What is a Zine? A zine, shortened from “magazine,” is basically that—a collection of work in a physical or digital format. They can...

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont reimagines the disappearance of mystery author Agatha Christie. The story—told through the eyes of...

Melissa Crowe is a poet and a coordinator of the MFA program at the University of UNC Wilmington, where she teaches poetry and...

Bart Edelman has had many poems published in Chautauqua. Charlotte Matthews, poet and Chautauqua Writers' Center workshop leader reviews...

In the Chautauqua Editorial course at UNCW students are tasked with creative projects. These broadsides were produced by Editorial...

Chautauqua author, Anna Scotti’s story, "A Heaven or a Hell" was selected for The Best Mysteries of the Year by Otto Penzler and Sara...

It’s somewhat of a boogeyman in the writing community. People either believe or they don’t. Or it’s Macbeth in a theater and saying it...

With the publishing of Chautauqua Issue 19.2, members of the team have been looking back to past issues and reconnecting with past...

Judy McClure is a nonfiction writer whose work explores relationships, teaching, grief, queer life and culture. She lives in Boston with...

Chautauqua featured emerging writer and USMC veteran Jason Arment in our New Voice Spotlight in Volume 12 (2015). Arment served in...

Editorial Assistant Susan Polizotto created this beautiful broadside to highlight the work of Trevor Moffa. His poem can be found here...

Editorial Assistant Gillian Pribicko designed this gorgeous broadside to honor Sayantani Dasgupta's essay "Rinse, Repeat." The essay was...

Listen to this episode from Points South on Spotify. THE PROLOGUE The 1898 Wilmington Massacre was a violent attack on the city's...

Chautauqua is a literary anthology that offers abundant opportunities for aspiring writers. The magazine features poetry, fiction, flash,...

When I was in my early years of college, my parents told me that I bit off more than I could chew with my academic path. I am a jazz...

Need a Good Book? Bay Area’s Book Fairy Offers Her Recommendations By Laurie Clark After a long publishing career, Nancy Fish moved to...

To wish for a sled for Christmas was to wish for two nearly impossible things to come true at once: an expensive gift at a time in our...

The Writing Retreat Time is money: spending it wisely at a writing retreat More often than not, people nowadays have less and less time...

Poet, translator, and musician Jordan Lee Schnee’s poem “Maté” received the New Voices Spotlight in Chautauqua: Words and Music when he...

Managing Editor Sarah Stephens and Assistant Editor Kristen Dorsey sat down with Jason Mott to discuss his new book Hell of a Book. Look...