Michigan Literary Arts Association

Mission: To promote equitable access and visibility in the global literary community by supporting women and girls who write. Priority: Marginalized voices.

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

‘A Lot of Us Are Gone’: How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short | @nytimes https://t.co/U2EY8KlDsa

[Literary Hub @lithub]

“A woman can write as well as a man, but not if one of her hands is tied behind her back.” Claire Kilroy on the unpaid labor of motherhood and writing.
https://t.co/3nH2nGvqlT

[Feminist Press @FeministPress]

"What would it mean to interrogate labor as the engine behind conglomerate publishing and the core of its systemic failure?"— Miriam Gordis via @VersoBooks https://t.co/Rl2EURpAEd

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

Sad girl novels: the dubious branding of women’s emotive fiction https://t.co/cACzU2JijH

[Literary Hub @lithub]

“I think this lack of clarity about money arises because the stories literary authors want to tell are fundamentally upper-middle and upper-class stories.” @NaomiKanakia wonders why we don’t talk about money in novels anymore.
https://t.co/r2X6pBSo1M

[Literary Hub @lithub]

@lisquart on the myth of the middle class writer and the false promises of American opportunity (in the first installment of a six-part collaboration with @dirtyverse).
https://t.co/PJTxJC692A

[The Mary Sue @TheMarySue]

The Queer Liberation Library has found a unique way to combat LGBTQ+ book bans https://t.co/8AOdO3Spil

[Reimena Yee 🦇 @ reimenayee.com @reimenayee]

‘The Creator’s Guide to Comics Devices’ Is the First of Its Kind, an Incredible Resource for Comics Creators & Readers Alike' https://t.co/UPpXH3bHT4
Thanks @whoaitsjoan for the writeup!! 💙💜

[Sherna Khambatta @ShernaKhambatta]

What the #WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative #AI by @AlexisKG https://t.co/RW2ZgEiXAN via @lithub

[Michigan Literary Arts Association @MichLitArts]

"The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach: Viniyanka Prasad Profiles Organizations Creating Communities for Marginalized Writers" @lithub #disruptpublishing https://t.co/MpT10vWgLV

[Prism @prismreports]

Last month, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center abruptly cancelled the annual Asian American Literature Festival. While APAC said the festival was cancelled due to logistical shortcomings, trans authors speak out about the festival's politics.
https://t.co/902qitqABv

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

KKR, which is possibly the most vile example of a private equity firm that acquires, eviscerates, and kills off companies for profit, is on the verge of buying Simon & Schuster," said writer @Mike_Jung. "Very, very bad news." https://t.co/iKu4LDK5SM

[Michigan Literary Arts Association @MichLitArts]

"Hachette Book Group Chooses To Publish AI-Generated Poetry Book While Human Writers Struggle" @TheMarySue #disruptpublishing https://t.co/S7Rmyv0O63

[Literary Hub @lithub]

Yes, it can actually be hard and stressful to publish a debut novel. https://t.co/KVK36OMPrb

[Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks]

Well this is a huge bummer. I know a lot of publishing industry professionals who keep their DMs open (I'm one of them) to help new authors who have questions about navigating the business.

It's a small way to make this confusing industry accessible. That's a loss.

[Vulture @vulture]

Cartoon professionals are organizing online around #ComicsBrokeMe to reveal ghastly working conditions and meager pay. https://t.co/0M8OeYxMMm

[AIPT @AIPTcomics]

Our own Lia Williamson talks #comics representation, the history of "fridging," and the legacy of Kamala Khan in a powerful new essay in response to this week's 'Amazing Spider-Man' #26 (#MsMarvel #SpiderMan):
https://t.co/WlnyTipYyb

[Alexis Gunderson @alexiskg.bsky.social @AlexisKG]

Really grateful to @ilanaslightly, @sarahroseetter, @stephycha, @maureenjohnson, @EmilyMandel, and Amelia Gray for being so generous with their time and rightfully fiery thoughts on how authors can (& should!) support the #WGAstrike https://t.co/cHwPuMlWz2

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races https://t.co/Y8aIkZIbQW