Black lives matter.
Structural inequality must be dismantled.
Diversity is not enough—we need inclusion, equity, and reparations.
We add our voice to the chorus of those in the anti-racist global movement seeking justice and change.
Black lives matter.
Structural inequality must be dismantled.
Diversity is not enough—we need inclusion, equity, and reparations.
We add our voice to the chorus of those in the anti-racist global movement seeking justice and change.
Our actions since June 2020 (so far):
$200 to Florida Bail Fund via Florida Justice Center
$400 to Gas Mask Fund via Black Lives Matter
$400 to Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp
$200 to Los Angeles Action Bail Fund via Black Lives Matter Los Angeles
$400 to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
$400 to National Bail Fund Network
We will update this page as we take more steps toward lasting change.
Please visit our Resources page for more on anti-racism in publishing and more information about representation and inequality in publishing.
As a tenet of our editorial philosophy, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, disability, family status, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation, or for any other reason. But we seek to do more to increase access to the literary community for historically mis- and underrepresented writers. We look forward to sharing ideas with you as they become actions.
Here is an additional list of organizations our staff and the team from our greater cooperative have chosen to support so far, and that we’ve learned of from the community: