I completed my first year of retirement on August 1. It’s been quite a year. I haven’t reached all my goals, but I have made progress and had some happy and unexpected surprises. The biggest one I can’t reveal publicly yet, but come back on September 6, and I will give you all the juicy…
Keep Teaching. Keep Writing.
Teachers, I’m not in the trenches anymore, but I’m still with you, and here on this day after the 4th of July, I’m still writing about you and for you because I know how hard it is right now. Maybe you feel abandoned by many in your country who so praised your efforts during the…
Photo Theme for fall/winter edition
Since my first issue of Teach. Write. in 2017, I have enjoyed choosing a photo theme to unite each edition. That first time, I used desks of all kinds. I loved the cover photo especially. I continued using school- and writing-themed photos for a while, including empty classrooms, writing utensils, books, letters, libraries and one-room…
Lost and Gained
Due to a family medical emergency, I was disappointed that I didn’t get to sit on the Slush Pile panel at the North Carolina Writers’ Network’s spring conference as I had announced. However, I was able to present to the Network’s Durham-Orange County group via Zoom on April 23 to talk about using memoir writing…
Print version of Teach. Write. now available for purchase
You can order print copies of the 2024 Spring~Summer edition of Teach. Write. at Lulu.com. Here is the link. The publication of the print copy is always great, but one more exciting thing is coming up that some of you might be interested in, especially if you live in North Carolina. I’m going to be a…
Revised Online Version Available
The Revised Online version of the 2024 Spring~Summer edition of Teach. Write. is now available. A link to purchase the print version should appear soon. Later today, if all goes well
Spring~Summer 2024 edition of Teach. Write. is here!
The online version of Teach. Write. for spring/summer 2024 is now available at this link: Spring~Summer 2024. The print version will be available for purchase Monday, April 8. I will post a link here. As always, editing this journal is one of the joys of my life. I began it in the fall of 2017…
What are you looking for?
As stated in my guidelines, I lean towards works that are by, about, or for teachers, especially those who teach or have taught English composition.
Submissions close on March 1
There’s still time to submit your short stories, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and short drama to the 2024 spring/summer edition of Teach. Write. I will be accepting work until March 1. Publication is on track for April 1 when I will be open again for submissions to the 2024 fall/winter edition. I love reading…
Open for Submissions
The 2024 spring/summer edition of Teach. Write.: A Writing Teachers’ Literary Journal is open for submissions until March 1 with a publication date of April 1. The editor, Katie Winkler, taught English composition, British literature, creative writing, developmental English, applied communications, and study skills for 27 years at a community college in western North Carolina….