by Karina Jha Diversity in the literary canon is horrifically sparse. Old white cishet men dominate the literary world, even now, as we bolster our efforts to include as many new and different voices as possible. But step by step,…
by Monica Rivera Sosa As someone who mainly reads fantasy, it’s become increasingly apparent that world-building is more important than we give it credit for. We must ask ourselves why we read these stories to begin with. For me, I…
Congratulations to our winner of the February 2023 Writing Challenge, Anonymous Author with her piece, “To Let You Love Me.” The prompt was to use the words block, satisfaction, and favor in a romance piece.
It took me about three years of being a student at Emerson College before I learned that one of our illustrious alumni is none other than Taylor Jenkins Reid, lauded for her command of the adult literary sphere.
What is the difference between a friend and a follower? Both are interchangeable in conversations about social media and internet relationships, but is there a harm in this indistinguishability? Kim Fu’s “#CLIMBINGNATION,” in Lesser-Known Monsters of the 21st Century (2022)…
Liberty Henry // Blog Writer Whenever men write women— particularly cisgender, heterosexual men— their inability to comprehend them is almost always disastrously apparent within the first few chapters, or even the first few paragraphs, of a book. While writers should…
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.…
Leanna Florez // Blog Writer Writer’s block is the most feared enemy of any writer. NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, offers us a chance to break out of the creative sinkhole we’ve been sucked into; but despite the appeal…
Meg Rady // Blog Writer The found family trope is perhaps one of the most popular tropes in modern media. Chances are you’ve consumed at least one piece of media that features found family, also known as family of choice.…
Ana Garcia-Cubas Assemat // Blog Writer In an interview with Goodreads, neuroscientist and romance author Ali Hazelwood confessed that she struggled to write her second book, which followed the debut that landed her on the bestseller lists. Her first book,…
