Dear Banned Author has a message for you:
Dear readers,
Your words have the power to sway decisions, to defend access to books, to stop censorship. Your words can combat the silencing of stories. Thank you for reading banned books and defending the freedom to read. This page has printable postcards and tips on how to write a letter. What book has impacted your life? Choose an author from the Banned & Challenged Author Addresses & Twitter Handles list and start writing! The list also includes links to authors' Twitter handles, if you also want to share your story online. Please feel free to use the hashtag #DearBannedAuthor, so we can share these stories widely.
A lot of our members sent in this tip (as well as one of our founders, who is notorious for not reading this blog that I so lovingly craft three times a week, who will remain unnamed) about this project from the American Library Association for Banned Books Week. They are asking readers to "to write to their favorite banned or challenged authors, sharing what their stories meant to them. The goal of the campaign is to not only raise awareness of books that are threatened with censorship and support authors, but also encourage thoughtful discussions about the power of words and how essential it is to have access to a variety of viewpoints in libraries." As a letter writer and book reader, this checks all my boxes. Join me in supporting stories over censorship. The Dear Banned Author site has free downloads and tips for writing as well. Check it out!
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