"Acknowledging the possibility of memory’s failure in fact demonstrates faith in memory." https://lithub.com/karen-palmer-on-writing-in-motion/

We are so excited to announce the #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair for 2025: legendary actor/author/activist GEORGE TAKEI! "Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves — and each other — in books.” bannedbooksweek.org/legendary-ac... @georgetakei.bsky.social

The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/books-to-prisoners-2025/

This is today. It's not too late to register!

I just want to say, the @authorsguild.org legal department are awesome. I am so grateful. It's the most useful membership for working writers. 💐👏❤️

We're demystifying book royalties. In the latest Money Matters, Erin Lowry and literary agent Gina Denny will decipher all things book royalties. Register FREE: https://authorsguild.org/event/book-royalties-what-authors-should-know/

"You need an internal register of what you have going on and when you need to do it… The joke I often make is that I feel like it comes back to being good at doing my homework." https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/author-and-editor-jeremy-gordon-on-finding-a-project-that-will-never-bore-you/

In our fight for intellectual freedom and the First Amendment rights of all, we cannot forget people experiencing incarceration. A phenomenal guest post from @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social on what's happening in prison censorship right now (& what you can do!): bookriot.com/books-to-pri...

Because we’ve all been there. 🥲🚗 #writingcommunity #litmag

How did so many publishers fail to register copyright for their titles? Here's what you need to know about copyright to help protect your work. Click to read: authorsguild.org/news/copyrig...

This is your reminder to go through all those snippets in your notes app 📝 How did we know they were there? ✨Magic✨ Click here to submit: www.chillsubs.com/lists/corner... #writingcommunity

"One can get precious about not being precious. What about the reverie that wild silence makes?" https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-writing-in-cemeteries/

How did so many publishers fail to register copyright for their titles? Here's what you need to know about copyright to help protect your work. Click to read: authorsguild.org/news/copyrig...

From time management to maximizing prompts: Paula Rizzo offers a variety of productivity hacks for a productive writing session. https://www.writersdigest.com/productivity-hacks-to-write-faster-than-ever

We're half way there. Remember, we encourage general submissions alongside any work that might fit in with our four themed folios. When submitting you can specify where your work lines up. We're excited to see what you've got for us! kenyonreview.org/submit

‪ #BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984

We are here to help!

"To be a critic, in any of the various and sundry ways in which one can now exist in that role, is to engage with art." https://reactormag.com/its-not-the-death-of-criticism-again/

Being an author can be an isolating business, especially trying to navigate an industry that is not familiar. Our Author Care toolkit provides helpful advice on what to expect in terms of transparency. support and inclusion, and respectful communication. societyofauthors.org/resource/aut...

Get those poems, graphic narratives, and flash prose pieces ready! The Commuter will be open for submissions from 9/15 - 9/21, or until our submission cap is reached ⚡ 💡 We can't wait to read your work!

“It’s another reason to love RSS: seems like the tech lords hate it.” Why you should let RSS feeds back into your (digital) life.

The Authors Guild has partnered with James Patterson for his inaugural “Go Finish Your Book” grant, which awards up to $50,000 each to authors completing their works in progress. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mcZFac

About 3 months ago, we launched a lit mag incubator to give $1000 to 5 mags willing to try something new, serve underrepresented communities, and prove ethical publishing can actually work. Today we picked our 5 (okay, and 10 finalists) and it’s time to CELEBRATE THEM✨

This is today and it's not too late to register!

The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/imls-freedom-trucks/

Our Fall Story Contest is open for submissions! Have an idea that’s been floating around in your mind? Or a draft that you haven’t been motivated to finish? Get your pen on paper (or your fingers on the keys), and get writing! www.narrativemagazine.com/fall-2025-st...

Come join us for a screening of Banned Together! RSVP link below! @authorsguild.org @lizaachilles.bsky.social #authorsguild #censorship #bethesdamd #maryland #dc #virginia #dmv

The Authors Guild has partnered with James Patterson for his inaugural “Go Finish Your Book” grant, which awards up to $50,000 each to authors completing their works in progress. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mcZFac

Anxious or confused about the concept of investing? Join us for a low-stress chat about the basics of investing, geared for writers and freelancers. You don’t need to be wealthy to start investing for your future! Register FREE: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’ve had a record year for submissions this year and will be closing our Regular Reading Period early! Send us your fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and longform works by November 15, 2025 at 12pm EST for the chance to be featured in a future issue of Ploughshares. https://pshares.org/submit

Heavy Feather Review's "Where to Submit" has been updated with tons of presses, journals, and more open for submissions. https://heavyfeatherreview.org/calls/

This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks. It is a tremendous work of propaganda. A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...

NEWS: A federal court in Rhode Island has ruled that the Institute of Museum and Library Services must remain open pending resolution of the government's appeal in the case Rhode Island v. Trump. ALA is grateful that the courts agree: IMLS must remain open. #ForOurLibraries

"There are no rules in writing. There is only advice." James Wade explores how one's own experiences can, and will, inform your own work. https://www.writersdigest.com/where-im-writing-from-how-experience-shapes-everything-in-fiction

The award-winning documentary THE LIBRARIANS sets widespread release in the US, UK, and Ireland: bookriot.com/the-libraria...

Oct 11 is #LetFreedomReadDay! During #BannedBooksWeek, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers & booksellers who make them available: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day/ #UniteAgainstBookBans

Tomorrow. Not too late to sign up (and it's free)!

"There’s always something we share that’s in the work, which suggests that the work is for all of us. The work is alive when someone is actually finding themselves in it." https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/filmmaker-and-artist-cauleen-smith-on-valuing-community-over-status/

Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984

"All the rejections that came before are, miraculously, rendered meaningless. Writing, like tennis, allows for remarkable reversals of fortune." https://lithub.com/failing-better-on-the-tennis-player-and-the-writer/

SWC is publishing craft essays! We accept submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and playwriting and pay contributors a flat $500 to publish essays online. Writers do not have to be associated with the conference to submit. Deadline Oct. 15. Link can be found on our Instagram!

8.5??!!! We’re OBSESSED 🤩 Check out the Raleigh Review Prizes for multiple genres of amazing, fee-optional contests. Thank you guys for your support! 💞 You can find this contest (and rate even more!) at www.thecontestcalculator.com #writingcommunity #writingcontests

"This settlement sends a clear message that AI companies must pay for the books they use, just as they pay for the other essential components of their LLM.”—Mary Rasenberger https://tinyurl.com/3y4k2vnp

The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/parental-perceptions-of-public-and-school-libraries-2025-edition/

Today I'm very proud to be associated with @authorsguild.org which secured a remarkable settlement from @anthropic.comfor illegal use of copyrighted books.  A victory for all authors!

Read our blog to get an overview of the Anthropic settlement. There’s an FAQ for authors, too. We hope you find it helpful. authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

As for micros (both fiction and nonfiction), we have the much-beloved SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest by the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social! They put out amazing work and we can't wait to see this year's Mikey winners + finalists <3 Check it out at www.thecontestcalculator.com #writingcommunity

AI is a significant disruptor for authors and the publishing industry as a whole. Author Thad McIlroy will join us to discuss his book THE AI REVOLUTION IN BOOK PUBLISHING and the ever-evolving trends surrounding AI. Register FREE: authorsguild.org/event/the-ai...

"When you’re creating and translating what your deep instincts are telling you, that’s when something ignites—and you can notice it or not." https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-meme-del-real-on-understanding-your-connection-to-the-process/

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