Today we launch our first @crowdfunderuk campaign!🚀
Please help us to publish stories that celebrate our beautifully diverse world, by pledging, sharing and tagging! 🌎#StrengthinStories@ParakeetBooks@DinosaurBooksCo @formy_books
https://t.co/Cdldv0M6XJ
Fab-looking opportunity for “emerging or established writers from diverse backgrounds to each write a high-quality fiction book based on the GPI’s archives of Black British history.”
The team at @DinosaurBooksCo
very kindly wrote about two of their diverse historical fiction titles that fit well into curriculum learning > https://t.co/yKqUPvPpXW
🧵 Got annoyed today reading the synopsis of W*lliams’ upcoming book so thought I’d recommend some other exceptional mystery/adventures involving the sea. PLEASE buy these instead ⬇️
#BookTwitter
#ReflectingRealities ... we're changing publishing from the ground up & believe that publishing companies owned by a diverse set of people are a vital part of the change needed in UK publishing. (And any of these would make great additions to schools - or Xmas presents!)
"It’s a pretty crowded market and it’s hard to break through. We decided to grow organically, so there wasn’t a huge marketing budget... There still isn’t!"
Sonya McGilchrist shares her experience of launching children's micro-publisher @DinosaurBooksCo: https://t.co/SkWnEWNSCq
I'll be on @BBCLeeds Radio tomorrow Thurs 4th May morning at 8am.
I'm talking about how AI in its current form scrapes stolen artwork, infringes copyright, and how this affects artists, the creative sector & the wider implications on humanity & job losses.
My agency transferred some money to my bank account last week but I have only just got the statement! I’ve got ROYALTIES for Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths!!! This is wildly exciting as I’ve never earned royalties before! Thank you so much for buying it!!!
Why did you use AI to create these images @BradfordLitFest instead of hiring an illustrator? 😭
There's currently no ethical way to engage in AI as it scrapes millions of images without people's consent, which is hours of unpaid labour. It's infringement & it sends a bad message