Reed, Write, and Create

By Lori L Tharps

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Tune in to the award-winning, Reed, Write, & Create podcast to hear bite-sized pep-talks for BIPOC writers at every stage of the writing game. Author, educator, and creative writing coach, Lori L. Tharps (award-winning author of ”Hair Story,” ”Kinky Gazpacho,” and ”Substitute Me”) knows how hard it is to stay motivated and inspired to write - whether you’re working on that debut novel, a gut-wrenching memoir, or an essay about your trip around the world. Writing can be your passion, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. On the show, Lori helps writers of color tap into their divine right to write. She shares mindset tips, creativity & writing prompts, and true stories about our literary foremothers and forefathers - Toni Morrison, Lorraine Hansberry, Phillis Wheatley e.t.c. - that will leave you motivated and ready to write. You’ll also hear inspiring interviews with best-selling, BIPOC authors who share actionable writing tips and techniques to help improve your craft and better understand the business of writing and the publishing industry. If the idea of having your very own creative writing coach sounds like just what you need to optimize your writing life, then this is the podcast for you. New episodes are released biweekly on Mondays. Subscribe to the show and find more writing resources for BIPOC writers and the readers who love them at ReedWriteandCreate.com.

Episode Date
Why BIPOC Writers Should Consider a Life Abroad: Lessons from James Baldwin
May 13, 2024
From Self-Published to New York Times Bestseller: Sadeqa Johnson Shares Her Story of Success
Apr 29, 2024
The Paradox of Jessie Redmon Fauset: The Harlem Renaissance's Most Prolific Novelist that You Don't Know
Apr 15, 2024
Being a Writer is Hard Work:A Masterclass in Creative Writing with Phillip B. Williams
Apr 01, 2024
How Do You Make a Living as a Writer in Hard Times? Ask Langston Hughes!
Mar 18, 2024
How to Bring History's Hidden Figures to Life on the Page with New York Times Bestselling Author, Ilyon Woo
Mar 04, 2024
Art, Activism, and Audre Lorde: How to Use Your Words to Change the World
Feb 19, 2024
Writing Romance, Race, and Ricki Wilde with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Tia Williams
Feb 05, 2024
A Short But Important Announcement about the Podcast!
Jan 05, 2024
How to Make a Living Writing YA Fiction: A Conversation with Ibi Zoboi
Dec 18, 2023
It’s All About The Sanctuary: A Membership Community for BIPOC Women Writers
Dec 04, 2023
Greenlight Your Own Projects: Self-Publishing Without Apology with Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
Nov 20, 2023
Writing Retreats are Not Bougie: Why Writing Retreats Should be a Part of Your Regular Writing Practice
Nov 06, 2023
How to Have a 40-Year Literary Career with Award-Winning Author and Literary Activist Marita Golden
Oct 23, 2023
Find Your Passion and Your Purpose as a Writer with Maya Angelou
Oct 09, 2023
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Denene Millner Shares Her Story and Her Strategies for a Prolific Literary Career
Sep 25, 2023
The Sisterhood and Why Writers Need a Writing Community
Sep 11, 2023
Best of Author Series with Kaitlyn Greenidge: Real Talk about What it Takes to Be a Writer
Jul 17, 2023
Best of Author Series with Dr. Yaba Blay: Why Self Publishing is a Revolutionary Act
Jul 03, 2023
”Best of ...Author Series:” Lauren Francis-Sharma + Book of the Little Axe
Jun 12, 2023
Get Your Writing Life on Track with the NBA
May 29, 2023
How to Launch, Sell, and Market Your Book: A Masterclass with Mr. Ernest Owens
May 15, 2023
How to Leave a Literary Legacy with Lorraine Hansberry
May 01, 2023
You’re Never Too Old to Start Writing or Keep Writing: Dorothy West
Apr 17, 2023
The Secret to a Productive and Prolific Literary Life with Jabari Asim
Apr 03, 2023
The pen is mightier than the sword. Lessons learned from Ida B. Wells
Mar 20, 2023
Should Writers Only ’Write What They Know?”: Mark Twain and Toni Morrison Have the Answers
Mar 06, 2023
For Writers: Perseverance is More Important than Talent + Octavia E. Butler
Feb 20, 2023
How to Have a Long-Lasting Literary Career with Tracey Lewis-Giggetts
Feb 06, 2023
Why BIPOC Writers Must Get their Stories Into the World + Zora Neale Hurston
Jan 23, 2023
How to Find the Time to Write + Phillis Wheatley
Jan 09, 2023
Introducing the Read, Write & Create Podcast
Dec 05, 2022
One Last Thing About the Future of the Show
Apr 16, 2021
Author Kaitlyn Greenidge Talks Freedom and "Libertie"
Apr 09, 2021
Children's Book Author, Zetta Elliott, Wants to Decolonize Your Imagination
Apr 02, 2021
The Multicultural History of Witchcraft in America with Author Via Hedera
Mar 26, 2021
Children's Book Author Joanna Ho Writes to Change the World
Mar 19, 2021
Writing Wisdom: You Must Believe You Can Write
Mar 12, 2021
Telling Global Stories with Jennifer Steil, Award-Winning Author of Exile Music
Mar 05, 2021
Love, Loss and Writing Memoir with Tembi Locke
Feb 26, 2021
Talking "One Drop," Blackness, and Publishing with Dr. Yaba Blay
Feb 19, 2021
White Like Her: Stories of Race and Racial Passing
Feb 12, 2021
Untangling the History of "Hair Story" with authors Ayana Byrd + Lori Tharps
Feb 05, 2021
A Big Announcement about the Future of this Podcast
Jan 29, 2021
Is Christmas for white people with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Dec 18, 2020
Rethinking Race + Thanksgiving
Nov 20, 2020
Don't be Racist: Celebrate the Wins, But Keep Fighting
Nov 13, 2020
Don't Be Racist: Time to Divorce Your Trump-Supporting Friends
Oct 30, 2020
Don't be Racist: You Can't Say That
Oct 23, 2020
Don't Be Racist: Use Your Voice
Oct 16, 2020
Don't Be Racist - Decolonize Your Mind
Oct 09, 2020
Lesson 2: Don't Be Racist: Take Action
Oct 02, 2020
Lesson #1: Master Your Mindset to be an Anti-Racism Warrior
Sep 25, 2020
Welcome to the "Don't be Racist" Series
Sep 18, 2020
Author Lauren Francis-Sharma and the Book of the Little Axe
Aug 07, 2020
How to be a Revolutionary Writer
Jul 31, 2020
Title: All Hail The Queens of the Resistance
Jul 24, 2020
How to Raise a Revolutionary Reader
Jul 17, 2020
Revolutionary Readers Book Club: Exile Music
Jul 10, 2020
Why Colorism Matters at this Moment
Jun 19, 2020
A Loving Day Message for Today's Turmoil
Jun 12, 2020
A Message for Today: How We Fight White Supremacy
Jun 02, 2020
Dear White People, You Have to Fix Your Racism Problem
May 29, 2020
Author Erin Entrada Kelly talks Diversity and Dreaming of Space
May 22, 2020
A Meltingpot Book Review: Girl, Woman, Other
May 15, 2020
How to Raise a Bilingual child
May 08, 2020
#BooksAreEssential in a Global Pandemic
May 01, 2020
DNA Travel, Multiracial Identity and Adoption
Apr 24, 2020
How to Be a Meltingpot Mom During a Global Pandemic
Apr 17, 2020
How to Move Abroad as a Multiracial Family
Apr 10, 2020
Stop Mis-Using the Word Multicultural!: A Rant
Apr 03, 2020
How to Live a Boldly Multicultural Life
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus Isn't an Excuse to be Racist and Stupid
Mar 20, 2020
Guess Who's Afraid of Interracial Relationships?
Mar 11, 2020
Rewind Episode: The Challenges of Traveling as a Multiracial Family
Feb 28, 2020
Rewind: How to Raise Confident Mixed-Race Kids
Feb 14, 2020
Rewind Episode: Can Technology be Racist?
Jan 31, 2020
Is Christmas for white people?
Dec 13, 2019
The Anniversary Episode!
Nov 29, 2019
Alzheimer's Doesn't Discriminate
Nov 15, 2019
Laila Lalami & The Other Americans
Nov 01, 2019
To Be Black in Spain (Part II)
Oct 18, 2019
Black in Spain (Part I)
Oct 04, 2019
#18 How to Talk to Your Kids About Race
Sep 20, 2019
#17 Live from the Respect Women's Podcast Festival
Sep 06, 2019
#16 MAMP in Spain - A Preview
Jun 28, 2019
#15 "Fried Chicken is a Unifying Food"
Jun 14, 2019
#14 Food, Family and Finding Home with "From Scratch" author, Tembi Locke
May 31, 2019
#13 In Defense of Diversity with Lori L Tharps
May 17, 2019
#12 Raising Healthy Mixed-Race Kids
May 03, 2019
#11 How We Fight White Supremacy
Apr 19, 2019
#10 Interracial Friendships: Besties, BFFs and Bromances in Pop Culture and Real Life
Apr 05, 2019
#9 Bonus Episode: Lori's Meltingpot Origin Story
Mar 15, 2019
#8 The Challenges of Traveling as a Multiracial Family
Mar 01, 2019
#7 The "Beauty and Pain of Black hair" with Gillian Scott-Ward
Feb 15, 2019
#6 Unapologetically Bold and Black: Diversity in Kids Lit with Zetta Elliott
Feb 01, 2019
#5 Behind the Music with Sumi Tonooka
Jan 18, 2019
#4 The One-Drop Rule Revisited
Jan 04, 2019
#3 K-Pop Is Everything
Dec 21, 2018
#2: Racist Technology
Dec 07, 2018