#writergoals: Survived the query trenches and came out with an incredible agent! Thrilled to be represented by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory 📣🎉 It means everything to have someone who understands my work and where it’s headed. Special thanks to Greg Mania for his epic book proposal class!

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq

HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have @alexismwright.bsky.social's incisive essay about the growing trend of white women scammers content, and what that says about who is believed in our society--and who isn't. theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/racialized...

This I believe: Book clubs should have paid facilitators. Someone to gently steer the conversation, keep the vibes right, and make sure we go deeper than “I liked it” or “I hated it.” If people can be professional bridesmaids, surely I can be a professional book club facilitator. #bookclub #hireme

This poem from @poetryntings.bsky.social is a good stand-in for my current interiority (the poem posted originally on IG)

My homie @shellthief.bsky.social, is a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards for her book “A Rupture in the Interiors” 🎉💐💐 literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund. www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

Happy pub day (yesterday)! @ogracebankole.bsky.social Hoping to hit up your RI event 🤞🏾

No truer words ever written.

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

@timothysnyder.bsky.social on lessons history has taught us about resisting authoritarianism.