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Tennessee Williams died on this day in 1983. Literary Heist challenges you to write an article for submission, about anything literary or artistic, using the life of Tennessee Williams as your inspiration.
Andrew Dubus, an American short story writer, died on this day in 1999. Honour his life by writing a short story for submission.
On this day in 1821, John Keats died. Literary Heist challenges you to write a poem for submission using the […]
Phyllis McGinley, a talented poet from Ontario, Oregon died on this day in 1978. Literary Heist challenges you to […]
Malcolm X died on this day in 1965. Literary Heist challenges you, in the style of Malcolm X, to […]
Hunter S. Thompson died on this day in 2005. Literary Heist challenges you, in the style of Hunter S. […]
Amy Tan was born on this day in 1952. Literary Heist challenges you, in the style of Amy Tan, […]
Audre Lorde, writer of the poem Hanging Fire, was born on this day in 1934. Literary Heist challenges you […]
Robert Newton Peck, writer of A Day No Pigs Would Die, was born on this day in 1928. Literary Heist […]
Richard Ford, writer of Independence day, was born on this day in 1944. Why not celebrate his life by […]
Susan Brownmiller, an influential American journalist was born on this day in 1935. Why not let her life inspire […]
We want poems that discuss your feelings about love. Do you hate love? Do you love love? Is love […]
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet laureate to the communist revolution, produced his drama Klop on this day in 1929. Why not […]
Today is Judy Blume’s birthday, a famous youth fiction writer. Wouldn’t you like to inspire a child by writing […]
On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Mandela is a writer, politician, and political activist. […]
Arthur Miller, writer of Death of a Salesman, died on this day in 2005. Why not honour Miller by […]
Alice Walker is an important and influential writer, and today is her birthday. She is precisely the kind of […]