Hi new followers 👋🏾 My name is Katherine and I’m opening up a romance bookstore in Portland, Oregon. It’s called Grand Gesture Books (grandgesturebooks) and we’ve been online since November. We just signed a lease for our first building in SW. Wanna know how to help me out? 1/4

I'm asking again for any literary agents who might be interested in doing four 15-minute Zoom meetings with writers in my Morning Writing Club—I will organize everything and pay you a speaker fee for your time! My DMs are open.

We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. Closing date is August 13. This is a full-time, permanent post. A PhD is NOT required; we are looking for creative practitioners with relevant professional experience (publishing, teaching, etc).

Our 2024 Autumn Workshops are long weekend intensives consisting of intimate workshops, meetings with faculty/Tin House Books Editors/Agents, craft lectures, generative exercises, readings, and a little karaoke. The deadline to apply is this Sunday. tinhouse.com/workshop/autum…

We are honored to partner with The Alano Club of Portland to offer a new scholarship to our upcoming Autumn Workshop. The Break Scholarship for Writers In Recovery includes full tuition, lodging, & an $800 travel stipend. The deadline to apply is this Sunday. tinhouse.com/workshop/autum…

Please donate to and/or share this Go Fund Me created by Sonya Massey's family. Whatever you can give will help them meet necessary household, travel, mental healthcare, and other expenses while pursuing justice. gofund.me/a2c6c3b9

The deadline to apply for our 2024 Autumn Workshops is this Sunday. tinhouse.com/workshop/autum…

Last day to apply!

if you are a trans or queer writer wanting (kind, generous) feedback on a story, essay, or novel excerpt up to 20 pages, DM me. “emerging” or unpublished writers to the front, please. I can take on 5 pieces rn.

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE, Faith Ringgold, 2023

Grand Gesture Books, a new Black owned romance bookstore, is coming to Portland, Oregon! 📍814 SW 10th Ave Spread the news, far and wide! I don’t have an opening date yet but I’m hoping for late fall!

The next Randolph College MFA application deadline is three weeks out--Sept 1st. All applicants are considered for scholarships and fellowships. Assembled below: the Randolph MFA 2024-2025 roster of faculty. Apply by 9/1! More info: randolphcollege.edu/mfa-cw/

What are your favorite love poems? ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Bonus points for ones in Spanish and/or ones with good translations, but the more the MARRIER (aka help me plan my imminent wedding ceremony?!)

For the 4th year in a row, my class "#Writing About #Death" has assumed its #Scorpio season slot at Hugo House. Generative, meaningful, and craft-sharp, this has been a beloved class for patients, caregivers, medical professionals, & philosophers alike. hugohouse.org/product/writin…

As if I didn’t have enough of a bookstack to catch up on, I came across a hardcover copy of Funeral for Flaca by Emilly Prado. From what I've heard, this is a proper fit for the library of essential Chicano literature I've been building. Any other recommendations are welcome.

Looking for extra work this fall, fam. Contest judging? Guest editing? Visiting your class virtually for a wee honorarium? Giving a talk? Just racked up over $6k in dental bills & open to ideas. #cardiology #speaking #medtwitter #creativewriting #memoir #mfa #narrativemedicine

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Debut poetry collection Good Dress by Brittany Rogers (she/her) is out 10/15/24!✨ “A once-in-a-generation debut.”—Angel Nafis “This self-assured, dazzling debut has a story to tell.”—Aricka Foreman Read more: bit.ly/GoodDressBook

The ferris wheel emojis + cheery tone juxtaposed against bird flu spread in this NPR newsletter is so dystopian.

First day back to work as a ~married person~ it's been wild to have my life centered around saving up for and then planning this event for months/years, and now it's back to business. If our communication has been spotty lately I thank you for your patience :)