093 - How to Be a Good Literary Citizen

About this episode

The episode discusses how to be a good literary citizen and support the writing community.

What does it mean to be a part of the writing community? How can you be a good literary citizen within the writing community? In this episode, Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Hedlund, Katie Davis, and Kelli Panique share easy ways you can support your fellow writers and illustrators, as well as booksellers and libraries. (Guess what? Many of these suggestions are free things you can do help get the word out about books and support the reading, writing, and literacy communities.) What will you do to be a good literary citizen in your neighborhood and online?

People in this episode

Guests: Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Hedlund, Katie Davis, Kelli Panique

Topics covered

• literary citizenship
• writing community
• supporting writers
• booksellers
• libraries
• reading
• literacy

Keywords

• literary citizen
• writing community
• support writers
• booksellers
• libraries
• reading
• literacy

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