Values

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

One of our most important policies we in CTTB adhere to is creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community of writers. Find out how we’re working toward these goals:

The values and commitments of CTTB community include:

Diversity

We know that representation matters—both in our coaching and teaching activities. We cherish the diversity of our communities, and are committed to creating spaces where clients of different ethnicities, genders, cultures, belief systems, class backgrounds, ages, abilities, and sexual orientations can grow, online and offline.

Equity

We acknowledge that different writers start with different opportunities, including varying access to education, writing time, technology, safety, and security.

We also acknowledge that the power to access and shape resources are more available to those who are white, male, straight, wealthy, cis, able-bodied, and/or neurotypical.

With these starting points in mind, we build policies, practices, and resources so that writers of different ethnicities, genders, cultures, belief systems, class backgrounds, ages, abilities, and sexual orientations have genuine and equal opportunities to thrive.

Inclusion

We create an environment—both online and in-person—that values respect, empathy, and growth. CTTB’s staff, volunteers, and community leaders model inclusion by acknowledging our limitations and biases, taking feedback seriously, and striving to make writers of different ethnicities, genders, cultures, belief systems, class backgrounds, ages, abilities, and sexual orientations feel safe and included at all levels of our community.