Literary Liberation (Newsletter)

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Read more from our Ten Questions series. is a Dominican and Puerto Rican writer from New York. Her writing has been featured in Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Goop, Byline among others. My Train Leaves at Three is her first novel. What sparked this story, and how did it evolve from initial concept to final manuscript? This is a really good question.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Hello writers! On October 17th at Literary Liberation, Snehal Amembal is teaching a two-hour generative workshop exploring the feeling of in-between-ness through poetry, short prose, and reflective writing, centered on lived experience and voice. → You can register now for Neither Here Nor There: Writing The In-Between. People often tell me they don’t have anything interesting to write about.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email us! “Have You Read…?” features books and author conversations centered on a theme. Other times, we might explore everything a writer has created. Think of it as your friendly nudge toward your next favorite read. Curated by Emma Akpan. — Emma Akpan is an arts and culture writer in Washington, DC, and was born in Toledo, Ohio.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Read more from our Ten Questions series. Nikesha Williams is a two-time Emmy Award–winning producer, an award-winning author, and producer and host of the Black and Published podcast. A narrative strategist by day and journalist always, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Essence, and Vox. Nikesha is a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow and a DeGroot Foundation Writer of Note grantee.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Are you a member of Sentence Club? Yeah you are! Even if you’re not, grab the book and join us! It’s not too late, really! Paid subscribers will have unlimited access to this entire series, including the recordings. We’ll talk about the first half of our Sentence Club book choice, Writing Down the Bones.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Happy Wednesday, writers! “I want people to feel like they have agency over what they share. You do not have to write your deepest trauma to write something powerful. I say that a lot. Sometimes the most revealing thing is joy. Sometimes it’s humor.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Welcome to Margin Notes—real talk about the writing life - no gatekeeping, just honest conversations about craft, creativity, and what it really takes to be a writer. Quick reminders before we get started: You can sign up for our September workshop, What Was Passed Down: Writing Essays from Instinct, Memory, and Lineage, with Khalisa Rae. Class begins September 12 and runs three weeks.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Snehal Amembal (notessonthego) will be teaching a two-hour workshop with us on Saturday, October 17. We asked Snehal some questions to get to know her better. You can register now for Neither Here Nor There: Writing The In-Between. Neither Here Nor There: Writing The In-Between Who are you, in the context of your creative life right now?

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! Before we begin…you might be seeing this for the first time and that’s perfectly okay. There’s a bit of catch up to do, but we’ve broken down the book into thirds. You will find the links to all the previous posts at the bottom. →If you don’t have the book and still want to join us, grab it here. →Write with us in our Park & Writesessions weekly.

If someone forwarded this to you, subscribe here! If you want to get in touch, email here! There are still four months left in 2026 and we get to decide how we use that time. What do you need to keep? Work on? What do you need to throw away? I suggest using this week to make that assessment. Think really deeply about how you are using the time you have that is yours alone. Do you feel like that time doesn’t even exist?