Navigating the Slippery Slope of Writer's Block
By Mirabelle Jiang It’s that time of the day – your designated writing time! You open your laptop, ready to unleash all the ideas that...
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Novels In Nature: An Unprecedented Approach to Combat Illiteracy
Photos by Jayden Cao Introduction by Julian Riccobon As Polyphony Lit continues to expand on a global scale, we regularly receive...
Apr 14 min read
“Birthday”
Introduction by Julian Riccobon "Birthday" by Sviatoslav Odarchenko Introduction Think back to the earliest birthday you can remember....
Mar 262 min read
Winter Issue 2024 Inside Look
Art by Cecilia Yang Introduction by Julian Riccobon Video Clips by Cloris Shi and Andrea Granata Video Editing by Rowan Manley Polyphony...
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Submitting to Writing Contests
By Grace Zhang Beads of sweat dripping down my neck, I slowly moved the cursor to the bottom of the screen to login. An explosion of...
Jul 31, 20233 min read
The Time Traveller's Guide to Parallel Narratives
By Renee Chen Though only recently popularized in filmmaking by Hollywood directors, parallel storylines have long been used by novelists...
Apr 9, 20214 min read
Q&A - How have your opinions on the genres changed since joining Polyphony?
By Hannah Ramsey, Nithya Ramcharan, and Anika Mukker Hannah Ramsey: When I first signed up to be a staff member for the magazine, I had...
Apr 9, 20218 min read
End at the Beginning, Begin at the End (That’s Right, You Heard Me)
By Giancarlo Riccobon Whoa, time out. You can’t just mess around with your story’s timeline. The only way to tell a story is in...
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Q&A - How important are writing programs to an author/editor's abilities?
By Brooke Nind and Melanie Van Peenen Brooke Nind Writing programs are a wonderful experience and an opportunity for young writers to...
Dec 5, 20203 min read
What shapes a writer more, acceptance or rejection?
By Brooke Nind, Nithya Ramcharan, Grace Zhang, and Neeraja Kumar Brooke Nind: Rejection is redirection. I know it’s cheesy and you’ve...
Dec 5, 20202 min read
Editing Twist Endings
By Pauline Paranikas As you read your most recent Polyphony Lit submission, you find yourself growing increasingly confused. Something...
Oct 30, 20204 min read
Editing Pieces with Poorly Planned Plots
By Melanie Van Peenen Perhaps Rudolf Clausius was wrong about entropy, or disorder, being the natural state of the universe. For...
Oct 30, 20207 min read
Writing Prompts and How to Best Use Them
By Ishita Shah, Manal Nadeem, and Kyra Chiller I’ll go out on a limb here and predict that your creative process is anything but linear....
Sep 30, 20206 min read
Genre Editor Q&A
By Pauline Paranikas, Daniel Boyko, Danielle Sherman, and Lara Katz We recently received the following questions from a writer: What...
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Implementing Editorial Feedback
By Pauline Paranikas, Jessica Kim, and Daniel Boyko One of the most beneficial aspects of the Polyphony experience is receiving feedback...
Sep 30, 20208 min read
Writing Three-Dimensional Characters
By Ishita Shah, Julia Zacharski, Suhanee Mitragotri, and Pelumi Sholagbade Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the human species is...
Sep 1, 20208 min read
Writing To Make a Difference
By Alex Baker, Shelly Bhagat, Daniel Boyko, and Anika Mukker Alex Baker: How many of you out there know the feeling of writing something...
Sep 1, 20209 min read
Getting Published as a Teen Part Two
By Ishita Shah, Lara Katz, Daniel Boyko, and Zoha Arif Last month, we covered the key difference between writers and authors, what...
Jul 29, 20208 min read
Getting Published as a Teen Part One
By Ishita Shah, Lara Katz, Daniel Boyko, and Zoha Arif Sometimes I have a feeling that the geniuses who birthed the English language got...
Jul 29, 20207 min read
Editing a Piece in a Style/Genre You're Unfamiliar With
By Hannah Ramsey, Daniel Boyko, Kate Jeong, and Suhanee Mitragotri Introduction Billy Lombardo has forwarded you the submission "xxx” by...
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