Poets & Writers in New Orleans

Kelly Harris, Literary Outreach Coordinator @poetswritersinc in #NewOrleans. Connecting #NOLA orgs & writers to P&W funding/ resources. [email protected]

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In this three-session workshop series, you’ll learn how to identify markets that are right for your work, how to grab get an agent’s attention, and more. Starts March 8; apply now.

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#HurricaneIda

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK is looking for volunteers today (& the next few days) in New Orleans, Louisiana. If you're available to help us prepare, pack or serve meals, come to NOCHI at 725 Howard Ave! Note, proof of vaccination required. #ChefsForLouisiana

Sign up here: https://t.co/8tgHHh4Wti.

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Alert!

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

Heads up! Interstate 10 is to be closed between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, starting at 9 a.m.

Due to the closures, drivers going through Gonzales will get diverted to alternate roadways and should expect a delay. https://t.co/tXjggM37Za

[NOLA Ready @nolaready]

Estimated restoration times have been made available to residents in #NOLA and all power is expected to by restored in Orleans Parish by Sep. 8. Please remember that much of the city is still without power and services when deciding whether return. #Ida

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FYI #HurricaneIda

[khd @khdpoetry]

Writers impacted by #HurricaneIda. There may be some funds @AuthLeagueFund. I can't confirm it but it may be worth checking out. #NewOrleans https://t.co/KOun0pIaYF

[NOLA Ready @nolaready]

In #NOLA, the Storm Surge Warning include areas outside the levee system and portions of the Westbank where modeling indicates that some levee overtopping may occur. These levees were designed post Katrina with resilience measures & overtopping in mind. #Ida

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Stay Safe #NOLA

[Louisiana 211 @Louisiana211]

For up-to-date and current #HurricaneIda Information - connect to @Louisiana211

☎ dial 211 or
📱 Text LASHELTER to 898-211 (shelter info)

@LouisianaDCFS

[Walter M. Kimbrough @HipHopPrez]

#DUHistory Of the 3 Louisiana Poet Laureates that were native New Orleanians, TWO are connected to @du1869 . In addition to Dr. Saloy @redbeansista , Brenda Marie Osbey @OsbeyNola is a Dillard alum & former professor.

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[onebookonenolaofficial @onebookonenola2]

Thanks to our community’s generosity, we filled five backpacks with nine notebooks, over a dozen pens and pencils, a couple highlighters, and paper! These backpacks are already in the hands of at-risk teens. #literacy #reading #onebookonenola #obono21 #schoolsupplydrive

[Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities @LA_Humanities]

Congrats 🎉to longtime LEH friend @FreddiEvans on being admitted to the @Tougaloo_1869 Alumni Hall of Fame! Evans' work w/us crosses multiple initiatives, as a PRIME TIME scholar & trainer, a consultant for The Helis Foundation John Scott Center & 2012 Book of the Year awardee.

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Congratulations to #NewOrleans poet @redbeansista on being named Louisiana Poet Laureate.

[Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities @LA_Humanities]

The LEH, along w/@LouisianaGov John Bel Edwards, is excited to announce Louisiana’s newest Poet Laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy (@redbeansista). Saloy is a native New Orleanian, a well-regarded poet & folklorist & a professor at @du1869. Join us in congratulating Dr. Saloy! #poetry

[Poets & Writers @poetswritersinc]

Writers! Editors! Poets & Writers is hiring!

Is one of these three open positions right for you?

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#FromTheArchive: "I had no kind of political power. All I had at my disposal, really, was this craft, this ability to tell a story." —Edwidge Danticat, Sept/Oct 2007

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#DailyNews: @TheAtlantic reports on the rise of book-to-television deals; @Lattif of @nytimes writes about up-and-coming literary publications centering African writers and artists; @FordFoundation and @MellonFdn pledge new funding for Disability Futures. https://t.co/pIQwZAVZ8g

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#DailyNews: @PoetryFound seeks new hosts for @Vsthepodcast; @EW reveals the cover of Ocean Vuong’s next poetry collection; @jspikebudapest reports @AP on how bookstores and writers are reacting to new anti-LGBTQ legislation in Hungary. More stories: https://t.co/npOROmpoDH

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Hey folks, we’re so glad you’re following us. We’re taking a much needed break this summer to revamp for the Fall. Feel free to keep us posted on your events/info by tagging us.

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#NewOrleans

[New Orleans Words & Music Festival @WordsandMusicNO]

Here. We. Go! We're thrilled to announce that our 2021 keynote speaker is New Orleans native @ClintSmithIII, whose new book, "How the Word Is Passed" is a New York Times bestseller! #literacy #nonfiction #history #wordsandmusicnola #wam21

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#NewOrleans writers!

[ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag]

Open call for writers! We are looking to widen our pool. We extend an especially warm invitation to artists from historically underrepresented identities and experiences, like BIPOC, queer, and disabled artists. Must be local. We pay.

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Self-publishing a book doesn’t mean you have to go without an editor! Independent editor @dawilliamsbooks of @TesseraEdits recommends: “Find an editor who reads and edits the genre that you write.” https://t.co/bLSNN8lJMR