Brink Literacy Project

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THE LITERARY TAROT ENGAGES PEOPLE WITH LITERARY CLASSICS AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND DIALOGUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF TAROT, ART, AND READING. BRINK PULLED TOGETHER AN ALL-STAR TEAM OF 78 BELOVED AUTHORS -INCLUDING MARGARET ATWOOD, STEPHEN FRY, ROXANE GAY, PATRICK ROTHFUSS, AND CELESTE NG - WHO EACH PAIRED ONE LITERARY WORK WITH A CARD IN THE TAROT DECK. AS WITH ALL OF BRINKS PROJECTS, 100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR NONPROFIT MISSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH STORYTELLING.

F(R)ICTION, BRINKS TRIANNUAL LITERARY JOURNAL, IS AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION TO INCREASE LITERACY RATES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH STORYTELLING THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTION. DRAWING TOGETHER THE BEST WORKS FROM OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SUBMISSIONS, WE PULL MORE THAN 50% OF THE CONTENT IN EACH ISSUE FROM OUR SLUSH PILE, WORKING CLOSELY WITH AUTHORS TO HONE THEIR WORK AND ARM THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. EACH ISSUE ALSO FEATURES WORK FROM A COMMUNITY PARTNER, SPOTLIGHTING MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES THAT ARE OFTEN IGNORED BY THE MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. PARTNERS INCLUDE THE AFGHAN WOMENS WRITING PROJECT, LAMBDA LITERARY, AND VETERANS WRITING PROJECT. WE ALSO PUBLISH DIVERSE TALENT, FROM DEBUT AUTHORS TO PIONEERING WRITERS SEEKING TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES. OUR CELEBRITY WRITERS RANGE FROM INTERNATIONAL LITERARY GREATS, SUCH AS ALASDAIR GRAY, TO TRAILBLAZERS WHO ARE CARVING OUT A UNIQUE SPACE IN THE LITERARY FI FIELD, SUCH AS JEFF VANDERMEER. ALONG THE WAY, WEVE PUBLISHED POETRY BY KWAME DAWES AND MARY RUEFLE, FLASH FICTION FROM KATHY FISH AND DAVID GALEF, PROSE BY CHRISTOPHER MOORE AND KIRSTY LOGAN, AND NONFICTION BY LEE GUTKIND AND PHILLIP LOPATE. AND IF THAT WASNT CRAZY ENOUGH, EACH ISSUE ALSO INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL SHORT COMIC AND CUSTOM ARTWORK TO ACCOMPANY EVERY PIECE, CREATING A COLLECTION THAT IS AS VISUALLY ENGAGING AS THE STORIES WITHIN. ESTIMATION OF PEOPLE BENEFITTED (BASED ON SALES, CONTRIBUTOR, AND READERSHIP NUMBERS): 10,000

BRINKS PUBLISHING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SEEKS TO BRING UNDERREPRESENTED AND DIVERSE VOICES INTO THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY ITSELF. THROUGH OUR FIFTEEN WEEK PROGRAM, INTERNS LEARN THE ESSENTIAL INS AND OUTS OF THE INDUSTRY AND BECOME CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE BRINK AFFECTS EVERY DAY.PEOPLE BENEFITTED: 4 INTERNS.