The Sensitivity Reader Podcast

S02 Episode 03 The Business of Sensitivity Reading with Erin Servais

On this episode, Erin Servais of Dot and Dash LLC and I compare and contrast beta and sensitivity reading, and discuss their work with Dot and Dash LLC and the Minneapolis writing community. We focus on some of the nuances of being a sensitivity reader, self-advocacy, and use make a case for sensitivity readers to increase their rates. Links: Guest: Erin Servais* Dot and Dash, LLC. expert author services for women https://www.dotanddashllc.com/ [https://www.dotanddashllc.com/] *2024 Update: Erin now teaches copyediting for UC San Diego's editing certificate program, and runs AI for Editors: https://www.aiforeditors.com/ [https://www.aiforeditors.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dot_and_dash_llc/ [https://www.instagram.com/dot_and_dash_llc/]   Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrammarParty [https://twitter.com/GrammarParty]   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dotanddashllc/ [https://www.pinterest.com/dotanddashllc/] Dot and Dash Writer’s Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dotanddashllc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/dotanddashllc/] The Big Five US Trade Book Publishers: https://almossawi.com/big-five-publishers/ [https://almossawi.com/big-five-publishers/] Editorial Freelancer’s Association’s Editorial Rates Chart: https://www.the-efa.org/rates/?fbclid=IwAR2AbYAZj44XKJbe8xk7pX7CwMtq2eN2VD [https://www.the-efa.org/rates/?fbclid=IwAR2AbYAZj44XKJbe8xk7pX7CwMtq2eN2VDq4rlup7Cp6W6BdQxKfQCYxdSQ]q4rlup7Cp6W6BdQxKfQCYxdSQ [https://www.the-efa.org/rates/?fbclid=IwAR2AbYAZj44XKJbe8xk7pX7CwMtq2eN2VDq4rlup7Cp6W6BdQxKfQCYxdSQ] Confidentiality agreements for writers & authors: https://www.everynda.com/blog/confidentiality-agreement-writers-authors/ [https://www.everynda.com/blog/confidentiality-agreement-writers-authors/] More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com [http://www.sensitivityreader.com] Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sensitivityreader] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/thesydneyfowler] Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https://caratucker.com/ [https://caratucker.com/] Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he’s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.

S02 E02 Representation in Speculative Fiction With Author, Courtney Morgan

"Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive."  -Ursula K. Le Guin, from the Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness Speculative Fiction includes anything and everything that pushes the boundaries of reality: surrealism, fabulism, horror, science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism and more! Join author Courtney Morgan and I for a discussion on blurring the boundaries between the real and the unreal and what literature can do to help us understand oppression and marginalization.   As a special treat, Courtney reads an excerpt from her story, “Womb, Feather, Bone” from her book, The Seven Autopsies of Norah Hanneman.    Links: Visit Courtney’s website: https://www.courtneyemorgan.com/ [https://www.courtneyemorgan.com/] for information about her mentorship and workshop offerings and sign up for her newsletter to get rituals and writing prompts based on the moon cycle sent directly to you! The Thought Erotic Literary Journal: https://thethoughterotic.com [https://thethoughterotic.com]    Get a copy of The Seven Autopsies of Norah Hanneman [https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781573660594]   Courtney also teaches writing workshops at Lighthouse Writers Workshop: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/ [https://www.lighthousewriters.org/] Reading List and Mentions: Gabriel García Márquez [http://goodreads.com/author/show/13450.Gabriel_Garc_a_M_rquez] Isabel Allende [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2238.Isabel_Allende] Jamaica kincaid [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39237.Jamaica_Kincaid] Edwidge Danticat [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3525.Edwidge_Danticat?from_search=true&from_srp=true] Marcia Douglas [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/280530.Marcia_Douglas?from_search=true&from_srp=true] Aimee Bender [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5285.Aimee_Bender] Karen Russel [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26417.Karen_Russell] Helen Oyeyemi [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/80808.Helen_Oyeyemi?from_search=true&from_srp=true] EBook version [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm] of “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Film: Mary Shelley, (2017) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3906082/] EBook version [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm] of Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley EBook version [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420] of  A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft J.R.R. Tolkien [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/656983.J_R_R_Tolkien?from_search=true&from_srp=true] Ursula K. Le Guin [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin?from_search=true&from_srp=true] More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com [http://www.sensitivityreader.com] Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sensitivityreader] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/thesydneyfowler] Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https://caratucker.com/ [https://caratucker.com/] Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he’s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.

S02 E01 Representation in Horror: A Review of Knives and Skin With Eneri Rodriguez

Join Eneri “Netty” Rodriguez and I for a discussion of representation in the 2019 experimental film, Knives and Skin directed by Jennifer Reeder. We talk feminist cliches, teen angst, and the power of representation in movies. Netty is an expert on gender, race, and horror and you do not want to miss this episode! Links: Follow Eneri “Netty” Rodriguez https://www.instagram.com/nettythebakingbetty [https://www.instagram.com/nettythebakingbetty]   Knives and Skin, (2019), [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8234892/] director, Jennifer Reeder  [https://thejenniferreeder.com/] Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy [https://www.msudenver.edu/gita/] at Metropolitan State University of Denver GITA Hold Of Yourself Podcast [https://www.msudenver.edu/gita/gitamediacenter/podcast/] 2 Fat 2 Furious Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jUMgbAd0drutdAYnzAYlp] Trailers and Mentions: Candyman, 1992 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtuOrZtNwxU] Netflix’s Hannibal [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuiklpUQ-p4] Bela Lugosi’s Dracula [https://youtu.be/VoaMw91MC9k] Free version of Bram Stoker's Dracula [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345] Bessie Griffin’s version of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDwW8onaoA] A fan tribute to David Lynch’s films [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOnDAg0oY0g] if you want to get a feel for his style Teeth, 2007 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qd-k0Vg7s] Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2gbPxeNk2E] Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (Freddy’s Revenge), (1985) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iqNVyjwLFA] Sleep Away Camp, 1983 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9K2ARikYzE] Rise of Skywalker, 2019 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qn_spdM5Zg] Color Out of Space, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEX8vtCMqQE] 2020 Black Christmas, (2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HUStguCr34] Jeremy Renner [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/] Gillian Anderson  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson] Jordan Peele [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele] More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com [http://www.sensitivityreader.com] Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sensitivityreader] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/thesydneyfowler] Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https://caratucker.com/ [https://caratucker.com/] Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he’s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.

Episode 7 Part 2 of 2 Own Voices with Maha Kamal

Description: Part 2 of 2: South Asian writer and attorney, Maha Kamal and I talk about self-advocacy  and creating and participating in alternative publishing platforms. Then we cover the importance of a strong writing community for marginalized people. Maha uses her background in diversity, equity, and inclusion work to suggest ways that the publishing industry can improve representation and accessibility for #ownvoices writers. Check out some of Maha Kamal’s writing and visual art here: www.mahakamal.com [http://www.mahakamal.com/?fbclid=IwAR26fnrCIxFaOaq13FgjVs8105U2K5d6TjxVCkDoiAqcfL0EUVhCG_IGvkE] Links: Latinx criticism of American Dirt [https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/798894249/latinx-critics-speak-out-against-american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-responds] by Jeanine Cummings Denver Women’s Press Club [https://dwpconline.org/] The Word: A story telling sanctuary 1. Good news! the [margins.] conference [https://www.thewordfordiversity.org/margins] is on! It will take place remotely, August 1-2, 2020 because their kickstarter was more than fully funded 2. Note: Since my conversation with Maha, Tattered Cover released a statement in response to the Black Lives Matter protests. That letter and a community response from writers of color and community leaders can be found here. [https://www.thewordfordiversity.org/communityletter] 1. Book Bar [https://www.bookbardenver.com/] is a Denver independent book store to support instead of Tattered Cover Bobby LeFebre [https://www.bobbylefebre.com/] is Colorado's 8th poet laureate [https://coloradohumanities.org/programs/colorado-poet-laureate/] and the first person of color to be named poet laureate in the century that the state honor has existed.  More info about this podcast & sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sensitivityreader] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/thesydneyfowler] Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https://caratucker.com/ [https://caratucker.com/] Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu [leonard.pollard@colorado.edu] Seriously, he’s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.

Episode 7 Part 1 of 2 Own Voices with Maha Kamal

Description: Part 1 of 2: South Asian writer and attorney, Maha Kamal talks about the short story collection she is working on. Including, what led her to write speculative fiction and the themes and characters in her stories. Other topics in this episode are: autofiction, historical figures in India and Pakistan, what it is like to be a south Asian writer submitting to contests. We wrap up Part 1 with the necessity of researching when writing about identities other than your own. Remember to check out Part 2 for the rest of my conversation with Maha. Check out some of Maha Kamal’s writing and visual art here: www.mahakamal.com [http://www.mahakamal.com/?fbclid=IwAR26fnrCIxFaOaq13FgjVs8105U2K5d6TjxVCkDoiAqcfL0EUVhCG_IGvkE] Links: NPR, “Back When I was Older” [https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773104671/back-when-i-was-older] More information about Muhammad Ali Jinna [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammed-Ali-Jinnah] and his wife, Ratanbai Jinnah [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattanbai_Jinnah] White Mughals: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124432.White_Mughals?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=yVInBfvFjc&rank=1] Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William ­Dalrymple Fun fact- "autofiction [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofiction#:~:text=Autofiction%20is%20a%20term%20used,reference%20to%20his%20novel%20Fils.]” was the term Truman Capote used to describe his novel, In Cold Blood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood] The Art of Asking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood] by Amanda Palmer Black Mirror [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror] The Friday 500 [https://www.lighthousewriters.org/community/friday-500] events at Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop (currently on hiatus due to Covid-19) You can read “The Story of Your Life” [http://www.kameli.net/~raimu/rnd/ted-chiang-story-of-your-life-2000.pdf] by Ted Chiang here NYC Midnight [http://www.nycmidnight.com/] short story competition Latinx criticism of American Dirt [https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/798894249/latinx-critics-speak-out-against-american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-responds] by Jeanine Cummings More info about the #Ownvoices movement [https://www.brodartbooks.com/newsletter/posts-in-2019/what-is-ownvoices#:~:text=%23ownvoices%20is%20a%20hashtag%20movement,from%20that%20same%20diverse%20group.&text=On%20her%20own%20%23ownvoices%20page,same%20groups%20that%20WNDB%20embraces.] Maha Kamal’s writing and visual art here: www.mahakamal.com [http://www.mahakamal.com/?fbclid=IwAR26fnrCIxFaOaq13FgjVs8105U2K5d6TjxVCkDoiAqcfL0EUVhCG_IGvkE] More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sensitivityreader] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/thesydneyfowler] Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https://caratucker.com/ [https://caratucker.com/] Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu [leonard.pollard@colorado.edu] Seriously, he’s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.