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The Writer’s Almanac for October 5, 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1970 that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in America “for instructional, educational, and cultural purposes.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 4, 2018

Posted on October 4, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Edward L. Stratemeyer, one of the first American writers to capitalize on universal primary education by writing children’s adventure series such as the Hardy Boys.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 3, 2018

Posted on October 3, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found unkempt and delirious outside a pub in Baltimore. No one knows what had happened to him, and he died four days later.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 2, 2018

Posted on October 2, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1950, Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip “Peanuts” was first published. Schulz began every morning with a jelly doughnut, sitting down to think of an idea that might come after minutes or hours.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 1, 2018

Posted on October 1, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried, who said, “A true war story is never moral.”

The Writer’s Almanac for September 30, 2018

Posted on September 30, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1949, the Berlin Airlift ended after more than a year of delivering food to West Berliners.

The Writer’s Almanac for September 29, 2018

Posted on September 29, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today we celebrate the birthday of Miguel de Cervantes, author of what is considered to be the first modern novel: Don Quixote.

The Writer’s Almanac for September 28, 2018

Posted on September 28, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of real-life scrivener and alchemist Nicholas Flamel (1300), known to millennials as the 600-year-old friend of Albus Dumbledore.

The Writer’s Almanac for September 27, 2018

Posted on September 27, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh (1958). His first novel, Trainspotting (1993), was an instant cult classic that was made into a very popular movie.

The Writer’s Almanac for September 26, 2018

Posted on September 26, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet T. S. Eliot (1888), who managed to finish both his undergraduate work and master’s degree in just four years at Harvard University.

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