atwood graduated from the Michener Center for Writers in 2023. She writes fiction and poetry and is a recipient of the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, the Louis Begley Prize, the Roger Conant Hatch Prize for Lyric Poetry, and the Le Baron Russell Briggs Fiction Prize. She lives in Austin, Texas. Her novel is A Real Animal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6930726977.mp3) ## [KDP Finally Expands a Long-Hated Royalty Limit | Self-Publishing News (July 9, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/kdp-finally-expands-a-long-hated-royalty-limit-self-publishing-news-july-9-2026) _2026-07-09 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ KDP expanded the 70% ebook royalty pricing range, giving authors more room above the old $9.99 limit. Kindlepreneur updated two solid refreshers on KDP keywords and categories, Authors Guild shared another scam warning, Laterpress upgraded its Assistant feature, Voices by INAudio shared audiobook marketing tips, and Miblart is celebrating 10 years with a limited-time discount. Dibbly Create -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_070926.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [July Updates: CHABÓCHI DOLL is here, Preorder "How to Survive an Asthma Attack in a Climate Apocalypse," and an Extended Deadline for the Book Award Fiction Prize for QTBIPOC Writers!!](https://abode.substack.com/p/july-updates-chabochi-doll-is-here) _2026-07-06 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ July is upon us and we have the perfect Summer reads! ## [First Draft - Emily Rapp Black](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-07-06 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Emily Rapp Black is the author of Poster Child: A Memoir; The Still Point of the Turning World, which was a New York Times bestseller, Editor’s Pick, and a finalist for the PEN-USA Award; Sanctuary, a New York Times Editor’s Pick; and Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg. Emily Rapp Black has received awards and fellowships from the Rona Jaffe Foundation; the Jentel Arts Foundation; the Corporation of… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9957521957.mp3) ## [Fake IngramSpark Sites Are Targeting Authors | Self-Publishing News (July 2, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/fake-ingramspark-sites-are-targeting-authors-self-publishing-news-july-2-2026) _2026-07-03 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ Fake IngramSpark websites are targeting authors, and one case hit close to home in my own Discord community. IngramSpark also shared updates on AI, metadata, schools, libraries, and publishing fraud. We'll also cover the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale, Kindlepreneur's latest keyword advice, new indie author survey data from Written Word Media, and so much more. Dibbly Create -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_070226.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [First Draft - Ben Fountain (Returns Again)](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-06-29 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Ben Fountain’s work has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for Fiction, the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the PEN-Cerulli Award for Excellence in Sports Writing, and a Whiting Writers Award, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and runner-up… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1928971045.mp3) ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SBHYpSHWLDB1) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [First Draft - Zinzi Clemmons](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-06-22 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Zinzi Clemmons was raised in Philadelphia by a South African mother and an American father. Her debut novel, What We Lose was named “Debut Novel of the Year” by Vogue, and received praise from the Atlantic, the Guardian, the New York Times, The New Yorker, and others. What We Lose was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the California Book Award, a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3119108088.mp3) ## [Author Interview with Jerrice J. Baptiste on Coral in the Diaspora](https://abode.substack.com/p/author-interview-with-jerrice-j-baptiste) _2026-06-18 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ "I’ve been told by readers that the book makes them feel like a member on the island... There’s no greater compliment than that I could have received for Coral in the Diaspora." ## [First Draft - Ruth Ozeki](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-06-15 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Ruth Ozeki is a novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. Her new short story collection is called The Typing Lady and Other Fictions. Her novels — My Year of Meats , All Over Creation, A Tale for the Time Being, and The Book of Form and Emptiness — have been translated and published in over thirty countries. Her third novel, A Tale for the Time Being, won the LA Times Book Prize, and was… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5455925654.mp3) ## [First Draft - Emma Straub](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-06-08 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books for adults: the novels American Fantasy, This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. She is also the author of three picture books: Gaga Mistake Day, which she co-wrote with her mother, Mama Hug, and Very Good Hats.… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4897986007.mp3) ## [June Updates: Virtual Retreat All Access Pass, Preorder CHABÓCHI DOLL, and an Extended Deadline for the Book Award Fiction Prize for QTBIPOC Writers!!](https://abode.substack.com/p/june-updates-virtual-retreat-all) _2026-06-01 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ Happy Pride! Join us in supporting Queer and Trans writers! ## First Draft - Lily King (Returns) _2026-06-01 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Lily King is the award-winning author of six novels. Her most recent novel is Heart the Lover. She has also published a collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. Her 2020 novel, Writers & Lovers, won the New England Society Book Awards and was a New York Times Notable Book and chosen as a top-ten best book of 2020 by The Washington Post, NPR, People Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times.… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5789924176.mp3) ## First Draft 12th Anniversary Best Of - Ross Gay _2026-05-29 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His first collection of essays, The Book of Delights, was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller.… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6232268920.mp3) ## [AI Just Hit More Publishing Platforms | Self-Publishing News (May 28, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/ai-just-hit-more-publishing-platforms-self-publishing-news-may-28-2026) _2026-05-28 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ AI tools are showing up across more self-publishing platforms, and authors need to know what is changing. In this Self-Publishing News update, we cover new AI tools from IngramSpark, Laterpress, and Spoken, along with audiobook updates from Audible and Voices by INAudio. We also look at Bookvault pricing changes, author events, and a quick mid-year survey from Written Word Media. Dibbly Create -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_052726.mp4?dest-id=2324846) ## [First Draft - Ramona Ausubel](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-05-25 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Ramona Ausubel is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of the novel No One Is Here Except All of Us and the short story collection A Guide to Being Born. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, One Story, The Paris Review Daily, Best American Fantasy, and elsewhere, and has received special mentions in The Best American Short Stories and… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1378545816.mp3) ## [First Draft - Hafeez Lakhani](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-05-18 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Hafeez Lakhani was born in Hyderabad, India and raised in suburban South Florida. His novel is called Abundance. His fiction and essays have appeared in Crazyhorse, Exposition Review, Salt Hill, Tikkun, The Cortland Review, and The Southern Review, among other places, and have garnered fellowships from PEN America and The Center for Fiction. He was twice recognized with a Notable Essay in Best… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6668410441.mp3?updated=1778449350) ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/l4g0yCGSMFIw) _2026-05-18 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [First Draft - Tom Perrotta](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-05-11 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of eleven works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO series. His other books include Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Joe College, The Abstinence Teacher, Nine Inches, Mrs. Fletcher, and Tracy Flick Can’t… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9683123188.mp3?updated=1778448052) ## [ACX Royalty Changes Are Here | Self-Publishing News (May 8, 2026)](https://selfpubwithdale.libsyn.com/acx-royalty-changes-are-here-self-publishing-news-may-8-2026) _2026-05-08 · The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast_ Audible is rolling out a new ACX royalty model, and indie authors need to understand what's changing. We'll cover the new audiobook royalty rates, concerns around pooled payouts, Spotify for Authors distribution terms, IngramSpark metadata research, AI audiobook tools, and author scams. Stay informed before you make your next publishing move. Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/selfpubwithdale/spn_050826.mp3?dest-id=2324846) ## [May Updates: Virtual Workshops, Our New Book Reviewer Program, and the Book Award Fiction Prize for QTBIPOC Writers!!](https://abode.substack.com/p/may-updates-virtual-workshops-our) _2026-05-05 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ We're welcoming in an eventful May! Don't forget to submit to our first-ever book award prize! ## [First Draft - Jim Newton](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-05-04 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Jim Newton is a journalist, teacher, and author of Justice for All, Eisenhower, Worthy Fights, and Man of Tomorrow. He was at the Los Angeles Times for twenty-five years as a reporter, bureau chief, editorial page editor, columnist, and editor at large. He lives in Pasadena, California, and teaches at UCLA, where he founded and edits the award-winning public affairs magazine Blueprint. His new… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3946911866.mp3?updated=1777044306) ## [First Draft 12th Anniversary Best Of - Michael Cunningham](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-04-30 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Michael Cunningham is a novelist, screenwriter, and educator. His novel The Hours received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1999. He has taught at Columbia University and Brooklyn College. He is currently a professor in the practice at Yale University. This is about his novel The Snow Queen recorded in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6638080400.mp3?updated=1776992419) ## [Abode Feature: Earth & Earth-like Planets: Behind the Scenes with Devaki D. Devi](https://abode.substack.com/p/abode-feature-earth-and-earth-like) _2026-04-29 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ "I decided I didn’t necessarily want to write about identity in the sense of contrast and clash. I didn’t want to argue – I wanted to widen." - Devaki D. Devi ## [First Draft - Allegra Goodman](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-04-27 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Allegra Goodman is the author of Isola, Sam, Intuition, The Cookbook Collector, Paradise Park, and Kaaterskill Falls (a National Book Award finalist). Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Commentary, and Ploughshares and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories. Her new novel is This is Not About Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3408208325.mp3?updated=1775225331) ## [First Draft - Rachel Khong](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-04-20 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Rachel Khong’s first novel Goodbye, Vitamin, won the 2017 California Book Award for First Fiction, and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for First Fiction. Her second novel, Real Americans, was a New York Times bestseller. She was the managing and executive editor of Lucky Peach magazine and edited a cookbook called All About Eggs. In 2018, she founded The Ruby, a work and event space… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3142935990.mp3?updated=1776448332) ## [First Draft - Kate Schatz](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-04-13 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Kate Schatz is a feminist author, educator, and public speaker. She's the New York Times-bestselling author of the "Rad Women" book series; the novel Where the Girls Were; the 33 ⅓ book Rid of Me: A Story; and Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book, co-written with W. Kamau Bell. She lives in the Bay Area with her wife, three children, and pets. In all she does, Kate is committed to sharing… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7196740262.mp3?updated=1775225490) ## [First Draft - Camille Dungy](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-04-06 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Camille T. Dungy is the author of America, A Love Story. She has also written the memoir Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, the essay collection Guidebook to Relative Strangers, and four other collections of poetry, including Trophic Cascade, winner of the Colorado Book Award. Dungy edited Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, the first anthology to bring African… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8717575226.mp3?updated=1775225128) ## [April Press Updates: Book Award Fiction Prize for QTBIPOC Writers, Upcoming Workshops, and Our First-Ever Full-Length Acquisition!](https://abode.substack.com/p/april-press-updates-book-award-fiction) _2026-04-01 · Abode Press · Abode Press_ Join us in gearing up for an eventful spring! ## [First Draft - Naeem Murr](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-30 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Naeem Murr, a dual US and UK citizen, is the author of four novels: The Boy, a New York Times Notable Book; The Genius of the Sea; and The Perfect Man, which was awarded The Commonwealth WritersʼPrize for the Best Book of Europe and South Asia, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His new novel is Every Exit Brings You Home. He is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford. Among his awards are a… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4232625213.mp3?updated=1774787913) ## [First Draft 12th Anniversary Best Of - Ada Limón](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-27 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Ada Limón is the author of seven books of poetry, including Startlement: New & Selected Poems; The Hurting Kind, which was a finalist for the Griffin Prize; The Carrying, which won the National Books Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award; and Bright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9875080818.mp3?updated=1774557737) ## [First Draft - Andrea Mara](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-23 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Andrea Mara is a number one international bestselling Irish author. Several of her books have been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year awards. Someone in the Attic was her U.S. debut and her novel All Her Fault was adapted into a television series on Peacock. Her new novel It Should Have Been You is her newest novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4302964599.mp3?updated=1773189396) ## [First Draft - Philip Schultz](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-16 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Philip Schultz is the author of nine poetry collections, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Failure. 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Applications close this Friday! ## [First Draft - Tayari Jones](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-09 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Tayari Jones is the author of four novels including An American Marriage, which was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection and also appeared on Barack Obama’s summer reading list as well as his year-end roundup. The novel was awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction Aspen Words Literary Prize and an NAACP Image Award. It has been published in two dozen countries. Her other works include Leaving Atlanta,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3454735916.mp3?updated=1772921493) ## [First Draft - Bret Anthony Johnston](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-03-02 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Bret Anthony Johnston is the author of the award-winning short story collection Corpus Christi, the novels We Burn Daylight and Remember Me Like This and the editor of Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer. His short stories have been published in anthologized in New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best; The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Best American Short Stories. His… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2988862455.mp3?updated=1772287714) ## [First Draft 12th Anniversary Best Of - Sebastian Barry](https://firstdraftwriters.com/) _2026-02-27 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include of Boss Grady’s Boys, The Steward of Christendom, Our Lady of Sligo, The Pride Parnell Street, and Dallas Sweetman. His novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Secret Scripture, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, On Canaan’s Side, The… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8451956999.mp3?updated=1772150922) ## [First Draft - R.L. Maizes (Returns)](https://firstdraftwriters.com) _2026-02-23 · First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing_ R.L. Maizes is the author of A Complete Fiction. Her debut novel, Other People’s Pets, won the 2021 Colorado Book Award in Fiction and was a Library Journal Best Debut of Summer/Fall 2020. She also is the author of the short story collection, We Love Anderson Cooper. Her short stories have aired on National Public Radio and can be found in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading and in The Best… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1605726616.mp3?updated=1771780796)