Permission to Write Podcast

In this week’s episode of PTW Office Hours, we’re talking about poetry! As National Poetry Writing Month comes to a close, Ashley discusses her interesting relationship with poetry, a week in publishing news and more.

News In Publishing: 

LA Times Book Prizes Winners 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-04-21/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-winners-announced 

Now They Want Publishers Punished for Banned Books 

https://action.everylibrary.org/jailpublishing

How to Help: https://www.tor.com/2022/03/16/book-bans-affect-everybody-heres-how-you-can-help/ 

Ending Words: 

Nikki Giovanni, Resignation 

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In this week's episode, we're discussing money. They try to make it taboo, but that's only a way to keep everyone in the dark. We'll highlight the pay structure of publishing, revenue streams that writers can consider and more. 

News in Publishing: 

Brittney Griner’s Memoir to Be Published

How Bookshop.org Survives—and Thrives—in Amazon’s World

Playlist: Leon Bridges, Breaking Point 

In this week's episode we caught up with esteemed writer Fajr Muhammad, Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat and Rhode Island Writer's Colony alum. We chatted about her work co-editing How We Stay Free, novel writing, social justice, managing multiple projects, and much more. 

http://fajrmuhammad.com/ 

How We Stay Free: Notes on a Black Uprising: https://bookshop.org/a/8081/9781942173502 

In this week's episode, we chat with NAACP Image award-winning author Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts about her book Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, the craft of writing great essays, writing as resilience, ghostwriting, and so much more!

https://www.traceymlewis.com/ 

Black Joy: https://bookshop.org/a/8081/9781982176563  

In this week's episode, Ashley is discussing an article from the New York Times on AI and we're not talking about Allen Iverson. We're talking Artificial Intelligence. What's the future of our profession? How can writers compete?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/style/pen-america-awards.html

In the News

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/01/11267635/latina-authors-book-deals-inequity

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/91815-new-leaf-publishing-gets-new-owners.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/books/book-ban-2022.html?smid=tw-share

https://electricliterature.com/i-never-made-a-living-wage-when-i-worked-in-publishing/

We caught up with Mahogany L. Browne during the release of Chlorine Sky, a YA novel written in verse. Join us this week for an insightful conversation with poet, curator, writer, organizer and educator about her writing process and journey, Toni Morrison, and much more. 

Chlorine Sky: https://bookshop.org/a/8081/9780593176399 

In this week's episode, we're inviting guests. Ashley M. Coleman is joined by Jana L. Henry and L'Oreal Thompson Payton to discuss the article written by author Laura Warrell, "Publishing While Black." The panel covers writing for a Black audience, identity and how it shows up in their work and much more.

Reference article: https://lithub.com/laura-warrell-on-publishing-while-black/ 

In this week's episode, we're discussing some hot topics in the literary world. On the heels of huge news around shuttering publications, naturally, there is always a buzz about starting, the next or the new thing, when all the while there are tons of smaller literary organizations doing the work already. Mentioned in this episode: 

Well Read Black Girl 

Hurston/Wright Foundation 

Blue Stoop PHL 

In this week's episode of the PTW Office Hours podcast, we chat with Lashanda Anakwah an associate editor at Simon & Schuster at the time of recording. She discusses how she got her start, the relationship between writer and editor and much more. 

This week's episode is solo dolo. Ashley M. Coleman talks about some of the journey with GOOD MORNING, LOVE being categorized as a romance. Also, the typical beats and tropes with romance, writing choices, and much more. She also digs into some standout contemporary love stories that include: 

HONEY & SPICE, Bolu Babalola 

YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY, Akwaeki Emezi 

LOVE RADIO, Ebony LaDelle