EditorAdmin Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Writer Unboxed will pause today to recognize Juneteenth, which has just been named a national holiday in the United States. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. – history.com Rather than leave comments today, we encourage reflection for America and for one another. Learn more about Juneteenth HERE. About Writer Unboxed began as a collaboration between Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton in 2006. Since then the site has grown to include ~50 regular contributors--including bestselling authors and industry leaders--and frequent guests. In 2014, the first Writer Unboxed UnConference (part UNtraditional conference, part intensive craft event, part networking affair) was held in Salem, MA. Learn more about our 2019 event, ESCAPE TO WuNDERLAND, on Eventbrite. In 2016, the Writer Unboxed team published a book with Writer's Digest. AUTHOR IN PROGRESS: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published has been well-received by readers who seek help in overcoming the hurdles faced at every step of the novel-writing process--from setting goals, researching, and drafting to giving and receiving critiques, polishing prose, and seeking publication. James Scott Bell has said of the guide, "Nourishment for the writer's soul and motivation for the writer's heart." You can follow Writer Unboxed on Twitter, and join our thriving Facebook community.Twitter | Facebook | More Posts http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterUnboxed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterUnboxed?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterUnboxed?i=rVrUKybD8rM:0Q4HXkfKbuM:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WriterUnboxed?i=rVrUKybD8rM:0Q4HXkfKbuM:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WriterUnboxed/~4/rVrUKybD8rM[url={url}]View the full article[/url] Quote AC Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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