The Diasporic Peoples Writing Collective (DPWC) is a San Jose State University (SJSU) registered student organization (RSO) that fosters equity in the literary arts for students, alums, and academics who write to catalyze reparative action. We platform aspiring artists of color, nurture genre exploration, and work with eco-systems that support BIPOC literature.

Writing can sometimes feel like a solitary endeavor, so we can best resist this as a collective, holding community with experienced Silicon Valley writers, content generalists, novices, and literary artists, some of whom are published with an array of expertise. In this way, we appreciate our disciplinary diversity and our members’ willingness to share themselves and/or support our efforts.

The DPWC fosters symbiosis, learning, genre experimentation, and opportunities for writers of color. We create space for topics, conversations, and stories that inform our writing, perspectives, and art. And we will exist as long as the literary industry forces our work and advocacy to be relevant and urgent.

Our collective runs on the generosity of our leadership team and its advisor, the highly acclaimed author, Keenan Norris.

Meetings are usually on the last Saturday of each month, 10:00 a.m., on Zoom, and by email invitation. Explore our site and contact us to join.

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We’re looking for impassioned SJSU students, in good academic standing, who are willing to join our team, so contact us if you’d like to join the leadership team.

And, we have initiatives that are waiting to be matched with your superpowers, so contact us and get involved.

• Blog content and book reviews (writer+editor+strategist)
• Author interviews with a byline (writer+scheduler+journalist)
• Video/photography (pre- and post-production specialist)
• Talent (readers/voice talent)
• Social Media (brand strategist+book signings and giveaways)
• Media Management (PM+copywriter+social media curator)
• Administration (COO+relationship builder and manager)
• Finance (grant writer+account manager)
• WordPress (UX specialist)

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