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• Volume 2, Issue 4 features three key takeaways from a recent week-long novel retreat offered by the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Also provided is a list of key craft books recommended by retreat faculty and students as well as news of a new novel by one of its instructors.
• Volume 2, Issue 3 explores the challenges creatives face in handling criticism and exercising patience, and highlights an award-winning collection of literary essays.

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