Hashtag Highlights Anti-Black Bias
The #PublishingPaidMe hashtag highlights anti-Black bias within the publishing industry and opens up the conversation about how editors determine book advances.
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Small Press Points: Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
The Milwaukee press releases twelve books of poetry, fiction, drama, art, and comics a year and focuses on publishing writers without MFAs or literary connections.
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Dearest Tayari
“Where do Black folks put all this pain? Where do we put all our anger?”
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Q&A: Cook’s Activism at Philly Bookshop
The owner of the recently opened Harriett’s Bookshop, which specializes in the work of Black and women authors, talks about the arts as a tool for social change and her vision for the store.
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Dear Black Queer Boy
“You place yourself in the story, and one by one you begin to fill in the holes the world has left behind.”
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
Four new anthologies, including We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics and Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction.
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My Beloved Black Ancestors
“How can I love a people who want to destroy me? How can I protect myself in that love?”
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We Need New Metaphors: Reimagining Power in the Creative Writing Workshop
The author describes creating a community-driven workshop where students are not asked to check their politics and identities at the door, and offers a series of questions for instructors to ask themselves before leading a class.
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Writing in Spanish Elevates Academia
A growing number of creative writing graduate programs in the United States offer dedicated spaces for students to learn and write in Spanish.
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Mellon Projecting All Voices Fellowships, Big Publishers Adapt in the Pandemic Economy, and More
Michael Kleber-Diggs listens to the rapper Big Boi while grieving George Floyd; Morgan Jerkins reflects on the emotional stakes of researching the Black diaspora; BuzzFeed highlights upcoming literary events; and other stories.
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