Renee Simms’ debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword INDIES Finalist and listed by The Root as one of 28 brilliant books by Black authors in 2018. She teaches at the University of Puget Sound and in the Rainier Writing Workshop.
Culture
Public Wailing as Political Dissent
Both personal and political, wailing disrupts the social order.
Renee Simms
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.