Blog Posts

In this grant spotlight, find out how Houston's Writers in the Schools teaches students video game design as a way to help them to improve their reading and writing skills.

Artists explore their favorite characters, relationships, scenes, and settings by making art about them.

A round-up of inspirational quotes to motivate us to work on our art.

Indigenous poet Tanaya Winder speaks with us about her writing process, and about poetry as both a force for healing and a type of time travel. 

In the spirit of this season of gratitude, we asked several of our NEA Big Read authors to tell us which of their fellow Big Read writers they are especially grateful for.

NEA Big Read novelist Alejandro Zambra and his literary translator Megan McDowell talk about what it means to "go home."

Give it up to these women artists doing incredible in the arts!