June of 2020 was a time of Instagram posts: black squares, infographics, and corporate statements. The publishing industry was not exempt from the latter, as houses began posting their own acknowledgements of the calls for companies to support people of…
There may be readers who have, after parsing previous Diversity in Publishing posts, come to the conclusion that there is more being done to promote diversity within publishing than there is a need for it. Authors are able to write…
Maddy Monroe // Guest Writer When people ask me when I started Always Winter, I usually tell them I started last spring – that’s when I first started writing. However, I don’t personally think that’s where the writing process begins,…
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director When we discuss diversity in publishing, as important as it is to look at the internal operations of publishing houses, we also have to look at what – and who – these houses are choosing to publishing.…
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Working for what is now one of the “Big Five” publishing houses in the industry (the company now goes by Penguin Random House), Morrison was responsible for the work of Black female writers including Gayl Jones, Angela…
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Not every author who includes diverse characters in their stories is going to be doing so from an #OwnVoices perspective, but they still may hope to properly portray their characters. In these cases, authors will…
As our definition of love continues to bloom outward, past the heteronormative and binary, past the expected, past what centuries of love stories have taught us before, we enter an era where love is precisely what each of us makes…
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Spring internship deadlines are looming – are you ready for them yet? If you aren’t, and don’t know where to start, look no further than the tips offered by our very own team from Undergraduate…
Andi Smith // Blog Writer I’ll ask you a question that seems simple: what is historical fiction? That’s not a trick question: it’s just fiction set in a historical moment. It is, however, a bit of a trick answer. According…
Rachel Tarby // Blog Writer Normal People by Sally Rooney is a novel that features two protagonists, Marianne and Connell, who have a very strong gravitation toward each other. This unique portrayal of a modern-day love story shows a more…
