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Way before icon Barbie got the Hollywood treatment, she was ‘born’ with Jewish roots

Jun 6

Thanks to Cathryn Price for quoting me in her

@TimesofIsrael

piece about

@Barbi

, her #jewish #feminist creator Ruth Handler & the new #BarbieMovie

From her creation by unconventional entrepreneur Ruth Handler to her inclusivity and ability to adapt with the times, the famous doll bears some trademarks of the Tribe

#WritersStrike #WritersGuildofAmerica

Jun 2

Great piece on why we should all support the

@WGAEast

@WGAWest

strike by my workshop colleague

@sybilsage

@jdforward

@Adam_Langer

forward.com

I wrote comedy for Mary Tyler Moore and Carl Reiner — and I support the writers' strike

A veteran sitcom writer, who worked with Carl Reiner and Mary Tyler Moore, explains what she thinks is at stake in the WGA writers' strike.

The Dark Angel of Nonfiction

Jun 2

I was honored to interview the award-winning #author & famed #writing #professor Phillip Lopate on his

@Columbia

retirement, thanks to

After his retirement from Columbia, Phillip Lopate prepares for more books—and possibly more teaching

Jun 1

Ready to get #published? My one-shot #Zoom #essay seminar is 6/12 & fun 5-week #class starts Wed 6/21 where you meet 15 top #editors open for new writers. Thanks for helping me spread the word. #writing #publishing #newspaper #magazine #essay #oped #profile #article #book

KimKellyWrites

@kimkellywrites

May 30

I’m ecstatic to announce my

@nytimes

debut piece in the Modern Love/Tiny Love Stories column (A Dream, Long Deferred). Much gratitude to

@yayamilee

for being moved by my story and for

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Everyone Knew but Him’

for her superior wisdom!

nytimes.com

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

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Abby Alten Schwartz

@abbys480

May 27

I knew nothing about pitching editors until I took a course with

and read her iconic book, The Byline Bible. I did my first pitch to an editor during class and now have bylines in dozens of pubs including Washington Post, NYT, Wired and now HuffPost. Grateful.

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May 27

Poignant inspiring #parenting piece by my former student @abbys480 thanks to awesome @HuffPost editors @noahmichelson @msemilymccombs & @OhThatRajul who help so many students break in! huffpost.com/entry/daughter

My Daughter Wasn't Expected To Live Past 31. A New Drug Saved Her — But There's 1 Big Catch.

May 27

Poignant inspiring #parenting piece by my former student

thanks to awesome

editors

who help so many students break in!

huffpost.com

"I texted a close friend: 'Sammie is less than five years from 31.' And then I broke down."

I sponsored a Ukrainian family and had them come live with me in New York City. I've taught them...

May 26

Congrats on a great piece about helping #Ukrainian #russian #war #exiles by

@clarecannonart

my former

@NewSchoolWrites

student thanks to great

editor

The author shares what she has learned as a sponsor to a Ukrainian family in New York City, including that not everything is translatable.

May 22

Mazel tov to my awesome

editor

for his

for his powerful

memoir #theendofher

Tamara MC, PhD •Author •Academic •Artist •Activist

@TamaraMCPhD

May 19

I wrote a piece for

@hippocampusmag

about how to get published in your dream pub. Shout-outs to the amazing:

hippocampusmagazine.com

WRITING LIFE: 9 Steps to Reach Your Dream Pubs by Tamara MC | Hippocampus Magazine

"Getting into your dream pub takes patience, hard work and tenacity. Here are 9 steps I recommend." -- Tamara MC in her Writing Life column

Remembering My Troubled Mother on Mother’s Day

May 18

What a powerful, heartbreaking essay in

@foodandwine

by my former student

@diannej

foodandwine.com

Dianne Jacob grapples with painful memories of her mother on Mother's Day, but cooks to remember the good times.

Congrats to

grad

on her amazing

Voices piece thanks to

@IanKumamoto

& great editors who have generously helped so many students

How Do I Pronounce My Indian Name? Well, It's Complicated.

My name code-switches on the fly. But the various pronunciations are sacred to the spaces I occupy.

The Medical Care That Helps No One

May 15

Another smart incisive piece by my former student

@KristenLiuMcC

@TheAtlantic

from her memoir in progress:

theatlantic.com

My 10 years as an ICU nurse have shown me that futile care is confusing and traumatic for family members, demoralizing for doctors and nurses, and dehumanizing for patients.

A Mother’s Love That Wasn’t

May 12

Beautiful heartbreaking #MothersDay piece by my student

@Juan_At_Large

from his memoir in progress thanks to great

editor

Her cruelty and neglect couldn’t stop me from loving her. If only she’d been able to say the same.

More Perfect Union

@MorePerfectUS

May 11

David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says he’s on strike to protect new generations of writers and make sure they aren’t exploited by studios. He also explains how studios are cutting jobs to please shareholders and making TV shows almost impossible to run. cc

@AoDespair

9:09

322.9K views

2,986

7,134

Defending, Growing, Learning: Memoir Previews, Nov. 2023, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert

May 11

Excited that American Shield made

@LibraryJournal

's prestigious pre-pub alert thanks to

Lives that teach us something.

The Key to Apologizing Like You Really Mean it

May 10

New #ForgivenessTour piece thanks to great editors

#ethel

How forgiveness can impact your own life.

#trumpisguilty #trumpverdict

May 10

Powerful and important

@CNNOpinion

piece by my former student Elizabeth Grey thanks to great editor

@HilaryKrieger

@CNN

cnn.com

Opinion: For my audacity in reporting a rape, I was sentenced to life in a box | CNN

E. Jean Carroll trial against Trump brings up the trauma I experienced testifying in my rape case. It wasn’t the rape that did me in. It was testifying in court that broke me, writes Elizabeth Grey.

Orlando Mendiola

@LandoMendiola

May 8

Another amazing opportunity to take

online pitching class! Starts Tuesday. Not too late to sign up. #freelancewriter #WritingCommnunity

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May 5

Meet 15 top #newspaper #magazine #editors open for new #writers in my exciting #online #writing #pitching #class starting Tue 5/9. Email [email protected] for more info & thanks for helping me spread the word! #essays #opeds #articles #howto #profiles #humor #memoir #books

Emillio Mesa

@MesaEmilio1

May 6

This is wonderful. Congrats to

@oneheart1city

#ASJA awards!

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May 5

Great news: my writing guide BOOK BIBLE just won an @ASJAhq book award & @oneheartcity my former

@NewSchoolWrites student won for essays thanks to #ASJA @agent_ayesha @SWekstein @skyhorsepub @simonschuster @KathMSchmidt @TheNewSchool @NewSchoolAlumni asja.org/what-we-do/awa

Perspective | How I learned to love my CPAP machine and get a good night’s sleep

May 5

Great news: my writing guide BOOK BIBLE just won an

@ASJAhq

book award & @oneheartcity my former 🌟

@NewSchoolWrites

student won for essays thanks to #ASJA

asja.org/what-we-do/awa

Amazing first clip in the

@washingtonpost

by my student

@kyleisme14

thanks to great editor

@poohshapiro

washingtonpost.com

At age 18, I was told by a doctor I had sleep apnea and I needed to use a CPAP machine at night. I said no way. But eventually, my disdain for it turned into love.

May 1

Another "humiliation essay" turned into a hot book. Thanks to my former student

@esthermollica

for the kind shout out in

@KirkusReviews

about her sexy & hilarious debut memoir THE QUEEN OF GAY STREET!

Apr 30

Celebrating new 📚 by my

colleague

(SKELETONS) former 🌟

students

(ANTIRACISM ACTIVITY BOOK)

@maritehart

(DOLL)

@withurbadself

(WITH YOUR BAD SELF) Tyler Kelley HOLDING BACK THE RIVER thanks

@wasoqepejogi

&everyone who came!

Lisa Mazinas

@lmazinas

Apr 29

Excited to share my Miami Herald Op-ed about Judy Blume: miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/ Thanks,

Judy Blume writes about sex, divorce, loneliness. Kids bond with her books. Don’t ban them | Opinion

miamiherald.com

‘I can’t imagine growing up without her stories. They became a manual for my childhood,’ says writer Lisa Mazinas.

In My 40th Year, I Finally Made Pita Bread

Apr 29

Congrats to my former student

@words_withlayla

nominated for a

@beardfoundation

award for her great

@Food52

essay IN MY 40TH YEAR I FINALLY MADE PITA BREAD!

food52.com

One writer takes on her grandma's recipe to reclaim her cultural identity—and her relationship with cooking.

Apr 26

Congrats to my workshop colleague

@alicefeiring

author of the dazzling #wine memoir

@ScribnerBooks

TO FALL IN LOVE DRINK THIS nominated by

@beardfoundation

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James Beard Foundation

@beardfoundation

Apr 26

Congratulations to the 2023 Media nominees for the James Beard Awards presented by @CapitalOne! The Media Awards cover outstanding achievements in Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism. Learn more about this year's #jbfa nominees: bit.ly/41U3yqM

Op-ed: Autism diagnostic tests are leaving girls, women behind

Apr 26

Congrats to my 🌟 former

@NewSchoolWrites

student

@AspenMatis

(GIRL IN THE WOODS & YOUR BLUE IS NOT MY BLUE author) on her smart new

@chicagotribune

#AutismAwareness oped

The vast majority of women on the autism spectrum will never be diagnosed. Many are not diagnosed until well into adulthood.