Guest Blogger: Lori Desrosiers In November, Lori Desrosiers joined a panel of esteemed local editors to discuss publishing in literary journals. During their compelling conversation, Lori mentioned a new venture, Wordpeace (http://wordpeace.co). I invited Lori to tell us more about this important new project, the kind that – in my opinion – we desperately need Read More
Social Justice Writing
Zine Radio: by Margaret Crocker, Smith College
Zine Radio Guest Blogger: Margaret Crocker, Smith College Recently, NPR’s This American Life did a story, called “Freedom Fries,” on women’s voices on the radio — and how This American Life receives correspondence criticizing young female contributors. According to critics, women’s voices suffer from “vocal fry,” a guttural sound that a voice can make when Read More
Changing the World, One Writer at a Time: Community Outreach in Holyoke MA. By Kathy Dunn
Changing the World, One Writer at a Time: Community Outreach in Holyoke MA Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn For the first half of the twentieth century, Holyoke was one of the wealthiest and most arts-rich cities in the nation. Today, its citizens have the lowest average income and the lowest literacy rates in the state. Since Read More