December 2019
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
A grassroots organization created by book publishing professionals dedicated to supporting, empowering, and uplifting racially and ethnically marginalized members throughout the industry, we seek to create a safe and inclusive space celebrating and promoting diversity. Through a planning committee and network of chaired subcommittees, we advocate and foster career development and advancement of people of color (including Native/Indigenous) professionals' and writers' work.
“Change requires a lot of heat. It requires both the alchemist and the welder, the magician and the laborer, the witch and the warrior, the myth-smasher and the myth-maker. Hand in Hand, we brew and forge a revolution.”
-- Gloria Anzaldúa, El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision
Sourced by Sydnee Monday
WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER!
By Justine Sha
Interesting books. delicious wine. good coffee. What more can you ask for, honestly?
Book Club, a bookstore and winebar, in NYC's East Village is officially opened as of the beginning of November. The owners, Erin Neary and Nat Esten actually met at a book club and have achieved their dream of creating a cozy space to enjoy the best parts of life in their community. While the beer and wine selection isn't live for another year, they're serving up local MUD coffee that you can enjoy while perusing over 3,000 titles at the store.
Events will include book signings, talks, and trivia nights. Among the inventory are genres ranging from sci-fi to history to YA, and lots of little gifts and non-book items. It's a perfect spot to dive into a new book and curl up in a comfy chair.
Location: 197 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009Website: https://www.bookclubbar.com/
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
November 30 - December 8
Guadalajara International Book Fair
Expo Guadalajara
Av. Mariano Otero 1499, Col. Verde Valle
Guadalajara, Mexico
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the largest book fair of the Americas, and the world’s biggest event for Spanish-language books in particular. It is also an amazing cultural festival. Created 33 years ago by the University of Guadalajara, the Fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike, a characteristic that sets it apart from other book fairs around the globe. (The fair will be open to professionals only 9 AM-5 PM on December 2-4.)
December 8
inQluded Mentorship Program Deadline
inQluded is lauching a mentorship program for writers who are queer, trans, intersex, Black, Indigenous, mixed and people of color. They’ll match established QTIBIMPOC authors & illustrators with unpublished and/or unagented QTIBIMPOC writers & illustrators. Their deadline to apply is 12/8!
December 12 @ 6:30 PM
Book Discussion of Malcriada and Other Stories
Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10032
Join Dominican Writers Association for the book discussion of Lorraine Avila's Malcriada and Other Stories, which Elizabeth Acevedo (Poet X) has called "an uppercut to the senses. A powerful debut collection."
January 2
End of Preregistration for AWP Conference
The AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference is March 4-7, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. Register by Jan 2nd for a discounted registration fee!