BRINK LITERACY PROJECT

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 is the center piece of Brinks education curriculum, as well as the publishing vehicle through which Brink mentors emerging writers (including students in our Frames Program andF(r)iction in the Classroom), amplifies diverse and underrepresented voices, encourages experimentation and genre-melding, and delves into important social issues. We publish 3 print issues annually, spanning a vibrant mix of literary fiction, genre work, creative nonfiction, poetry, and short comics. Our themed issues offer students multi-faceted views on a singular topic, activating critical thinking skills and opening the minds of readers and students. When we welcome many perspectives and publish diverse stories from many backgrounds, we foster a sense of empowered belonging and build a culture of positive and independent critical thinking. Our celebrity writers include international literary greats, such as Charlie Jane Anders, Faylita Hicks, Kwame Dawes, Rebecca Roanhorse Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Carmen Maria Machado, Joyce Carol Oates, and K-Ming Chang, to name just a few. A whopping 50% of the content of each issue comes from the slush. Through this editorial ethos, not only do we support writers to tell their stories and use F(r)iction to launch the careers of debut voices, but we also seek to increase accessibility into the industry. We provide authors of different experience levels and backgrounds with the mentorship of working with professional editors and the tools needed to further hone their craft. The process of publication with F(r)iction becomes an experience of learning, knowledge-sharing, and democratization. Additionally, Brink partners with a nonprofit organization to create the Community Feature in each F(r)iction issue. Previously F(r)iction has partnered with Afghan Womens Writing Project, Girls Write Now, Lambda Literary, and PEN Americas Prison Writing Program, to name just a few.