October reads, brought to you with love! Purchase through @Bookshop_Org & support our programs! bookshop.org/lists/octobe... This month features: Kevin Maillard Rafael López @nuzo.bsky.social @carsonfaust.bsky.social Yasushi Kitagawa Takami Nieda @sonorajha.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social

Our September reads, brought to you with love every month! Purchase through @Bookshop_Org & support our programs! bookshop.org/lists/septem... This month features: Shelley Stratton @artsypabster.bsky.social Hika Harada Philip Gabriel @rosedommu.bsky.social @jensookfonglee.bsky.social Jasminne Mendez

Our August reads, brought to you with love every month! Purchase through our @Bookshop_Org and support our literary programs! bookshop.org/lists/august... This month features: #SJSindu #DionMBD @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social #JoanneYi @cleyvisnatera.bsky.social #HaileyAlcaraz #DenneMicheleNorris

June/July reads, brought to you with love every month! Purchase through our @bookshop.org & support our programs! bookshop.org/lists/june-july-2025-reading-recommendations #TiffanyDJackson @anterobot.bsky.social #AlixDick @rubenwrites.bsky.social #ALeliaBundles #HalaAlyan @cassnewbould.bsky.social

Register now for this Virtual [margins.] meet-up on June 4: www.eventbrite.com/e/margins-me...

June 11: In-Person [margins.] Meet-up Community Gathering--register here! www.eventbrite.com/e/in-personm...

May Reads: Purchase from our Bookshop to support us! bookshop.org/shop/wordfor... @reemfaruqi.bsky.social @isabelallende.com

Register now for May WORD UNBOUND Literary Workshops! www.wordunbound.org/workshops

[margins.] Meet-ups are community gathering spaces for BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled community members to share space, discuss their writing practice, read and share their work and fight isolation through this vital community space. REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/margins-me...

[margins.] Meet-ups are community gathering spaces for BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled community members to share space, discuss their writing practice, read and share their work and fight isolation through this vital community space. REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/margins-me...

Join us for this wonderful workshop with the incomparable Sasha Geffen! #workshop #writing #lgbtq 😍 🤩 www.wordunbound.org/workshops/p/... 😀

Encouraging anyone eligible and interested to apply to this!!! I was a finalist in 2022 + 2024 and received some really fantastic feedback from the readers AND the generous editors @mccorrea64 @randomhousekids.bsky.social and @tjohler.bsky.social @zandoprojects which improved my stories immensely 💖

TODAY'S THE DAY! Last day to submit your application to The Word's annual Editor-Writer mentorship! www.thewordfordiversity.org/editor-write...

Only 5 days left to apply to the Editor-Writer mentorship program! This year we have kidlit editors and adult romance mentors, so check for your genre and get your application in soon! www.thewordfordiversity.org/editor-write...

Call for volunteer readers for the Editor-Writer mentorship! Before the applications are sent to editors, our amazing volunteer readers review them and provide feedback to applicants. We are in need of readers for 2025! Form to volunteer: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Writer friends, I highly recommend applying to this mentorship program to get feedback in your MS from an editor at a major publishing house!

Our February reads, with love! bookshop.org/lists/februa... to purchase and support us! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @jopi.bsky.social @ogracebankole.bsky.social @tinhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @authorvcm.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social

Applications are now open for The Word's Editor-Writer Mentorship! We have 4 categories: picture book, middle grade, YA, and adult romance. Writers with a complete, unpublished manuscript apply by Monday, 3/17/25. Apply here: buff.ly/3AxPBkP

Hi #Writers 🖊️ + #publishing + #literary folx: Join us for a [margins.] Virtual Meetup! Thurs. 2/27, 5PM-6:30PM MT on ZOOM In our 1st [margins.] meetup of 2025, we’ll take time to reconnect + talk about how we keep writing + creating. Free to attend, but registration is required. buff.ly/42Wc5xg

An ADULT ROMANCE FINALIST with @wordisdiversity.bsky.social, the reviews were a hit: ✨ "The author is an excellent storyteller- immediately taking us into the world, mindset and memories of our protagonist." 📚 "I believe this book is a good candidate for publication." 🖊️ "Great style and tone!"

Word Unbound Literary Workshop: WRITING INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS with Sasha Geffen! All are welcome, spots are limited. Stay tuned for more info!

New workshop series COMING SOON!

Word Unbound Literary Workshop: Awakening Ghosts: Drawing Queer Histories into the Now with Sasha Geffen! All are welcome, spots are limited. Stay tuned for more info!

TICKETS COMING SOON! Word Unbound Literary Workshop: ON BECOMING THE THIRD SELF with Katerina Jeng! All are welcome, spots are limited. Stay tuned for more info!

Our January reads, brought to you with love every month! Purchase through our @Bookshop_Org and support our literary programs! buff.ly/395KbBP This month features: @nnedi.bsky.social @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social @kamigarcia.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social

THANK YOU to our beautiful community of partners, donors, supporters, and program participants who helped us reach our 2024 winter fundraising goal! The challenges we face are mighty but together we will continue to share stories that liberate our communities. ❤️

We've reached 69% of our goal to raise $12,000 before the end of the year. Give today to help us build literary futures, empower BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled storytellers and break down industry barriers and access to knowledge. Donate here: www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate

😍December reading is here! 🤩 By purchasing from our Bookshop: buff.ly/395Kb…, you not only enjoy great books but also support our wonderful nonprofit. Happy reading and happy holidays <#readinglists#kidliti#fictiono#booksks

Give Today and support literary futures for BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled storytellers. We are at 28% of our fundraising goal. Help us raise $12,000 before the end of the year. thewordfordiversity.org/donat…

Give Today and support literary futures for BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled storytellers. We are at 28% of our fundraising goal. Help us raise $12,000 before the end of the year. thewordfordiversity.org/donat…

Join us this giving season and help us build more expansive futures through storytelling by becoming a part of our SUSTAINING CIRCLE of monthly donors. Monthly donors support community-led, community-invested arts work. See more details here: www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate

This #GivingTuesday we ask for your support so we can continue the work of amplifying BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse and disabled storytellers, ensuring that every individual—regardless of their identity or background—has the opportunity to share their story. www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate

We’ve reached 19% of our goal, but we have much more to go and we invite you to join us in our end-of-year giving campaign to raise $12,000. Your support is crucial in sustaining and expanding the reach of The Word and our Editor-Writer Mentorship program. www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate

Join us this giving season to raise $12,000 before the end of year and support The Word’s programs which: BUILD COMMUNITY, BREAK BARRIERS, BUILD ACCESS and CREATE OPPORTUNITIES across the literary ecosystem for writers, book makers and book lovers. www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate (1/4)

Congratulations to #ShifaSaltagiSafadi, a 2022 @wordisdiversity.bsky.social Editor-Writer Mentee Graduate and winner of this year's @nationalbook.bsky.social for Young People's Literature for KAREEM BETWEEN!!! We are so proud of you!!

Join us for this wonderful workshop with the incomparable Katerina Jeng! #workshop #writing 😍 🤩 thewordfordiversity.ticketleap.com/word-unbound... 😀

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence. Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7

These poetry collections by BIPOC Texans are committed to revealing painful truths and uncovering beauty within them.

Publishing is a resilient industry. What’s not, or rather who’s not, is the marginalized creators (Queer; BIPOC; disabled, & so on) that are likely to be impacted most, combined with rising number of book bannings.

literally just spent hours collecting resources on AAPI writers press mags and publishing houses and accessible workshops all i had to do was open bluesky lol

Donation giveaways include: a personalized booklist and Zoom chat with Rosa Hernandez, a Bookshop gift card, @riverheadbooks.bsky.social tote, and advanced reader copies or an audiobook from @librofm.bsky.social Donate to enter to win! www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate (2/2)

We create STORYTELLING SANCTUARIES for emerging and established writers – to take risks, create, innovate, imagine, and most notably build community. Help us raise $12,000 before the new year. Together we can EMPOWER STORYTELLERS. www.thewordfordiversity.org/donate. (1/2)

✨ Unleash Your Third Self! ✨ Join us! #WordUnbound virtual workshop: "On Becoming the Third Self," led by Katerina Jeng. Friday, December 6, 2024, 4 PM - 7 PM MT. About: Katerina (they/she) is an acclaimed author, speaker, & creative coach, guiding humanity toward a joyful + liberated future.