The Black List's Randy Winston hosts the live visual podcast Read the Acknowledgments. The podcast is designed for book and writing professionals to share their industry experiences and help give writers a clear picture of the ecosystem that is publishing.
The series exists in part to fundraise for writers and literary nonprofits in need. We encourage viewers and listeners to make donations to writer support funds such as the Authors League Fund, Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, and Lampblack's Direct Aid Fund.
Read the Acknowledgments is supported by The Black List, LLC.
Ruth Dickey & Rob Arnold on Creative Writing, Nonprofits, and Supporting Books Today
Executive Director of the National Book Foundation and author Ruth Dickey and Rob Arnold, essayist, poet, and Executive Director of Poets House, join Randy to discuss the National Book Foundation and its annual awards ceremony and benefit, Poets House, deciding on the next book to read, and writers as leaders.
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Highlights include why book award lists matter, executive role misconceptions, writing while supporting writers, the importance of book readers, and much more.
20 Aug 2026
Jade Song & Ling Ling Huang on Belonging, Agent Questions, and Life Before Books
Author, filmmaker, and artist Jade Song and Ling Ling Huang, author and Grammy award-winning violinist, join Randy to discuss the origin story of I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE (https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-love-you-don-t-die-a-novel-jade-song/93fa3e41be605d5e?ean=9780063433885&bkshp-astro=t), the beginnings of IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS (https://bookshop.org/p/books/immaculate-conception-a-novel-ling-ling-huang/407fb1a22ad04d1e?ean=9780593850435&bkshp-astro=t), writers finding agents, and the collaborative nature of book publishing.
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Highlights include why Jade and Ling Ling write, various elements of the writing process, writing a screenplay v writing a novel, and much more.
6 Aug 2026
RTA's Inside the Program: Nancy Trypuc on the new Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative
Zando Project's Publishing Director and Deputy Director of Marketing, Nancy Trypuc joins Randy to discuss The Black List's new fiction initiative with Evil Twin. The Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative (https://blcklst.com/programs/evil-twin-manuscript-initiative) is a new partnership created to identify an unpublished or self-published horror novel to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Zando (https://zandoprojects.com) imprint Evil Twin (https://zandoprojects.com/imprints/evil-twin). Deadline is November 20, 2026.
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Highlights include tips for writers interested in participating in the new fiction program, upcoming titles from Evil Twin, industry thoughts for emerging writers and published authors, and much more.
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