Claire Dederer

Been waiting for this! So excited to read

I’m so sorry. Grateful for the fantastic work of you and your colleagues.

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Thank you so much for reading and for your kind post!

ha, you can have as many as you want!

embarrassed to say I have not! Is there good and/or bad flashbackery in there?

Dear writers

You probably need to cut that flashback

"What are the red flags of enemy feminism? For starters, fear: an emphasis on danger over pleasure; a preoccupation with purity; technophobia; congealed opinion; resistance to surprise or novelty; and the desire for strong borders.... But by far the most common feature of enemy feminism is racism."

BREAKING: The House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18 and put doctors in prison for providing this care.

This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.

Thanks, Matt--there's a lotta off base stuff out there, but I think I need to just start wading through it ...

Rooting for this kid

All the going I cannot keep

Jodi-Ann Burey on Speechwriting, Authenticity, and Adapting Her TED Talk into a Book I first met Jodi-Ann Burey at a book launch in Seattle a couple of years ago. A mutual friend introduced the two of us and mentioned that Jodi-Ann was working on a book based on her viral TEDx talk…

“Taking back language is about a power struggle.” @clairedederer.bsky.social talks to Jodi-Ann Burey about speechwriting, authenticity, and adapting a TED Talk into a book.

LOS ANGELES PEOPLE, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS:

Please join us as the 2025 Chowdhury Prize in Literature is presented to @clairedederer.bsky.social.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
📷 Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 PM
📷 Bovard Auditorium (USC).
RSVP Link: visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/50710...

Proud to be an initiating signatory to this letter

Beyond grateful 💙💙

Announcing the 2025 Chowdhury Prize in Literature The $15,000 prize is awarded annually to authors with a body of work behind them, but also with significant potential. Previous recipients include Christos Ikonomou, Victoria Chang, and Hari Kunzru.

We are delighted to announce that @clairedederer.bsky.social will receive the 2025 Chowdhury Prize in Literature and will accept the prize during an onstage event at USC on November 12, 2025.

Please come and celebrate Claire and her incisive, brilliant work.

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This is so so good, the way she’s pushing back on the very concept of transgender “issues” and refusing the framing that ppl’s existence can or should be debated

Worthy of his title: Mr. Pamela Paul.

Thank you so much for reading! I’m honored.

physical copy of 30 SLEIGHTS FOR THE MODERN TRANSSEXUAL

​30 Sleights for the Modern Transsexual, Leo Leventhal's debut collection of linked short stories, is a house of cards collapsing in slow motion. Learn the secrets of coin tricks, riverboat gambling, and killing your past self; everything you need to survive the cutthroat world of trans stage magic.

Evergreen: if you are inviting a writer (or any artist) to participate in an event, for gods sake state upfront

a) whether or not it’s a paid gig and

b) how much it pays.

Also let’s primary all these Vichy fucks

No one in any of my text threads knows how to process something good happening

We’ve devolved into “I love you”s

A thing people might not know is that my kid works for Seven Stories Press. Very proud of said kid for making this happen:

In the wake of the execrable Skrmetti ruling, Seven Stories is making Kate Bornstein's wonderful ebook for teens FREE.

Please share & please read & please stay alive!

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Memoirists take note! Any chance to learn from/with Ashley is golden

Thank you for reading!

was literally JUST thinking this