#StetChat about LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language is next Wednesday, June 3 at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. 📆 Put it in your calendar so you don’t forget to tune in and chat about LGBTQ+ inclusive language! #amediting #queereditors #freelanceeditor #edibuddies #journalism

The Fries Test is kinda like the Bechtel Test, but for disabled characters rather than women. wordgathering.syr.edu/past_issues/...

Tomorrow! Geeked to join cool comics makers/thinkers @scottmccloud.bsky.social @neilcohn.bsky.social @reimenayee.com to talk comics theory & education & such! Tune in 6pm ET 3pm PT Saturday, June 30 - all on zoom hosted by @cartoonist.coop! Hope to see you there!

A whole conference on disability in writing? You bet I'm taking part. And I couldn't be more excited. #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

I'm helping my partner with a medical grant application today, and it's making me appreciate my usual work on fiction and memoir even more. Shoutout to the technical editors who work on this kind of stuff every day. You are superheroes.

Gutter Magazine is seeking a new Managing Editor! If you've ever dreamed of b̷o̷s̷s̷i̷n̷g̷ ̷m̷e̷ ̷a̷b̷o̷u̷t̷ collaborating on a biannual magazine publishing new fiction, non-fiction and poetry from Scotland and beyond, well, what are you waiting for? Details on the site! www.guttermag.co.uk/managing-edi...

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TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN APRIL 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's March's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

The Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Artists and Writers is now open!! No submission fees No rights encumbered 1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize) 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $400 Submit by June 8, 2026 1/2

Occasional reminder that if you’re writing a character whose marginalization is significantly outside your lived experience, it’s not ideal to go it alone! A. Hire a sensitivity editor or pay for a consult if you can, or B. Ask around to see if anyone you know would do a swap with you!

Herein is contained a SUMPTUOUS BUFFET of all things Can*Con! Apply to be a vendor or panelist! Buy tickets! Bring your ponderations to the FAQ! Sign up for the newsletter! canconsffh.carrd.co

#StetChat is an hourlong live conversation on Bluesky for the editing community. Each chat focuses on a specific editing-related topic. We encourage all editors to chime in and share their insights and ideas. Let's #StetChat!

Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you. veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...

It's back!! The Wild Ramp Publishing Disability Justice Microgrant is back for the summer! This July, Wild Ramp will give out (at least) two microgrants to zinesters! (US only, sorry!!🙏🏿) Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

To other disabled creators: surviving and adapting is not failure.

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btw if you think people shouldn't use the r word, and/or regret doing so as a youth, maybe apply that same logic to using "psychotic" to mean horrible, murderous, terrifying, lacking empathy, dangerous, or stupid 🤝

Agender Pride Day is dedicated to celebrating agender people and identity. Here are YA and adult books about people who feel no gender or a disconnect from it. 🏳️‍🌈 Book lists in ALT text. #agenderprideday #genderless #lgbtqbooks #agenderbooks #diversebooks #yabooks #kidlit #bookpost #booksky #books

I am seeking traditional publishers (any size, any genre/category) that actively facilitate collaborative marketing-promotion-publicity among their authors. This could be as simple as moderating a private group on Facebook or Discord, or a more involved cohort type program with in-person events.

We are delighted to announce that applications for our third CAG Mini Grant are live! It's hard to make the comics YOU want to make when the cost of living keeps rising. So this Mini Grant is here to offer a little breathing room: groceries, childcare, whatever you need. forms.gle/J7V7frhTZvH7...

Editing a book is not cold logic and pattern recognition. It’s more like conducting a symphony. Yeah, the basic beats might be metronomic, but that “algorithm” cannot reflect the chemistry of a group of musicians, the balance of a room, the audience response. That’s for the human to gauge.

Last day to register to vote in the Eisner Awards! You need to work in some fashion in the expanded world of the comics industry, and having previously voted doesn't give you a pass for this one. Applications to vote close today!

Attention writers of speculative literature age 50 & over: speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/slf...

Our second Digital Comics Residency will be open for submission May 31st! Time to get your pitches together! Read more about our program here: cartoonist.coop/digital-resi... Art by @semoart.bsky.social

FYI trans Americans with a Canadian ancestor can apply for expedited processing on their applications for Canadian citizenship!

I’m kicking off a free month-long Novel Study Book Club to read Freida McFadden’s *The Intruder* starting Monday and running through June 13. McFadden absolutely dominated the bestseller lists last year, often with multiple books at a time. 1/3 newsletter.thebluegarret.com/intruder-boo...

Speaking of which, if you have a queer adult SFF novel or novella coming out this year, I made a form this time! I will still do my usual scouring of reviews etc, but this helps a lot :)

I'm tech staff on today's cozy book sale and while I've anonymized specific numbers, Bluesky is presently knocking the pants off Meta by percentages of folks who are visting our site:

This conference is quickly approaching and we are SO excited for all of the panels!! Join us for a FREE day of fun & learning to help you build more inclusive and accessible stories!

BREAKING: Federal Judge Rules to Restore National Endowment for the Humanities Funding In Historic Case This afternoon's ruling declared that the mass termination of more than 1,400 grants by the NEH was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect.” https://bit.ly/4wmbFg8

Creative Connections & Commons is looking for a freelance JP/EN manga translator. comics-jobs.com/jobs/2026-04... #xl8 #translation #comics #manga

But indie authors are resourceful. We're also congregating into spaces with no genAI. There are multiple resources for discovery that do their best to filter it out. Maybe, just maybe, it's an ultimately healthier ecosystem if the amazon algorithm isn't your primary source of new discoveries

I launched an indie webcomic hosting platform several months ago that offered a free and a $4/mo paid plan. This was purely to cover the cost of the infrastructure. But in seeing it grow, I'm no longer worried about the cost. So yeah Webcomic Studio is now free. webcomic.studio

Avoiding Cure Narratives and Other Harmful Tropes will feature moderator @diannalgunn.bsky.social + panelists @elisescott.bsky.social, @evavroslin.bsky.social, @tanyagold.bsky.social and @elizmanderson.com chatting about how to avoid harmful disability stereotypes 2/7

Bluesky nerds! Can you help me get in touch with someone who works on East Indian languages, specifically in the 18th century?

Applications for ShortBox Comics Fair 2027, our all digital, online-only independent comics show, are now open- full details at the link: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/apply

Another unionization thought. Before we unionized at Paizo, we hemorrhaged staff. I am the only member of the 2018 editing team left at the company. By 2020, we had lost almost everyone. Then we unionized, and no editors have quit since. This is not a coincidence.

More and more I see people say "it's ONLY used for translation" when it comes to genAI in games. As if the act of writing into another language is not worth respecting. As if people in other countries (both gamers and workers) don't matter at all. Translation IS writing. Translation IS art.

MAY CARTOON: ivacheung.com/2026/05/a-sp... #AmEditing

Anyone thinking of doing the JLPP Japanese translation competition this year, the deadline is MAY 31st! Only four weeks left!!! j-entranslations.com/japanese-to-...

PAID TTRPG editor work. Looking for a copy editor who is familiar with the 5e style guide. Looking to hire someone from the global south, if possible. 60,000 words total. Share and tag editor friends.

Today we are THRILLED to announce the full panel schedule for our upcoming virtual conference, Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! Keep reading this thread or head over to weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s... for the full details! 1/?

Looking for a queer bookshop with really specific sections? LGBTQReads has got you covered, with over a hundred different lists for finding your perfect next read: bookshop.org/shop/LGBTQRe... 🌈📚

Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.

Finally, some good news: workers at Hachette are unionizing, and you can sign an open letter of support. This is the way! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Applications are now OPEN for "Moments of Euphoria", our new trans joy art book! 🌟 Infodoc: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🌟 Page artist application: forms.gle/oGF4VFC8PLar... 🌟 Merch artist application: forms.gle/bmt2N7oJwiHF... #ZineApps #Zines #ArtistsWanted #OpenZines #TransJoy

> The CC licenses were not designed with the scale and growing harms caused by the dominant, profit-driven approaches to AI in mind. [And] do not capture the full range of intentions creators have in this AI-mediated world.

Language is not neutral. Standard American English is not the only valid English. Rigid correction can: —Silence voices —Signal exclusion —Reinforce power structures #ACES2026 #ACESEditingWithoutEgo #amediting #freelanceeditor #editorsky #editing #copyediting

Something that came up in class today, that is also just good info for everyone: writers, it is your responsibility and part of your job to review your script after the art comes in and make changes/adjustments.