with Assistant Editors Lexi Bonin and Jacob Hood “Fall in love with writing, the process of it, the exploration of it.” In the following...

with Assistant Editor Abigail Peabody "Words have a power to them, and I don’t think we should take that lightly." In the following...

with Assistant Editor Caroline Beuley “Musicality is like any other element: when compressed, all the writer's choices are magnified in...

with Assistant Editor Sarah Osman I had the pleasure of chatting with John Gifford, whose essay Running Through the Seasons appears in...

with Assistant Editor Caroline Beuley I had the pleasure of interviewing Richard Holinger, an author featured in Chautauqua’s most recent...

by Isabelle Altman Since starting my first semester of a Creative Writing MFA at UNC Wilmington, I’ve been driving out to Long Leaf Park...

by Editorial Assistant Morgan Mitchell Every author, at one time or another, has struggled with writer's block. Symptoms include staring...

Chautauqua is proud to announce our 2023 nominations for the Pushcart Prize anthology. Each of these pieces was selected by the editors...

By Gabi Stephens A “strange joy” burrows through Chautauqua contributor Adam Scheffler’s latest collection, Heartworm, winner of the 2021...

by James King Poet Tricia Bogle, whose poem "Bronx, 1995" appeared in Issue 20.2 of Chautauqua, has collaborated with artist Shu Tu for...

by James King When I told my friends in the early weeks of June that I would be heading to upstate New York to attend the Writers...

by Gillian Pribicko As the summer heat rolls quickly into Wilmington, I’m caught in between dreams of beach days and ice cream. I feel...

by Barret Giehl

by Melissa Cripe I’ve heard stories about writers who sit at a desk and light the same candle every time they write, an olfactory signal...

By Marie Marrinan I have always been the oldest student in my class. From kindergarten upward. This January baby was always held over to...

by Rachel Nicholson Bespoke sits on the corner of Princess and Second in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Every day, even on a...

by Jana Carver If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that we writers need each other. While it’s true that writing is, at its core, a...

by Barret Giehl If you write, you are inevitably asked why. Usually—when asked by concerned loved ones—the unspoken ending is, “instead...

by Kristen Dorsey I’ve listened to countless authors discuss their writing space, habits, and rituals, but thus far, my life is too...

by Jill Gerard Today's Chautauqua blog is the conclusion of On Mentorship, a blog series in memory of Philip Gerard, beloved writer,...