YES!

'The book eventually landed at West Virginia University Press, where it went on to receive substantial acclaim. Philyaw told PEN America she felt fortunate for both the substantial online support the book received, and her publisher’s significant investment in marketing it.'

Pleased to see West Virginia University Press author Deesha Philyaw quoted in PEN America's report on race, equity, and book publishing—an important read for everyone in our industry. pen.org/report/race-eq…

#FridayReads : This was the funniest short story I have read in a long freaking time, by Deesha Philyaw. It’s flash fiction, meaning it’s 1000 words or less, so it’s a quick read that I am HONORED to bring to your attention. Happy Friday!

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BREAKING: The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the State of Mississippi for possible civil rights violations over the Jackson water crisis, the agency told the NAACP in a letter today.
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I'll be leading a generative fiction intensive for Tin House next month (11/10/22), in which I'll provide prompts for starting new stories and tightening your existing stories. Join us! tinhouse.com/product/fall-c…

Please share and consider donating to the Catherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food and Justice Initiative out of The Margaret Walker Center at JSU.
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Is it any surprise the Butler Eagle reportedly printed copies of the Post-Gazette as the latter’s Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh 🗞, Teamsters, and CWA workers strike? Absolutely not. Let me share a few stories about how that paper’s owners have destroyed local journalism in Butler County. 1/

The Butler Eagle has made a choice — not just to act as scab producers while Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers are on strike, but to treat their employees as disgracefully as the PG has.

We stand with Lisa & will make sure Butler Eagle subscribers & advertisers know how they operate.

holy cow.

the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff is on strike.

Butler Eagle, the company that prints alt-weekly Pittsburgh City Paper, tried to break the strike by printing the PG.

Now the CP editor has resigned, called for a new co. to buy the paper & for employees to unionize:

'I am also publicly encouraging Pittsburgh City Paper employees to start a union...Let it be clear that I do condemn Butler Eagle’s decision to print the Post-Gazette during a strike, and I condemn any business that allows its employees to work under abusive conditions.'

Wow. Just…wow.

At Periplus, we mentor not just creative writers of color but journalists, critics & culture writers too — especially those who would like to pursue longform writing — and we want more applications from writers who fit that description! Deadline 10/24. Free, no references needed.

Join us for this virtual event at 1 pm ET! events.olemiss.edu/event.php?valu…

Today! At noon CT/1 pm ET!