Ariel KroonJul 16, 2025

Are any of my followers writers looking for feedback or advocacy? My friend Léonicka, Canadian literary agent and brand-new lawyer, is open for consultation and contract work, and is especially interested in working with BIPOC writers. Check out her site for a list of her services: https://www.leonicka.com

#writing #LiteraryAgent #Agenting #CreativeWork #CreativeWorkers #Artists #ContractReview #BIPOCLiterature #BIPOCWriters #DiverseCanLit #CanLit

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Léonicka Valcius is a Toronto-based speaker and publishing professional who advocates for diversity and inclusion in books and media.

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Show threadFID Anglo-American CultureAug 9, 2024

Find it here in our online catalogue: https://opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=1874791708

#comicsstudies #comicstudies #IndigenousArt #IndigenousLiterature #GraphicNovels #IndigenousPeoplesDay #BIPOCwriters #IndigenousStudies

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Shantell PowellMay 19, 2024

https://www.rootswoundswords.org/3dspace “3d Space by RWW is a non-academic literary arts offering that provides semester-long craft instruction, mentorship, and support to BIPOC writers ready to engage in a rigorous, creative, and care-centered writing program.” Course runs for three months and starts in September.

I was lucky enough to study with these folks before. I recommend their workshops for BIPOC writers. Scholarships available. Deadline is June 2. #BIPOCWriters #WritingCommunity #RootsWoundsWords

RWW from the Inside — Roots. Wounds. Words. Inc.

Roots. Wounds. Words. from the Inside is a partnership with correctional systems and corrections organizations to engage individuals who are currently incarcerated through literary arts programming.

Roots. Wounds. Words. Inc.
Shantell PowellMay 17, 2024
Here’s a spreadsheet of African lit mags. Support African writers. Read their stuff and buy their magazines. Almost all money paid to the writers comes from the editors’ own pockets. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OSCi0wW8sNOUxVHYCVg0EudNoLDeQmrebyl6TgTkt54/edit#gid=1398659271 #BIPOCWriters #AfricanLiterature #LitMags #Magazines #WritingCommunity #BlackAuthors
African Lit Mags - Google Drive

Shantell PowellFeb 6, 2024
https://vsbooks.ca/?fbclid=IwAR2nW0Poo3OYvEAqfVlq9STfXMUJJxl-VEVvE4SaZdIZHADw9U5wMmIeID0 A mentorship and publishing opportunity 
for unpublished Indigenous writers, Black writers, and writers of colour in Canada. #mentorship #BIPOCWriters #WritingCommunity #CanLit @indigenousauthors
VS. Books

A mentorship and publishing opportunity for Indigenous writers, Black writers, and writers of colour.

VS. Books
Shantell PowellDec 3, 2023
I attended an editing workshop yesterday offered by Monique Franz of Kinsman Quarterly. It was about editing stories for submission into writing contests. She showed the rubrics used by the magazine to determine whether or not entries would make it to the next round. It was very informative, and with that and the feedback I’ve received from critique groups, I revised my #LandBack revenge story “The Tupilaq” into something much stronger and entered it into the Iridescence Award competition. https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award #writing #WritingCommunity #WritingContests #revision #BIPOCWriters
Iridescence Award | Kinsman Quarterly

Open submission for short stories and poetry by BIPOC authors. Speculative fiction wanted, including themes of the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or paranormal. Prizes include publication in the Iridescence anthology with cash awards up to $500 USD. No fee required. Deadline is December 31st.

Kinsman Quarterly
Shantell PowellNov 18, 2023
https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award Submissions are open for short stories and poetry by BIPOC authors for Kinsman Quarterly’s Iridescence Award. Themes should include the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or the paranormal. Prizes include publication in the Iridescence anthology with cash awards up to $500 USD. No fee required. Deadline is December 31st. #WritingContest #BIPOCWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Supernatural #Paranormal #extraterrestrial
Iridescence Award | Kinsman Quarterly

Open submission for short stories and poetry by BIPOC authors. Speculative fiction wanted, including themes of the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or paranormal. Prizes include publication in the Iridescence anthology with cash awards up to $500 USD. No fee required. Deadline is December 31st.

Kinsman Quarterly
Shantell PowellNov 18, 2023

https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/presence Submissions are open for novellas, highlighting ghosts and/or spiritual entities imposing on the natural world. We specifically want unique stories incorporating the cultures, traditions, and/or histories of BIPOC and underrepresented communities. Submissions portal closes March 31, 2024.

Novellas should be between 15,000 - 25,000 words (roughly 50-100 pages). Selected submissions will each receive $1000 and publication within the Presence collection and the Kinsman Quarterly literary journal. $25 submission fee required. #WritingContest #BIPOCWriters #BIPOCAuthors #Novella #GhostStories #SpeculativeFiction

Presence | Kinsman Quarterly

Submissions are open for novellas highlighting ghosts and/or spiritual entities imposing on the natural world. We distinctively want unique stories incorporating the cultures, traditions, and/or histories of BIPOC and underrepresented communities. Submissions portal closes March 31, 2024.

Kinsman Quarterly
Shantell PowellSep 15, 2023
Sundress Publications is open for submissions for grant applications from Black and/or Indigenous identifying writers with a chapbook in progress. All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on October 31st, 2023. http://www.sundresspublications.com/news/2023/09/sundress-publications-open-for-microgrant-applications-for-black-and-or-indigenous-writers/ #Grant #BIPOCWriters #WritingCommunity @indigenousauthors #chapbook
Shantell PowellSep 13, 2023
Want to read horror written by BIPOC authors? death In the Mouth Volume Two is in its final hours of funding, and it hasn’t quite gotten the numbers it needs. This will be a fantastic illustrated anthology. Can you pitch in a few bucks? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sloanesloane/death-in-the-mouth-original-horror-from-the-margins @sloane #BIPOCAuthors #BIPOCWriters #WritingCommunity #Bookstodon #Horror #Anthology #BIPOCArtists