HeyJaredRead the Acknowledgments
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.
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- Aug 20, 2026
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Jade Song & Ling Ling Huang on Belonging, Agent Questions, and Life Before Books (opens the original)
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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 , the beginnings of IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS , writers finding agents, and the collaborative nature of book publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple , Spotify , and Substack . Highlights include why Jade and Ling Ling write, various elements of the writing process, writing a screenplay v writing a novel, and much more.
RTA's Inside the Program: Nancy Trypuc on the new Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative (opens the original)
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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 The Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative is a new partnership created to identify an unpublished or self-published horror novel to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Zando imprint Evil Twin . Deadline is November 20, 2026. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple , Spotify , and Substack . Highlights include tips for writers interested in p
Adam Vitcavage & Emma Copley Eisenberg on her new collection FAT SWIM, the Debutiful platform and podcast, and ice cream! (opens the original)
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Founder of Debutiful, Adam Vitcavage and Emma Copley Eisenberg, nationally bestselling author, join Randy to discuss Emma's new collection FAT SWIM, writing community support, writer career moves, and book industry business surprises. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple, Spotify, and Substack. Highlights include dungeons and dragons, the impact of Debutiful, what Emma's learned over the course of writing three books, and much more.
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