Just over a decade ago, when I was an intern with Colorlines magazine (now Race Forward), my main task was to help build the framework for “Drop the I-Word” — a campaign to change journalistic copy-editing conventions across the U.S. We sought to have The Associated Press (AP) and news …
Amanda Leduc’s essays and stories have appeared in publications across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, U.K., and is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, …
My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read with an adult and talk about it. I’m on board with the assignment. Despite my efforts, there are a few entertainment systems vying for my son’s attention. When …
Over the summer, when many writers’ events were cancelled due to the pandemic, I was heartened to learn that a few created for writers from marginalized backgrounds continued as planned, but online. Here is the brief list I had compiled of events to attend over the summer and fall. I …
Last month, I had been scheduled to speak at the Editors Canada conference about how developmental editors can help writers balance cultural sensitivity with craft. It would have been an incredible experience to exchange ideas with other editorial professionals who also want to work more effectively with writers whose culture …