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Publishers Weekly posted a starred review of the forthcoming Black Sci-Fi Short Stories anthology with which I was involved last year (publ. June 2021). Apparently, this feat is quite rare! It’s beyond thrilling for me to see this book and the work of my colleagues praised in this way. However, PW totally “revised” my actual title, embellished …

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Featuring my clients is among my favorite ways to celebrate them, their endeavors, and their accomplishments. This particular client, Southern Poverty Law Center, publishes a magazine dedicated to teaching tolerance, and I’m thrilled to share the latest issue on the right to vote, the right to an education, and the right to life and liberation. …

Teaching Tolerance and the Southern Poverty Law Center Read More »

Apparently, written word editors historically don’t ‘retreat’… We’re changing that. Next year we’re hosting the first wordsmiths’ retreat for editors. We’re headed to a five-star beachfront all-inclusive luxury resort and spa with gorgeous ocean view rooms, exciting nightlife, and adventure-filled excursions. The Editors’ Retreat is a four-day, three-night retreat at the Grand Hyatt Playa del …

The Editors’ Retreat–First of its Kind Read More »

Outside the Book Tia discusses the editing profession, diversity, networking, critical skills, tools, and succeeding as an agency business owner in interview with Outside the Book, an organization that focuses on movers among editors of color. Read More

Nothing inspires creative energy and gets my heart racing in books and movies like speculative and science fiction coupled with some impeccably choreographed action. I love sci-fi and fantasy. In fact, my firm may be the only editors in our network that edits this genre. On the rare occasion that I read fiction for pleasure, …

Science Fiction, Publishing, Black Writers, Beta Readers & a Hotshot Associate Editor Read More »

I’ve intensely admired modern-day civil rights leader Rashad Robinson and his team of unrelenting activists at Color Of Change for most of the last decade. I’ve been a member of their action list for longer than I can remember and have signed countless campaigns to expand power for Black people, right wrongs, and effectuate much-needed change in the ongoing …

Editing for Color Of Change Read More »

Creating and attending events with others can create bonds that can either grow into something palpable and meaningful over time or they can wither and die. And when you are an event host, whether you’re asking people to travel around the States or the world with you, one of the most important components I’ve learned …

Project: Black Writers Read More »

When I was approached to join the team of Koindanomics Magazine as Editor-in-Chief, my interest was immediately piqued. A venture with a susu USP dedicated to educating, enlightening, and empowering the Black community to focus on financial stability and growth? No boring, irrelevant celebrity gossip? No features on athletes’ lifestyles and behaviors? No reporting on …

Tia Ross Joins the New Koindanomics Magazine as Editor-in-Chief Read More »