Jul 12, 20191 minPublisher's Weekly spotlights our Editor-Writer MentorshipWe're celebrating a second year of our Editor-Writer Mentorship, and opening the publishing pipeline to new stories. Read all about it at Publisher's Weekly.
Apr 12, 20191 minThe Word on KGNU: Three-minute quickie on escaping publishing black holesIf you've got three minutes, you can get the quick but deep dive into The Word's take on how to unclog those publishing pipelines to let new voices through. ...
Feb 23, 20191 minCatching up with 2018 Editor-Writer Mentee Maria Ramos ChertokWriter Maria Ramos Chertok found a fairy godmother in Editor-Mentor Nan Gatewood Satter, as the recipient of the Adult Fiction Mentorship in The Word's Edito...
Feb 23, 20192 minCatching up with 2018 Editor-Writer Mentee Maleeha SiddiquiFrom panster to a plotter, writer Maleeha Siddiqui shares some of the knowledge dropped by Editor-Mentor Taylor Norman, during her 2018 Young Adult Fiction M...
Feb 23, 20191 minCatching up with 2018 Editor-Writer Mentee Nadine JohnsonLast spring, writer Nadine Johnson opened her work and her soul to Editor-Mentor Andrea Davis Pinkney, as the recipient of the Middle Grade Fiction Mentorshi...
Jan 31, 20191 minWomen of Color in Publishing - Board Member Bunmi Ishola shares with BustleWhat is happening in the publishing world that keeps the industry from changing? This article is a must read to get a better sense: How 10 Women Of Color Act...
Jan 18, 20192 minSpotlight on Board Member Bunmi IsholaAnother board introduction is here! Meet the effervescent Bunmi, Board Member and Editor-Writer Mentorship Chair! You know you want to know more... Five book...
Jan 10, 20191 minSpotlight on Board Member Olivia AbtahiWe're starting off 2019 by introducing you to another team member: Olivia Abtahi. Olivia is not only a board star, but is our new Grants Chair. Want to add t...
Oct 22, 20181 minSpotlight on our Communications Fellow: Aida DabitAida Dabit is helping all of us see the forest and the trees, one tweet at time, in her days as The Word's Communications Fellow. So what bookish loves got A...
May 8, 20182 minSpotlight on Board Member Sangeeta MehtaWho makes The Word go round? None of this would happen without a team that loves storytelling and one that is ready to fight! Get to know our team a little b...
