Read your work out loud and other tips for finding your writing voice 3 tips from our Power of Diverse Voices coaches August 12, 2026 Tom Huang
The writing lesson hidden inside ‘The Odyssey’ The smallest details often reveal the biggest truths. Just ask Homer — and your local reporter. July 15, 2026 Roy Peter Clark
Is this sentence in the Declaration of Independence really the greatest ever written? Walter Isaacson calls it the greatest. Roy Peter Clark puts it under the microscope. July 1, 2026 Roy Peter Clark
Is this the best news headline of all time? A six-letter Chicago Sun-Times headline succeeds as writing, design and communal celebration all at once May 19, 2026 Roy Peter Clark
What my golf coach taught me about writing What a few decades — and many rounds of golf — with Rick Edmonds taught me about writing and teaching the craft March 13, 2026 Roy Peter Clark
A college admissions essay reveals the power of storytelling A student’s essay about grief, endurance and a climb up Cotopaxi shows how great storytelling works in fewer than 600 words March 6, 2026 Roy Peter Clark
Q&A: The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean on why she treasures ‘the stuff of life’ The legendary journalist (and new memoirist) talks with Poynter about life and writing, which are one in the same October 16, 2025 Pete Croatto
My favorite short newspaper story of 2024, appreciated and analyzed When political reporting can borrow from theater criticism August 13, 2025 Roy Peter Clark
What happens when you get the name of the dog? Journalism magic. From Doodle in California to a surplus of Lunas in Philadelphia, asking about Fido’s handle can bring a story to life July 29, 2025 Roy Peter Clark
Q&A: Personal essay writing tips from Roy Peter Clark, ‘America’s writing coach’ In his 21st book, out this month, Clark explains how everyday objects, clear focus and authentic voice can transform an essay May 20, 2025 Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Get ready to write your book: 5 tips on becoming an author A page a day equals a book a year April 23, 2025 Roy Peter Clark
How can you make time for book writing? A new Poynter program will examine this and other writing conundrums April 14, 2025 Kristen Hare
What I learned from the writing teacher who changed my work forever A reflection on Donald Murray’s timeless lessons — on the writing process and problems all writers must solve — as Poynter turns 50 March 13, 2025 Roy Peter Clark
How the shortest story can pack the biggest punch A 20-year-old article about a toll collector inspired a short story about the fentanyl crisis that won an inaugural Poynter Journalism Prize December 16, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
Breaking down Donald Trump’s use of the word ‘hate’ ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ Trump posted after the entertainer endorsed his opponent. There’s a lot of meaning in one of those four uppercase words. September 25, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
