This message was sent to ##Email## Advertisement February 4, 2020       About |  How to Join |  Our Members |  Find a Writer |  For Writers Subscribe |  Archive      Member-Exclusive News Sign Up Tomorrow for Virtual Pitch Slam with Prism! ASJA Join us for our next Virtual Pitch Slam with an editor with Prism, a recently launched digital outlet, on Monday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Prism focuses on gender justice, electoral justice (e.g., voting rights), criminal justice, environmental justice, and reflective democracy (the notion that our government/elected officials should reflect the full diversity of the people they represent). Pay is 40 cents per word. Sign ups open Feb. 5 — tomorrow! — at noon Eastern time on the VPS page. Already Registered for This Year's ASJA Conference? ASJA If you’re registered for the 2020 ASJA conference in New York City (New York Marriott Downtown, on April 19-20), and wondering what to do next, consider volunteering in one of the following two ways to help us prepare. We promise they are fun and easy! Host a lunch on Sunday, April 19. Just come up with a theme (science writing, memoir, food writing, etc.) and email associate conference chair Kristine Hansen. Attendees sign up for your lunch on a Google sheet and pay for their own meal. We can even help you find a nearby place. Invite editors and literary agents to meet with attendee writers (via short speed-dating-like appointments created on a lottery system) on the afternoon of Monday, April 20. Client Connections co-chairs Jeanette Hurt and Erin O'Donnell have already created an invite ... all you need to do is hit "send!" We've found that the best editors and agents to participate in this event are already familiar with our membership. Questions? 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