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Occupy Wall Street Celebrates Anniversary & Seeks Stories

Activists will celebrate the first year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement today in New York City, gathering around the city in a day of action. Follow this link to read a full PDF of all the planned activities.

The anniversary has also produced a new website, and the activists are urging writers and artists to submit related work. Click here to submit a story for the anniversary blog.  You can also follow all the activity on Twitter at the #S17 hashtag.

Here’s more about the page: “This movement can’t happen without your creativity. Please share pictures, videos, drawings, signs, posters, or anything else we can re-post online! … We will do our best to share it with the world. You can also submit media to: OccupyDesign.org & OccuPrint.org. Check out this Design Brief with information for making posters. Check out what others are making on our Media page.”

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Thursday May 23: Real Talk about Life after Publication

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! Find out what life is like once you've landed that dream book contract in a free web chat with young-adult authors Elizabeth Norris (Unraveling and Unbreakable) and Brodi Ashton (Everneath and Everbound) — plus special guest Kristin Rens, editor at HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray. Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET. on Figment.com.