Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax.
—
Emily Eakin,
Harpers Magazine,
28 July 2026
One-on-one meetings and industry seminars conclude on July 25.
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