Black and Indigenous women poets, DM me links to your work. I’m on a poetry selection committee and I want to lift you!

Esp. Queer and disabled Black and Indigenous women. Esp. esp. trans Black and Indigenous women.

I don’t care about your resume or publication history or where you are in the world. I just want to read your words.

This is also like a year out, so don’t wait for a contact. I’ll just be adding your name/info to a proposed reading list.

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“A large element of the novel focuses on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the complicated nuances of adoption and the foster care system. Angeline doesn’t just mention ICWA in passing; she delves into its significance as a legal safeguard designed to protect Native children from being unjustly removed from their homes, communities, and cultures.” #Indigenous #NDNlit https://www.indian-affairs.org/blog/searching-for-home-a-sisters-in-the-wind-review
Searching for Home: A Sisters in the Wind Review

by Cassie Zielinski, citizen of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe and Office Manager with the Association on American Indian Affairs Angeline Boulley returns with another captivating, emotionally charged...

Association on American Indian Affairs

“When I first started writing these books, I just wanted readers to know that First Nations people are people first, ... My first thought was to write in a way that would allow the reader to know more about First Nations people, by walking with them and seeing the highs and lows, and in this way give readers a sense of what it was like."

Indigenous author who dropped out of junior high school releases second novel https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/brian-thomas-isaac #Indigenous #literature #NDNlit

Indigenous author who dropped out of junior high school releases second novel

Brian Thomas Isaac’s voice is quietly matter of fact when he talks about growing up poor in a home without electricity.

National Post
“Although it's a book that draws on horrific history, Jones is tired of the media putting Indigenous stories in a ‘sacred space.’ He says it's patronizing to automatically ‘give the stories a pass. That to me is super insulting,’ says Jones. ‘I would much rather my work fail on its own merit, than succeed just because it's Indigenous.’" https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/horror-writer-stephen-graham-jones-explains-what-it-really-means-to-be-a-vampire-1.7573755 #Indigenous #literature #NDNlit
Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones explains 'what it really means to be a vampire' | CBC Arts

In a Q interview with guest host Talia Schlanger, the indigenous horror writer talks about why vampirism is like colonialism

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