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Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song.
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
Trump just claimed that immigrants have the "highest level of criminality". Actually, the opposite is true.
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
On February 28, join BPL Presents and @AuthorsGuild for a talk on Literary Arts in the Age of Machines ft. Mary Rasenberger (@mariraz), Maya Shanbhag Lang (@mayaslang), @StevenLevy, and @harikunzru.
RSVP here: bklynlib.org/3U9PM2X
“We don’t realize how strong we actually are. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. So don’t be inactive.”
—Alexei Navalny
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
@awpwriter #AWP24 Such a brilliant event, that the rays reached me all the way in dim DC.@1demerith
& @razorfemme w/@mayaslang of the @AuthorsGuild. "So much holds us back from what we really most need to say," but here were three memoirists saying it with beauty, power, & grace.
So looking forward to being in conversation with Meredith Talusan and Kai Cheng Thom at #awp. These two beautiful souls have written such beautiful books. Proud to have the @AuthorsGuild sponsoring our conversation on Friday. 📚✨
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
We’re excited to announce the featured event “@1demerith and @razorfemme in Conversation with @mayaslang, Sponsored by @AuthorsGuild,” coming to #AWP24 in Kansas City, Missouri! Read more about this event and the panelists on our website: awpwriter.org/awp_conference…
ALT Headshots of Meredith Talusan, Kai Cheng Thom, and Maya Shanbhag Lang against the Mill Creek Park fountain with an orange overlay and #AWP24 in Kansas City branding
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
From memoirs to novels & everything in between, check out these 7 books by AAPI authors that are perfect for the bookworm in your life! 📚 By @kayla3rd.
@AngelDiZhang @mayaslang @tkiramadden @nvtran #MalindaLo #EmikoJean #DeeptiKapoor
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Kudos to the @nationalbook for refusing to give into censorship or bow to this pressure. I’m proud to be attending the National Book Awards tonight. We need writers’ voices in dark times. Literature bears witness to history.
With several National Book Awards finalists planning to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at tonight's ceremony, Zibby Media has withdrawn its sponsorship of the event over what CEO Zibby Owens called the potential for "hate speech" and "a bullying atmosphere." pwne.ws/47egdrF
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the @authorsguild's letter template to send your own: actionnetwork.org/letters/au…
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
"We are pursuing protections and compensation for all writers, from poets to memoirists to biographers. If you write nonfiction, as I do, please know that we have your back. This fight is for authors of every genre." — @mayaslang
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Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
“I’m very happy to be part of this effort to nudge the tech world to make good on its frequent declarations that it is on the side of creativity. Fair compensation means that a person’s work is valued, plain and simple."
—George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
“Our membership is diverse and passionate. Our staff, which includes a formidable legal team, has expertise in copyright law. This is all to say: We do not bring this suit lightly. We are here to fight.”
—Maya Shanbhag Lang, president of the Authors Guild
The @AuthorsGuild has organized a lawsuit against OpenAI, with 17 authors (Michael Connelly, Victor LaValle, Jodi Picoult), including me. I promised when I became President of the Guild to fight for authors. It’s a promise I intend to keep. 📣
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Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
THE CHANGELING streams on Apple TV today!
I'm proud of our big, bold fairy tale.
With the WGA strike, I'm doing no press. But I've gotta talk about the woman who made the show, KELLY MARCEL. She fought so hard. I want to share the secrets of how she got it made at all.
Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
We stand in solidarity with those that brought forth an open letter to the Pulitzer Prize board. We echo the call to realign the prize’s eligibility requirements to better reflect the American literary landscape.
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Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
"I was disheartened and surprised to once again encounter this 'checking of papers' in the literary arts — a field I truly believed to be a liberal haven."
Indeed, there must be a policy change.
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Maya Shanbhag Lang retweeted
#AI: "A tremendous threat".
@AuthorsGuild President @mayaslang joins thousands of writers demanding #AI developers get consent & give fair pay when their work is used to train language models.
Plus why #AI content must be marked!