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David Bowles @davidbowles.us · 22/03/2024

Here's an article updating y'all on what my publisher (Penguin Random House) and others are doing in response to NYC elementary PS 55 throwing hundreds of diverse books into dumpsters, including MY TWO BORDER TOWNS.

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PRH, Hachette, S&S Flag ‘Trashed Books’ in New York

Publisers in New York City request action following what may be an incident of censorship at a school on Staten Island…

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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 05/01/2024

Interested in reaching trans journalists with jobs? We have a new, public-facing jobs board: tja.mcjobboard.net/jobs And we're running a 50% off promotion in its first month. Post a job, and enter the code LAUNCH50 at the final screen.

tja.mcjobboard.net

Trans Journalists Association jobs board

A jobs board maintained by the TJA for our membership of trans journalists.

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LGBTQ+ Editors Association @lgbtqeditors.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Our brand new mentorship program is live! The LGBTQ+ Editors Association mentorship program offers association members the opportunity to help diversify the editorial profession at all levels. Join today! #LGBTQEditors #Editing #DiversityinPublishing Website: lgbtqeditors.org/mentorship

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Crystal | Fiction Editor @redpenrabbit.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Only a few days left to get either the writer's version or the editor's version of the Conscious Language Toolkit at a lower price! bit.ly/RedPenRabbitShop

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Use "DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT" rather than "age appropriate" when discussing whether a book should be available to students. Every student has different life experiences, matures at a different rate, has their own informational needs - none of these are bound by age. 1/

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Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor) @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

Thanks for this lovely thread about my #EFACON2023 workshop, Carolina!

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Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor) @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

Okay, I'm taking the plunge and joining BlueSky. (You know you're an editor when you google whether it's bluesky, Blue Sky, or BlueSky. Check.) Looking to connect with others who care about words. ❤️

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

From "global warming" to "crisis," the language we use to talk about climate change and its impacts has evolved, largely as we went from forecasts to reality. I talked with @shannonosaka.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com for this story:

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Why many scientists are now saying climate change is an all-out ‘emergency’

Scientists used to avoid phrases like “climate emergency” and “climate crisis.” No longer.

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