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Advice, discussions, and resources for creators looking to include cultures different to their own or characters whose racial heritage, sexual orientation, religion, or other aspect of identity differs from their own.

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Open For Registration: Writing Inclusive and Emotional Sex Scenes

Writing emotionally charged, sexually explicit scenes in fiction can be challenging no matter what genre you write. This class will provide a deep dive into writing inclusive sex scenes that are true to your characters and are memorable for your readers.

EDSE certified sex educator and author Thien-Kim Lam will walk students through the elements of a sex scene, creating chemistry using sensory details, exploring emotional arcs during love scenes, accessibility considerations when crafting these intimate moments, and much more.

This is an asynchronous class without set meeting times. You can access the classroom on your own schedule during the class period. The course includes a combination of lectures, discussion, and generative writing exercises (that you do not have to share).

When: March 21 – 29, 2026 Where: Online Asynchrnous Classroom Price: $150 Scholarships Available | Deadline: February 28

Details and Registration

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Now Open for Registration: Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0 Online Class

Discussions in the West around diversity in the arts often focus on the identities of characters and creators while ignoring other key aspects of narrative. In this completely overhauled class, author Henry Lien offers an introduction to Eastern structures and storytelling that opens writers’ minds to radically different ways of telling a satisfying story.

Date: July 11th - August 10th, 2025 Where: Online — Available everywhere and at your own pace Price: $350 Scholarships Available! Application Deadline: June 21, 2025

Please help us reach more writers by sharing this class far and wide on socials, in emails, in group chats, and anywhere writers gather. Thanks! 🥰

Click here for Details and Registration

[writingtheother]

Last reminder! Registration ends on July 6. Reblog and share!

[writingtheother]

📣 Now Open for Registration: Writing Revolution

Instructor Helen Gould will cover real-world examples of political resistance, discuss the morality of issues like the use of violence, and explore what kind of characters you might need in a story about revolution.

When: Saturday, July 12 | 3PM-9PM BST (GMT+1) Where: Online — Zoom Classroom Join us live OR get the video after!

Price: $150 (live class), $75 (recording) Scholarships Available

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Last reminder! Registration ends on Sunday, July 6th. Reblog and share!

[writingtheother]

New Dates for Diverse narrative Structures 2.0

Heads up! Interested in taking Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0? We've got fantastic news for you! The class will now take place from August 1st through the 31st. And, there are accommodations for World Con attendees.

Link to register with updated details: https://writingtheother.com/diverse-narrative-structures-2-0/

[writingtheother]

Now Open for Registration: Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0 Online Class

Discussions in the West around diversity in the arts often focus on the identities of characters and creators while ignoring other key aspects of narrative. In this completely overhauled class, author Henry Lien offers an introduction to Eastern structures and storytelling that opens writers’ minds to radically different ways of telling a satisfying story.

Date: July 11th - August 10th, 2025 Where: Online — Available everywhere and at your own pace Price: $350 Scholarships Available! Application Deadline: June 21, 2025

Please help us reach more writers by sharing this class far and wide on socials, in emails, in group chats, and anywhere writers gather. Thanks! 🥰

Click here for Details and Registration

[writingtheother]

Reblogging to remind everyone about this class and to let you know scholarship applications are due in a few days on June 21st. The application is short, we have a wide definition of financial need, and we encourage you not to self-reject!

Click here for details, registration, or to apply.

Please reblog and share so more writers know about the class and the scholarship opportunity.

[writingtheother]

📣 Now Open for Registration: Writing Revolution

Instructor Helen Gould will cover real-world examples of political resistance, discuss the morality of issues like the use of violence, and explore what kind of characters you might need in a story about revolution.

When: Saturday, July 12 | 3PM-9PM BST (GMT+1) Where: Online — Zoom Classroom Join us live OR get the video after!

Price: $150 (live class), $75 (recording) Scholarships Available

💖 #WritingCommunity 🙏🏾 share & help spread the word! 💖

[writingtheother]

Reblogging to remind everyone about this class and to let you know scholarship applications are due in a few days on 11:59PM Pacific June 21st. The application is short, we have a wide definition of financial need, and we encourage you not to self-reject!

Click here for details, registration, or to apply.

Please reblog and share so more writers know about the class and the scholarship opportunity.

[bonae-artes-liberales]

This year, on the 31 March, we lost Gilbert Baker, gay artist and creator of the gay pride flag. Today we would celebrate his 66th birthday. Let’s remember him as the wonderful person he was.

[piranya]

i just want to add to this post that the last update made to the official pride flag by Glibert Baker before he passed away was THIS:

the new lavender stripe at the very top was added to represent DIVERSITY and as far as i am aware, was added in retaliation against trump’s presidency. i’ve not seen many people use this version, and it deserves to be known.

[moon-pepper]

(Just for reference because Tumblr doesn’t make it easy to see timestamps and I see some confusion in the notes - this post was made in 2017, the year that Baker passed away. This coming week, on June 2, 2022, he would have been turning 71.)

[gendernewtral]

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[image: nine stripe updates Gilbert Baker flag, with colors in top to bottom order: lavender, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. credit: Tomislav Todorović, 23 December 2017

text: In March 2017, shortly before his death, Gilbert Baker created a new version of the Rainbow Flag, by adding the ninth stripe in lavender color, next to the stripe in hot pink. This color is meant to represent diversity, something Baker thought is endangered in present-day America. He had made 39 copies of this flag with the intention to have them displayed in San Francisco in June, for the 39th anniversary of the Rainbow Flag. A video showing the making of one of these flags can be currently seen at Gilbert Baker website: https://gilbertbaker.com/, and also at the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef5sXewQWbA. The last article, accompanied with even more illustrations, was published in the San Francisco Bay Times issue of 9 March 2017, which can be read online here: https://issuu.com/sfbt/docs/03.09.17_final.small.

Tomislav Todorović, 23 December 2017]

[missegyptiana]

happy indigenous history month and pride month!!🪶🌎🌲🏳️‍🌈

[makingqueerhistory]

Free Making Queer History Resources

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[makingqueerhistory]

“As I pondered a pronoun change, I began to think of gender less as a scale and more as a landscape. Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they can flourish and grow. Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” ― Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer: A Memoir (Affiliate link)

[writingtheother]

Now Open for Registration: Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0 Online Class

Discussions in the West around diversity in the arts often focus on the identities of characters and creators while ignoring other key aspects of narrative. In this completely overhauled class, author Henry Lien offers an introduction to Eastern structures and storytelling that opens writers’ minds to radically different ways of telling a satisfying story.

Date: July 11th - August 10th, 2025 Where: Online — Available everywhere and at your own pace Price: $350 Scholarships Available! Application Deadline: June 21, 2025

Please help us reach more writers by sharing this class far and wide on socials, in emails, in group chats, and anywhere writers gather. Thanks! 🥰

Click here for Details and Registration

[writingtheother]

📣 Now Open for Registration: Writing Revolution

Instructor Helen Gould will cover real-world examples of political resistance, discuss the morality of issues like the use of violence, and explore what kind of characters you might need in a story about revolution.

When: Saturday, July 12 | 3PM-9PM BST (GMT+1) Where: Online — Zoom Classroom Join us live OR get the video after!

Price: $150 (live class), $75 (recording) Scholarships Available

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[wto-admin]

Are You My Ally? A Webinar for Writers and Creators - Writing the Other

Join authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford for a webinar that will empower would-be allies to support marginalized creatives.

Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2025 Time: 9 AM to 12 PM Pacific Time Where: Online, Zoom Classroom Price: $60 (live class), $50 (recording). A sliding scale payment is available for attendees who need financial assistance. Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 2nd, 2025

Every creative community includes a diverse spectrum of identities ranging from the privileged to the marginalized or oppressed. Many people who exist near the privileged end of the spectrum want to use said privilege to support their fellow creatives and marginalized communities through direct action or artistic endeavors. But, they may not know the best way to go about it.

Join authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford for a webinar that will empower would-be allies to support BIPOC and other marginalized creatives. With a lecture and a one-hour Q&A, you’ll get real-life examples and general guidance. By the end of the webinar, you’ll have a better understanding of how to be an ally and have resources to help creators walk their talk.

Details & Registration

Writing Community, please help us reach more writers by sharing this post here and on other socials and in email and in group chats and by carrier pigeon and via psychic messages (or travel through the astral plane, whichever works best). Thanks! 🥰

[makingqueerhistory]

Anti-Fascist Queer Book Recommendations

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[writingtheother]

Used to spending November writing but don't want to associate with certain AI-loving non-profits? Come write with Writing the Other!

We have four workshops running from late October through late November on characters, dialogue, world/setting, and description that are designed to inspire writers anywhere in their project's process.

Getting ready to start something new? Already started but feeling a bit stuck? Drowning in the muddy middle? Revising a draft you've completed? These workshops will inspire, encourage, and support you!

Unlock Your Character | October 25 – November 3

Dialogue Bootcamp | November 1 – 10

Unlock Your World and Setting | November 8 – 17

Description Bootcamp | November 15 – 24

You can sign up for each workshop individually for $75 each. If you sign up for all four by October 23rd, you can get a 25% discount — aka one workshop free! Register for this special deal here.

Can’t afford these workshops, even with the discount? Don’t fret. You can apply for a scholarship to any of the ones you’re interested in. Check the registration pages above for info.

[writingtheother]

25% Off deal ends this week, FYI.

[writingtheother]

Reminder: Character Bootcamp registration ends Oct 20th!

There are still spots available.

When: October 26, 2024 | 9AM – 4PM Pacific

Where: Online — Zoom Classroom

Price: $150

👉🏾👉🏾 Get Details or Register Now 👈🏾👈🏾

[writingtheother]

Used to spending November writing but don't want to associate with certain AI-loving non-profits? Come write with Writing the Other!

We have four workshops running from late October through late November on characters, dialogue, world/setting, and description that are designed to inspire writers anywhere in their project's process.

Getting ready to start something new? Already started but feeling a bit stuck? Drowning in the muddy middle? Revising a draft you've completed? These workshops will inspire, encourage, and support you!

Unlock Your Character | October 25 – November 3

Dialogue Bootcamp | November 1 – 10

Unlock Your World and Setting | November 8 – 17

Description Bootcamp | November 15 – 24

You can sign up for each workshop individually for $75 each. If you sign up for all four by October 23rd, you can get a 25% discount — aka one workshop free! Register for this special deal here.

Can’t afford these workshops, even with the discount? Don’t fret. You can apply for a scholarship to any of the ones you’re interested in. Check the registration pages above for info.

[writingtheother]

One week left to snag the 25% off deal!