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  • I Found Creative Inspiration in Bridezilla Wedding Stories

    Writing my new novel, “The Bridesmaids Union,” taught me how I want to claim my power

    Jun 16 - Jonathan Vatner
    writing A group of bridesmaids stand in line, oriented towards a bride in the center

    Writing Private Illness Reminds Us That Silence Will Not Protect Us

    Joseph Osmundson on Audre Lorde's deeply personal approach to writing about her cancer

    Jun 9 - Joseph Osmundson
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    Sometimes It’s Good to Bring Our Worst Selves to Work

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    Apr 15 - Colleen Hubbard
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    Leaving Home Meant Losing My Mother Tongue

    As I spoke more English and less Hindi, I worried I was displacing my roots

    Apr 12 - Anandi Mishra
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    My Disability Forced Me To Become More Visible in My Work as a Translator

    Translators are expected to bury the burden of transparency even though they choose the words on the page

    Mar 31 - Amanda Sarasien
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    Why Didn’t We Notice the Man Convicted of Alice Sebold’s Rape Was Innocent?

    Anthony Broadwater's exoneration shows the unique power publishing holds in shaping how Americans consider race, prison, and sexual assault

    Mar 17 - Marlena Williams
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    An Illustrated Guide to Writing a Novel

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    Feb 4 - Swan Huntley
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    Like Anne Rice, I Wanted To Pursue My Own Strangeness, Darkness, and Power

    How the Queen of Gothic lit gave Lisa Locascio Nighthawk a career roadmap, and insight about her mother

    Jan 25 - Lisa Locascio Nighthawk
    writing Woman opening Anne Rice's novel "The Vampire Lestat"

    As A Woman, I Never Feel Safe Traveling Alone

    Jami Attenberg’s new memoir “I Came All This Way to Meet You” brings travel writing into the 21st century

    Jan 20 - Alexa Abdalla
    writing Woman looks up at airport departures sign
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