Aly Brown

Author of THE LAST UNEXPLORED PLACE ON EARTH (Feiwel & Friends 2023) | Award-winning journalist | Editor-in-chief | Repped by Moe Ferrara, BookEnds

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

Starting anew if you want to give a follow...

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So cute how the "I'm going to war if Trump loses" crowd is now the "don't lose friends over politics" crowd.

[Eric Newton @EricNewton1]

Hogan-Newton fundraiser nets
$9,000 for Bay City News interns

A successful fundraiser in memory of beloved writing coach Mary Ann Hogan brought in $9,000 to be donated to the Bay City News Foundation for its “turbocharged” internship program.

This is the fifth consecutive year the Hogan-Newton Fund at the Miami Foundation has supported nearly 50 Bay City interns with grants totaling $33,000.

The Bay City News Foundation distributes its stories on https://t.co/jNJ9HXZ9bN, through newsletters and social media, and through Bay City News Service, which for 45 years has provided around-the-clock news coverage to most of the San Francisco Bay Area’s news outlets.

Under owner Katherine Ann Rowlands, BCN improved its program for paid interns, teaching them to do professional-level work. "I benefited from mentors early in my career,” Rowlands said, “and it gives me immense joy to provide that opportunity for the next generation of journalists now.”

The $9,000 grant provides funds for mentoring as well as travel, research and other money to help interns do substantive journalistic projects that will set their portfolios apart.

The grant will help Bay City News interns “turbocharge their careers,” said Rowlands. “It will help our interns stand out and get that great first job.” Interns traditionally cover breaking news, such as fires, crime and public meetings. The new funding will help interns do deep dives into a news issue, such as voter engagement, housing, the census, poverty, the environment and more.

“In the right learning environment, young journalists can do almost any story,” said Eric Newton, founder of the Hogan-Newton Fund. "Mary Ann always believed that."

The fund was launched after the death of writer and writing teacher Mary Ann Hogan in 2019, and this year, on the fifth anniversary, the fund held an on-line fundraiser in social media, which raised $9,000 from dozens of donors.

“Thanks to all who donated,” Newton said. “The righteous cause of educating young journalists continues under her name.”

About The Hogan-Newton Fund
The Hogan-Newton Fund at the Miami Foundation helps young journalists realize their true potential. The late Mary Ann Hogan was a nationally syndicated journalist, the primary writer of the original Newseum in Rosslyn, Va., a college professor who taught English and journalism, and the beloved writing coach with the Chips Quinn Scholars Program for diversity in journalism. Her husband, Eric Newton, is a writer and a consultant. Before that he was a newspaper editor, museum creator, philanthropist and educator.

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

The Antioch City Council tonight will consider creating a just cause eviction ordinance that would add protections for renters within the city, and advocates for renters will be rallying ahead of the meeting. https://t.co/wox6n5qNnZ #antiochca #housing

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Pittsburg’s Black Diamond High School last week was named a 2024 California Model Continuation High School. “There’s a lot — a lot — that they’re up against,” Principal Lucido said. “Yet, they’re thriving here.” https://t.co/DkvuMDzIHx #BayAreaNews #ContraCostaCounty #Education

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

@zombietardis Still a favorite in my home. My oldest is 18 😂

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I'm running a #ColoringContest! 3 winners will all receive a signed copy of THE LAST UNEXPLORED PLACE ON EARTH. Learn more: https://t.co/od5blQMIYt #freebooks #bookgiveaway #contestsontwitter

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@Joseph_Fasano_ I’m pretty sure I would have been a better math student if it hadn’t been for poorly written math problems.

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Want a free, signed hardback copy of THE LAST UNEXPLORED PLACE ON EARTH? I'll be drawing names from my email subscriber list TODAY, so make sure to sign up! #freebooks #GiveawayAlert https://t.co/rCHcgx0Tfg

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[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

I bet there’s tiny upside-down text at the bottom of the page that reads “a: betentacled horror from the void”

[PseudoPod @PseudoPod_org]

Can anyone tell us what this is meant to be? We can’t see beyond ‘betentacled horror from the void’ but… it’s probably not that. Probably.

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

B&N is running a preorder sale that ends TODAY! If you want to preorder THE LAST UNEXPLORED PLACE ON EARTH at a 25% discount, make sure to grab it before the sale ends: https://t.co/iFGxkT3Erf

#barnesandnoble #booksale #discountbooks #preordersale #preordernow #books

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

Sept. 2023 Newsletter: Book awards, an author feature on @Corgbon, and cliches to avoid for Chapter 1.
https://t.co/U36XxSueQB
#amwriting #publishingindustry #writingtips #WritingCommunity

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

@LaneHeymont All jokes aside, hope you and your pup are ok!

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

@LaneHeymont My dog knows which humans he can squeeze by. They’re usually visitors, so I like to yell, “Shut the door! He can smell weakness!”

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

@bollewrites Especially if it’s YA, it think that’s great! Don’t add just to add unless you have a guilty feeling that you rushed some scenes.

[CNN @CNN]

An Alabama woman has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate, according to local police https://t.co/5I1HQWykIc

[Aly Brown @AlyConnerBrown]

Hoping the answer is B.

[Margaret Sanderson/M. S. Saxon (U.K.) @SaxonMS1]

What's happening here?🤔

[Michelle Hauck @Michelle4Laughs]

I have three full requests I asked to see but I never received. I sent another request, but still haven't seen those fulls.

So if you're querying, don't forget to check your spam folders.

#amquerying #WritingCommunity