Or: Amazon could FUND local libraries by paying their fucking taxes.
Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money via @Forbes forbes.com/sites/panosmou…
McCormack Writing Center
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McCormack Writing Center
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Joined February 2009
- “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin
- Annoyed that Facebook and Instagram are down? Need something to read through for hours and hours? Our algorithm recommends: a book.
- 🌟We're thrilled to announce that @NifMuhammad has been named a Tin House Editor-at-Large!🌟 He'll acquire three nonfiction books a year for Tin House. 🌟We can't wait to read the writers that Hanif champions — we hope to publish his first projects in 2023.
- Some bittersweet news. Tin House magazine’s 20th Anniv. Issue, out 6/2019, will be our last. Given the current costs of producing a print literary magazine, we have decided to shift resources to Tin House Books & Workshop. Read a letter from our publisher: tinhouse.com
- C'mon, Writers: Shift+Option+Minus. Quit settling for double hyphens when you want an Em-Dash. You can do better.
- This award, which includes a stipend for child care, is intended to help support single parents who might otherwise find it challenging to devote time, space, and resources to their writing. #thww tinhouse.com/winter-worksho…
- This award is intended to provide writers over forty years of age who have not yet published a book with the time & space to develop their writing skills further. Deadline to apply is this Sunday. #thsw tinhouse.com/workshop/summe…
- No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our next 📚book submissions period will take place May 6–7! We're looking for poetry and short story collections that engage with place and/or food. Learn about how to submit: buff.ly/3LxpHGc
- Kristen’s editor promised to shotgun a Steel Reserve if Kristen made the NYT bestseller list, and Tony is a man of his word🍻 Congratulations, Kristen!
- In response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and so many other Black lives lost to police violence and state-sponsored, systemic white supremacy, Tin House is donating $5,000 each to @DontShootPdx and @NationalBailOut. #BlackLivesMatter
- Thanks to donations from workshop alumni, we will be offering additional scholarships to our Summer Workshop for undocumented writers, as well as writers who have previously been incarcerated. These awards include the cost of travel & require no app fee. tinhouse.com/summer-worksho…
