top of page
THE WORD DAILY
Our Blog: Learn about diversity in publishing, marginalized writers, and more
Search
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Chronicle Books could hire you!
Chronicle Books is looking for new hires! There are some amazing opportunities here: Senior Editor Marketing Photographer and Visual...
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Denver's 5280 Magazine highlights The Word's "innovative projects"
The Word was recently featured in 5280 Magazine as trailblazing organization helping to redefine and open the literary world. Read it all...
Aug 27, 20182 min read
Paid Writing Opportunity Announcement!
Radish Fiction is looking to pay writers! Could it be you? Here are the details! Serial Fiction Paid Opportunity for Writers:Radish...
Aug 27, 20182 min read
Oneness, love, inclusion: First Book Loves with Nishat Ali
Today we hear from Nishat Firdous Jehan Ali, creator of My Loving World, on her first book love and inspiration, The Giving Tree: From...
Aug 2, 20182 min read
Writing the scary, reassuring with love: Supriya Kelkar's First Book Love
Today's first book love is shared by Supriya Kelkar, screenwriter and author of such novels a Ahimsa. From Supriya: One of my first book...
Jul 17, 20182 min read
Simple lines for safe spaces: Nidhi Chanani's First Book Love
Today we hear from Nidhi Chanani, author, illustrator, creator of so many gorgeous things... From Nidhi: The first book I recall loving...
Jul 9, 20181 min read
First Book Loves with Tracey Baptiste
Today Tracey Baptiste, author of the The Jumbies, tells us about her ever-love for Grimm's Fairy Tales: the place she could go for a new...
Jun 8, 20183 min read
Absorbing the Rhythm in Your Bones: Lesléa Newman's First Book Love
Today in our First Book Loves series, we hear from Lesléa Newman, author of over 70 books for adults and children, including A Letter to...
Jun 1, 20181 min read
New Voices & First Book Loves: Vanshika Prusty's Hunger Games Love
Today in our First Book Loves series we get to highlight an upcoming voice! We're excited to introduce you to Vanshika Prusty, writer,...
May 18, 20182 min read
First Book Loves with Kris Hui Lee: Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception
Today in our First Book Loves series, we hear from Kris Hui Lee, author of the new YA Contemporary novel Out of Left Field. Kris on her...
May 10, 20183 min read
Savannah J. Frierson's First Book Love: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Welcome back to our First Book Loves series. First loves are so influential, so we're asking writers: What was your first book love and...
May 8, 20182 min read
Spotlight on Board Member Sangeeta Mehta
Who 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...
May 1, 20181 min read
A shoutout from Chronicle Books & Diversity orgs you should know
Want to know who's out there fighting for new faces in books & lit? Thanks to the Chronicle Books blog for putting together this list,...
Apr 26, 20181 min read
Listening Roundup April 26, 2018
Bringing you a roundup of must-reads on books, publishing, and voices we should know. 1. "Tracy K. Smith and Jacqueline Woodson Talk...
Apr 26, 20181 min read
First Book Loves with Sandhya Menon
Welcome to the First Book Loves series! First loves are so influential. So we're asking the writers of the world: What was your first...
Apr 26, 20181 min read
Welcome to THE WORD DAILY
Join us as we spotlight underrepresented voices and bring you behind the scenes with The Word. Don't feel like you just need to read...
bottom of page