Happy Oct! Here’s what we have going on this month at Literary Liberation. WRITE NOW coworking rooms every Wed & Thurs at 7p EST. Writer’s Recovery Room, hosted by @surviveyourstory.bsky.social Fridays at 12p EST. 🔗: linktr.ee/litlib 1/2

Starting on a new platform is so much effort! But I’m going to give this an honest try. Again. First things first, if you know me elsewhere, come find me somehow so I can follow back? Just woke up from a late morning nap while my kiddo scream breathes beside me. Doc appt at 3. A little less zombie

Our Fall workshops are LIVE! Over the next few months we’re offering two workshops per month. All of our workshops are virtual & paid subscribers get 20% off! More at literaryliberation.net 1/

🧵Happy Black August everyone!! Here’s what you can get in on at LIT LIB this month! Mondays: Gentle Effort Summer Club (free for paid subscribers; $25 for everyone else) Wednesdays & Thursdays: WRITE NOW coworking sessions open to everyone (free & paid). Just make sure to subscribe. 1/2

Your Monday reminder that joy is a practice, not just a feeling and we're about to get really good at practicing it together. Our Geography of Joy workshop—only 10 spots, starts July 19th. 1/2 literaryliberation.substack.com/p/workshop-l...

How do we make sense of feeling, but not memory? Leena Sulahri explores this in her powerful essay at @raisingmothers.bsky.social

We're at 1275 books and today is THE LAST DAY to submit to the 2025 Lammy Awards! Get your entries in by 11:59PM ET. Guidelines here: lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy... Here's a bunch of what came in this week:

“I liberated myself behind that door. I knocked down the other three walls and built a whole world of beauty, imagination, and love.” @daijmoore.bsky.social with @yomalisrosario.bsky.social for Freedom Ways. literaryliberation.substack.com/p/writing-re...

Drop-In Sessions for Writing with the Light On! Join us—membership in Literary Liberation is free! Registration required; details sent via email. Sliding Scale: $15 / $25 / $35 Need a payment plan? Email us! Space is limited! Sign up: literaryliberation.substack.com/p/writing-wi...

What I’m on about. Community over whatever this all is. Forever. raisingmothers.com literaryliberation.net www.instagram.com/reel/DFH3mu2...

This workshop happens this Sunday! Register at the link below!

Read “Staying Present: Moving Beyond Good/Bad to the Heart of the Story” by Sarah Dalton & then sign up for her workshop, AFTER BIRTH: POSTPARTUM NARRATIVES on Jan 12. literaryliberation.substack.com/p/after-birt... Special note: this workshop is pay-what-you-can

Read “Staying Present: Moving Beyond Good/Bad to the Heart of the Story” by Sarah Dalton & then sign up for her workshop, AFTER BIRTH: POSTPARTUM NARRATIVES on Jan 12. literaryliberation.substack.com/p/after-birt... Special note: this workshop is pay-what-you-can

Priscilla Thomas reminds us that living in a world that constantly fragments our physical experience, writers often overlook the profound creative potential residing within their bodies. Read “The Embodied Writer” & register for UNDER YOUR SKIN. literaryliberation.substack.com/p/under-your...

This season, gift yourself something real: your own creative potential. Invest in YOU. You are the gift.Your voice is the present.Your stories are waiting. No discount code required. Just your commitment. Your words can’t wait. Register for our workshops at literaryliberation.net

They’re LIVE! In this 3 hour, online workshop with Leonora Simonovis, explore how mindful breathing and art can deepen your writing practice with greater clarity and ease. Learn more about this and all of our January workshops at the link in bio or literaryliberation.substack.com/p/its-all-in...

Tomorrow our January offerings go live to the general public, but TODAY we talk about new things at Lit Lib! First, our sliding scale policy for 2025 & beyond

We are Literary Liberation. A community for writers, artists & activists across multiple creative concentrations working towards our collective liberation. Join us as monthly ($12), annual ($120), or founding ($165) subscribers. Membership increases Jan 1. literaryliberation.net

Welcome to the mutha of all updates! FIVE new workshops for your writerly selves all happening JAN 2025, a new FAQ page & more! This was a busy ass week for us & it’s all paid off. Get into it & tell a friend! Paid subscribers can register now; doors open Nov 21 to gen pub. Literaryliberation.net