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...

Sierra Thoemmes, Chautauqua Editorial Assistant Reviews Bewildered by All This Broken Sky, by Anna Scott Anna K. Scotti is fiction...

Todd and Noah Davis have a lot in common. They share a birthday. They are father and son, and they write poetry, essays, and other forms...

We are delighted to have a new essay by Lori Jakiela in the "Water" issue. "Proof of Life" tackles love, family, survival--at once...

Wilmington, 1898. Here, the elected government was overthrown in a coup and many innocent people run out by white supremacists. This...

Poet Charlotte Matthews is a frequent contributor to Chautauqua and a former workshop leader at the Chautauqua Writers' Center. We hope...

We are delighted to have a new essay from Richard Hoffman in the "Water" issue. His essay, "Seabirds," opens with his first trip to the...

Kathryn Jordan is a writer, musician, and teacher, living in Berkeley, California. Her poem, “White-Headed Woodpecker” is forthcoming in...

Chautauqua, the literary journal of Chautauqua Institution, announces the release of issue 18, “Water.” As we considered this theme we...

This week, Chautauqua had the pleasure of interviewing Fred Zirm about his recent poetry chapbook, Object Lessons. He is a poet, author,...

A Chautauqua Remembrance Keith Kopka I could have almost been convinced that the first floor of the grand Victorian house I was staying...

Author, teacher, poet, and songwriter, Anna Scotti, once thought of becoming an actor, an ornithologist, or a journalist. After...

Click here to watch Chautauqua’s Interview with Keith Kopka Every now and again I discover a collection of poetry that moves and teaches...

Kayla Benson, Chautauqua Editorial Assistant Reviews Count Four, by Keith Kopka Keith Kopka is a former punk musician, early Chautauqua...

Like many, I’ve spent most of the last year becoming well-acquainted with the walls of my bedroom slash home office slash gym slash...

One of the great pleasures of working on Chautauqua is the opportunity we have to work with young writers. Our “Young Voices” section...

Chautauqua congratulates our Pushcart nominees. The nominations recognize writing that the staff feels best captures both the issue’s...