What Can Reading Science Fiction Tell Us About AI?
My Baba loves movies. Name any—particularly the ones starring Tom Cruise—and he’ll have...
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Antiheroes vs. Antivillains: Understanding Morally Gray Characters in Fiction
When asked to come up with character roles for a story, the first things that come to mind are...
Teaching the Topic of Justice for America's 250th Anniversary
Guest blog by: Travis Towne, Educator, and Sarah Lane, Sphere Education Initiatives
This year...
Guide to Write the World’s Monthly Writing Competitions for Teenagers
So, you call yourself a writer. Your desk is riddled with pages of poems, half-remembered,...
What Is Memoir — And How Does it Differ From Autobiography and Personal Essay?
You have a story to tell. Maybe it's about the summer everything changed, a relationship that...
Memoir Competition: Expert Advice from Guest Judge Tasha Faruqui
"I honestly never thought of myself as a writer. I’ve always thought of myself as a storyteller—and...
11 Memoir Examples to Inspire You
A memoir is no simple recounting of one’s life. A form of storytelling grounded in lived experience...
AI Bias: Cultural Stereotypes in AI Writing
From September to December, 2024, I interned at the Global Nomad Group’s Content Creation Lab,...
Writing Advice from Our Teen Screenwriting Competition Winners
"By drawing on my own experiences, I hope to create work that allows other bicultural individuals...