{"id":8993,"date":"2020-02-15T08:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=8993"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:31:16","slug":"new-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/new-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"New Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-Letters-BkMk-Press.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8994\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newletters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Letters<\/a>\u00a0magazine works to discover and publish the finest new writing, wherever it exists. That mission implies encouragement of writers just starting or those who deserve wider readership. By placing the emphasis on excellence, we best promote the cause of the literary arts and affirm their transforming qualities. Editorial decisions arise from three core questions: Is the writing intense; does it advance literary art; does it offer hope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Letters\u2019&nbsp;Literary\nAwards for Writers, established in 1986, offers a total of $8,250 in prizes\nannually. The Awards program discovers and rewards new writers and encourages\nmore established writers to try new genres or new work in competition. In\nrecent years,&nbsp;New Letters&nbsp;has won a National Magazine Award, the\nmagazine industry\u2019s highest honor, received multiple Pushcart Prizes, often in\na given year, and places selections often in&nbsp;The Best American Poetry,\nEssays, and other prize anthologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> \u201cNew Letters&nbsp;will continue to seek the best new writing, whether from established writers or those ready and waiting to be discovered. In addition, it will support those writers, readers and listeners who want to experience the joy of writing that can both surprise and inspire us all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newletters.org\/general-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Submission Guidelines. (opens in a new tab)\">Submission Guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Letters\u00a0magazine works to discover and publish the finest new writing, wherever it exists. That mission implies encouragement of writers just starting or those who deserve wider readership. By placing the emphasis on excellence, we best promote the cause of the literary arts and affirm their transforming qualities. 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