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I am so happy and humbled to announce that I’ve been...

I am so happy and humbled to announce that I’ve been accepted for the Lambda Literary Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices!Lambda Literary is a renowned organization that believes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published and read.

As an avid book reading teenager, I was hard-pressed to find any characters of color as the main protagonists in the fan...

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interludepress:

itslaurastone:

So Bitter Springs, published by @interludepress, is in a runoff for“Best Historical Romance set outside of the U.K.” in All Romance’s reader poll, and… is tied with Jo Goodman, who is the Stephen King of historical romance (that makes sense to like, 27% of you, come on) and if you wanted to help support this little book o’mine (and any of the other TERRIFIC books in the other categories) then CLICK HERETO VOTE. (Voting is on a separate page from the list.)

And kno...

“Five Stars...An absolutely gorgeous story full of humanity and heart.” —Prism Book Alliance

interludepress:

Every so often a book comes along that doesn’t just captivate me. It embraces me and envelops me and then refuses to let me go even after the final page is read. Small Wonders, an absolutely gorgeous story full of humanity and heart, is one such book.

This little gem of a debut novel makes a huge impact. Courtney Lux’s tale of a lonely, frightened teenager escaping from a hick town in Alabama to become a busker and sometimes pickpocket in the Big Apple is poignant, heart breaki...

flutterdoodle:HEY ASIAN-IDENTIFYING CANADIANS!Project 40, the...

flutterdoodle:

HEY ASIAN-IDENTIFYING CANADIANS!

Project 40, the arts collective I’ve been working with, is accepting submissions for their second magazine! The deadline is March 31, 2016.

Here’s a little bit about LooseLeaf magazine, taken directly from their site:

LooseLeaf is a bi-annual Asian Canadian Arts Magazine based in Toronto, Canada that features content produced by pan-Asian (we focus on South, South-East, East, Mixed) creators such as visual arts, fiction, poetry, non-fiction, re...

"Write every single day.It’s one of the most common pieces of writing advice and it’s wildly off..."

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Write every single day.

It’s one of the most common pieces of writing advice and it’s wildly off base. I get it: The idea is to stay on your grind no matter what, don’t get discouraged, don’t slow down even when the muse isn’t cooperating and non-writing life tugs at your sleeve. In this convoluted, simplified version of the truly complex nature of creativity, missing a day is tantamount to giving up, the gateway drug to joining the masses of non-writing slouches.

Nonsense.

Here’s what st...

Books I Wish I’d Read as an LGBTQ Teenager

Books I Wish I’d Read as an LGBTQ Teenager:

cbcdiversity:

LGBTQ writers share the books they wish they’d read as teens. @thelithub

nationalaquarium:Did you know? Occupying up to 13,000 feet below...

nationalaquarium:

Did you know? Occupying up to 13,000 feet below the surface, dumbo octopuses live in the greatest depths of any known octopus species!

To learn more about these awesome animals, listen to this week’s A Blue View podcast!

thisdanobrien:thisdanobrien:For a few days, this is what almost...

thisdanobrien:

thisdanobrien:

For a few days, this is what almost all of my scripts look like. The most daunting thing for me to see is a blank page, so I always make sure there’s SOMETHING on there as soon as possible, even if it’s as simple as “CHARACTER: [First line]. ADDITIONAL CHARACTER: [Second line].“ This chunk has a clear little skeleton to it, but some scripts are even more bare bones (MICHAEL: [Banter]; KATIE: [Aggravated Response]; SOREN: [Distracted non sequitur] DANIEL: [Sweats, F...

Constance Wu: 'Diversity...doesn’t Mean We Want the White People to Write Asian Stories'

Constance Wu: 'Diversity...doesn’t Mean We Want the White People to Write Asian Stories':

minoritiesinpublishing:

“[Diversity] doesn’t mean we want the white people to write Asian stories. What I want is to foster the Asian-American writers and directors and producers and actors…foster their stories to come into the spotlight a little bit.”

This explanation for the term“diversity” is very important. Please pay attention.

emilianadarling:Thanks, JT. :3Also – this will be the first...

emilianadarling:

Thanks, JT. :3

Also – this will be the first time he’ll march in Toronto’s pride parade as the Prime Minister.

He’s

been

to

pride

lots

of

times

before.