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22 Female + POC Authors Respond to #Election2016 on Twitter

Kate Scott

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"F*ck Trump" - Maureen Johnson

The news that Donald Trump is going to be–deep breath here–the next POTUS is shocking and pretty terrifying. The literary community has responded with expressions of fear and discouragement, tenacity and defiance, humor and even hope. Here are the reactions of some of our favorite POC and female authors:

https://twitter.com/heidiheilig/status/796388558663774208

https://twitter.com/dopequeenpheebs/status/796388516615847936

https://twitter.com/justinaireland/status/796359453201367040

https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/796367323678375936

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/796247949030387712

https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/796330202691407872

Carry on, warriors.