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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My Minnesota friends have already seen this, but I keep thinking about it and want more people outside our state to, too.

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Ryan Hermens @ryanhermens.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Last week, half of my coworkers at the Lexington Herald-Leader were laid off. Veteran reporters who have been here for 25 years along with recent hires who moved to Kentucky in the last year for the job were let go. If you can, please consider: www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...

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Donate to Support laid off Lexington Herald-Leader journalists, organized by Ryan Hermens

On Thursday, Sept. 10, 13 journalists were laid off from the Lexin… Ryan Hermens needs your support for Support laid off Lexington Herald-Leader journalists

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My dad (92 years old!) has lost his lease in #NYC because building was sold. He must be out of the office by end of the year. So if you or anyone you know might be interested in #vintage #beads, #stones, #crystals, #chain, or other #jewelry parts or supplies, check out CJSSales.com Please share!

A selfie with my dad (on his 90th birthday, 2 years ago) at his jewelry warehouse. Boxes and boxes of vintage glass beads, seed beads, chain, Swarovski, Preciosa, copper, metal, findings, etc. Wholesale only. Must have Tax ID.

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Bergstrom Press and Books @bergstrompressbooks.com · 28/08/2026

Support these publishers any way you can. Buy a book, by a book in translation (try HURI Books for example) or donate directly. We will continue to import and offer for you everything from Ukrainian classics to translations.

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Bergstrom Press and Books @bergstrompressbooks.com · 28/08/2026

Once again, we receive word that another Russian missile has destroyed, not a military target, but Ukrainian books. Our friends Ababahalamaha reported that their warehouse was hit. Other reports mention at least 60,000 books burned and destroyed in the attack. Why?

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American Translators Association @atanet.org · 16/07/2026

The ATA Galantière Award is given for a distinguished book-length literary translation from any language, except German, into English. The winner will be announced on October 29, 2026 at the ATA’s 67th Annual Conference in San Francisco! Congratulations to each nominee! 🎊

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Absolutely delighted that my translation of "People and Trees" by Azerbaijan's #AkramAylisli has made a VERY distinguished shortlist for translated literature! You should read ALL of these books, if you haven't already!

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

what Dinaw Mengestu said, yes. 💯

That report claims to be neutral and objective. It is not neutral. What PEN America fails to understand is that a boycott is a form of dialogue. The writers who boycotted the organization in 2024 wanted change, and they returned when they believed that such change was possible. I insisted and believed that it was, and I argued that the organization would defend free expression equitably and equally. This report makes clear that will not happen.
I am not boycotting PEN America. Like many other writers who have reached out to me, 1 am walking away from it permanently, and I will do everything I can now to help make something better.
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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Yes, that's Azerbaijan's Akram Aylisli and me winning #ebrdliteratureprize2026! So proud! Special thanks to publisher Plamen Press and also to Pushkin House, the Granum Foundation, and special friends @tomdewaal.bsky.social and @olgaz.bsky.social for supporting literature in translation!

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Leslie Pietrzyk @lesliepwriter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We'd love to see your poetry/flash prose of all types/fiction/CNF at @south85journal.bsky.social.

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Leslie Pietrzyk @lesliepwriter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Me! I'm the enthusiastic faculty editor! Please share your work with us.....

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 01/06/2026

People have been asking me if I know of a resource like StandWithMinnesota for New Jersey, and I haven't found something comprehensive. So, for the moment, I have put together all the links to NJ orgs, crowdfunding links, events, and stuck them on a page of SWM. standwithminnesota.org/jersey

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New Jersey — Stand With Minnesota

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

So proud of my alma mater and fellow alums such as @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social. Please support Smith College and the right of trans and nonbinary students to a Smith education!

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Chloe Yelena Miller @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

So far all of the donations have been made by non-Smithies (including one Seven Sisters alum)! Let's keep donating to the Smith College (link in the Substack post here.) And as a thank you, you are welcome to join my writing workshop! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

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Beyond The Picket Sign Workshop-As-Fundraiser: Raising Money for Smith College

Support trans students and all students

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Over the moon that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is a finalist for the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to Jacek Dukaj and Shady Lewis and their translators, too! Reviewers, if you missed these marvelous books earlier, here's your chance for a second look! bit.ly/4u7wHNI

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EBRD Literature Prize 2026 finalists announced

Three translated works from shortlist of ten chosen by independent jury

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And while we're talking about #AkramAylisli, @bergstrombookstore.bsky.social, my translation of Aylisli's "People and Trees" is currently shortlisted for the EBRD Literature Prize! Congratulations to all the writers and translators on this list!

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Bergstrom Press and Books @bergstrompressbooks.com · 05/05/2026

Let's start with this book, translated by our friend @katherineeyoung.bsky.social. As a nominee for the International Booker said this year - if it weren't for translators, we would only know our own stories. bergstrompressbooks.com/en/fiction/1...

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Farewell Aylis. A non-traditional Novel in Three Works

The three novellas of Farewell, Aylis take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan.

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Enjoy this wonderful conversation between WWB contributors Yasmeen Hanoosh and Elliot Colla! Head to our website to explore their work.

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Absolutely thrilled that my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" is shortlisted for #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026! Congrats to the other fine writers and translators on this list and their publishers! Reviewers, if you missed this marvelous book earlier, here's your chance for a second look!

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Punctured Lines @puncturedlines.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Coming up in Oakland.

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Ilya Kaminsky @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Friends, today is what they call World Poetry Day. We will hold a zoom fundraiser event today for Kid’s Poetry Studio in Odesa, Ukraine. Here is a link to more info: www.spotfund.com/story/6b9ed1...

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Rivers of Suggestion @youngweather.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Josef Mengele shit here - just horribly cruel

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Translating a book into English? You might be eligible for our Momentum Grant, funded by the Malecha Family Foundation. Read more about the grant here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article... Submissions are due by 11:59pm EST February 28, 2026. Winners will be notified in June 2026.

Image of the right corner of an office building against a purple sky. Overlaid on the top right of the image in black lettering it reads: for Early-Career Translators Apply by February 28, 2026 Words Without Borders announces the fourth annual MOMENTUM GRANT.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Can't WAIT to be a part of this amazing reading in Baltimore next Friday--join us!

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/02/2026

Russian embassy, Washington DC. To mark the fourth anniversary of the full scale invasion

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Marcel Krueger @marcelkrueger.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I thought about what to write today, but I am so tired of us all ignoring the twelve years that Ukraine is defending Europe. I remain in awe of the resilience of the people of Ukraine, and will keep supporting them. This artwork is by Ukrainian artist Bogdana Chilikina: ‘TUT LYUDY’ (‘PEOPLE HERE’).

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

So proud to be part of this! Join us in Baltimore on March 6!

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Absolutely delighted to be part of this AWP reading is support of Ukraine! Check out who's joining us!

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Olga Zilberbourg @olgaz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I’m delighted to announce that on Sunday, February 8, 2026 my work will be featured by Stories on Stage, a reading series in Davis, CA. A professional actor Eileen Hoang will perform my story “Doctor Sveta” from LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES.

A yellow flyer with a flash of light across it.
Boxes in red read: Stories on Stage Davis
What: Short Fiction read by actors
When: Second Sundays 4-6 pm
Where: Sudwerk Brewing in Davis

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February 8, 2026
Shirley Chan
Her Story / My Story / History
This amazing piece is a deeply moving hybrid narrative that interweaves three voices: a daughter's contemporary reflection, her mother's harrowing 1971 escape from China to Hong Kong as a freedom swimmer during the Cultural Revolution, and the stark historical facts of that brutal period.
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Olga Zilberbourg
A Russian-American author whose debut English-language collection LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES has garnered critical acclaim for its masterful blend of immigrant experience and universal human themes.

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Leslie Pietrzyk @lesliepwriter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Writers w/ a book out Feb ~ May 2026! Want to be considered for my low-stress blog interview series? EMAIL me (in comments) & I'll pass along details. Basically, I look for literary fiction/memoir/essays & poetry collections. Sorry, but no self-published work. Link to recent interview in comments.

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Friends in DC, you don't want to miss this one--wish I could be there myself! Congratulations, @susanscheid.bsky.social and @burgi.bsky.social!

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15/01/2026

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

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Stand With Minnesota

A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...

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Letter from an Occupied Minnesota

I want to write a bit about the last month in the Twin Cities.

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Absolutely delighted to be reading with @olgaz.bsky.social and everyone else on this terrific list next Tuesday night, 12/16! Travel with us to Central/Eastern/South Europe right here in DC! Thanks to @bergstrombookstore.bsky.social and Kensington Row Bookshop for hosting!

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Olga Zilberbourg @olgaz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Tomorrow in Washington DC!

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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...

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Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States

In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...

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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Co-hosting this charity reading on Thursday! Join us! There will be nine readers, hundreds of books from various presses, wine, tote bags, and much more. 100% of the proceeds benefit immigrant & refugee rights. Please amplify if you can ❤️

Poetry reading flyer for December 11 at Co-Prosperity (3219 S Morgan St in Chicago)

Book fair flyer for December 11 at Co-Prosperity (3219 S Morgan St in Chicago)

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Brown Bag Lit @brownbaglit.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

TOMORROW! Hope you can join us!

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the lakeshore undead @thecorlew.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

good people of Charlotte, NC, here’s this, if it helps at all start talking to your neighbors. Download Signal if you haven’t yet. Get organized. www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657790

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6 Things You Learn Fighting ICE – Lazy & Entitled

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Katherine E. Young @katherineeyoung.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

DC friends: I can't make this, but if you can, you should!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks. I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:

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The voices of SNAP

Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.

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Bergstrom Press and Books @bergstrompressbooks.com · 05/11/2025

Mark your calendars! Our next author event will be on November 23rd with Tatsiana Zamirovskaya! Planned for 3pm, watch our social media for more details or contact us directly.

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