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Welcome to Make, Don't Do: A weekly writing prompt from The Word.
This week's prompt is: Write about an act of courage you’ve witnessed or experienced recently.
What did this prompt inspire for you? Reply and let us know!
Now, more than ever, is the time to lean into community. We are so thankful for the wonderful people who make up The Word's community. We invite you to join us at an upcoming event!
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Welcome to Make, Don't Do: A weekly writing prompt from The Word.
This week's prompt is: Write about joy as an act of defiance.
What did this prompt inspire for you? Let us know in the replies.
This month’s #MarginsBookselling Indie Bookstore Spotlight is Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO. #MarginsBookselling is a celebration of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled, and Neurodiverse booksellers and their communities. This is a community collaboration coordinated by The Word.
Welcome to Make, Don't Do: A weekly writing prompt from The Word.
This week's prompt is: Write about a small, almost invisible act of resistance, and why it mattered.
What did this prompt inspire for you? Let us know in the replies!
In need of some inspiration to get the words flowing? Check out our weekly writing prompts!
This week's prompt is: Rewrite the same scene in a different time or place.
What did this prompt generate for you? Reply and let us know!
This month’s #MarginsBookselling Indie Bookstore Spotlight is Women and Children First, an LGBTQIA+ owned feminist bookstore in Chicago, IL.
#MarginsBookselling is a celebration of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled, and Neurodiverse booksellers. Full map at findmarginsbookstores.thewordfordiversity.org
Is your TBR looking a little lonely? Check out these new releases to add to your list!
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum
Vigil by George Saunders
Mega Milk: Essays by Megan Milks
Jean by Madeleine Dunnigan
Which one will you be picking up?
Save the Date!
Writer and [margins.] community member Shymala Dason is hosting a virtual drop-in writing session on Wednesday, January 21. Drop in to share writing intentions for 2026. Not sure what to write? There will be prompts!
Sign ups will open in January. Stay tuned!
In need of some inspiration to get the words flowing? Check out our weekly writing prompts!
This week's prompt is: What I wish I said.
What did this prompt generate for you? Let us know in the comments!
It's time for our yearly reading wrap-up! Check out our staff favorites from 2025.
What were some of your favorite books you read this year? Let us know in the comments!
In need of some inspiration to get the words flowing? Check out our weekly writing prompts!
This week's prompt is: Write the ending.
What did this prompt generate for you? Let us know in the comments!
[margins.] meets are taking a rest for December. We will be back in January!
Our next in-person [margins.] meets will be Tuesday, January 13, 5-7:30 pm at Iliff School 2323 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80210.
RSVP by emailing maddy@thewordfordiversity.org
This month’s #MarginsBookselling Indie Bookstore Spotlight is Judging by the Cover Books, a latina- and woman-owned bookstore in San Dimas, CA. #MarginsBookselling is a celebration of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled, and Neurodiverse booksellers and their communities.
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Please donate today to keep this momentum going!
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Have you heard about our Editor-Writer Mentorship Program? Since 2018, The Word has been pairing aspiring writers with experienced editors for mentorship.
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Thank you so much to everyone who supported The Word on Giving Tuesday! With your contributions, we’ve gotten ⅔ of the way to our goal to another year of supporting brave storytelling!
Help us get the rest of the way there and donate today!
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We’re excited to announce an additional giveaway! All donors who give $50 or more will be entered in a chance to win a personalized reading list from LupitaReads!
Your contributions to The Word will help ensure we do not lose the stories we need most!
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With the Federal cuts arts funding is experiencing, your support for The Word has never been more crucial than in this landscape we now face.
Please donate today to help The Word reach our fundraising goal of $15K! Your contributions to The Word’s have such radiant cultural and civic impact.
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Donate today to help The Word raise $15k! Help us enter another year with courage, clarity, and compassion. When our work is under direct attack, we cannot keep this movement building without your support!
Find the donate link in our bio.
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, and now is the perfect time to support our mission of promoting voices from underserved communities and building a future of collective abundance.
This giving season, please consider supporting our important work.
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A grey and white square background with the covers of six books: WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by Annalee Newitz, Karen Lord, and Malka Older, A SUN BEHIND US / UN SOL CAÍDO AVANZA by María Auxiliadora Álvarez, THE JAGUAR'S ROAR by author Micheliny Verunschk and translator Juliana Barbassa, THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JUNETTA PLUM by Valerie Wilson Wesley, THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber, and TWIN TIDES by Hien Nguyen. The Word’s handle is in the bottom left and logo at the top right.
December reads, brought with love! Purchase through @Bookshop_Org & support The Word! bookshop.org/lists/decemb... This month features @annaleen.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @older.bsky.social María Álvarez Micheliny Verunschk Valerie Wesley @rominagarber.bsky.social @authorhien.bsky.social
In need of some inspiration to get the words flowing? Check out this week’s writing prompt!
Prompt: Use the last text in your phone as the first line for a story or poem.
Tell us what this prompt inspired for you in the comments!
Is your TBR looking a little lonely? Check out these new releases to add to your list!
Which one will you be picking up? Let us know in the comments!
The Word is searching for our next Executive Director!
We’re seeking a strategic, equity-centered leader committed to building a more just publishing world.
Sound like you or someone you know? Find the full job description and application at thewordfordiversity.org/jobs
In need of some inspiration to get the words flowing? Check out our new weekly writing prompts! This week’s writing prompt is inspired by Andrea Gibson, the late poet laureate of Colorado.
Prompt: What does the word “home” mean to you?
Tell us what this prompt inspired for you in the comments!
We’ve got some new friends over here, so we thought it’s time we (re)introduce ourselves! Meet the team working toward collective abundance at The Word.
Chris Aguilar-Garcia, Programs Director
Jesse Martinez, Grants & Development Support
Leah Pierre, Office Coordinator
Viniyanka Prasad, Founder
This month’s #MarginsBookselling Indie Bookstore Spotlight is Archivist Books. They are a black- and lesbian-owned bookstore in Rochester, NY.
#MarginsBookselling is a celebration of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled, and Neurodiverse booksellers and their communities.
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A grey and white square background with the covers of six books: MY GENDER, MY RULES by Andy Passchier, BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE by Char Adams, THE WHITE HOT: A NOVEL by Quiara Alegria Hudes, NEXT TIME WILL BE OUR TURN by Jesse Q. Sutanto, WHO KNOWS YOU BY HEART: A NOVEL by C. J. Farley, and LULLABIES FOR THE INSOMNIACS: A MEMOIR IN VERSE by Ella Grace Foutz. The Word’s handle is in the bottom left and logo at the top right.
Our November reads, brought to you with love every month! Purchase through our @Bookshop_Org and support our literary programs! bookshop.org/lists/novemb... This month features: Andy Passchier Char Adams Quiara Alegria Hudes Jesse Q. Sutanto @cjfarley.bsky.social Ella Grace Foutz
In this Craft Advice episode from one of @wordunbound.bsky.social offerings, "Free Your Writing with Free Verse," National Book Award Winner & 2022 Word Editor-Writer Mentee Shifa Saltagi Safadi talks about how writers can break away from imposter syndrome.
Visit www.wordunbound.org to learn more!
