Over the past 2+ years, The Xylom has published 100+ stories. We need your help to tell hundreds more.
Who We Are:
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Every member of our team is a person of color and we are majority-Asian
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Our contributors come from 20+ countries and regions are:
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> 2/3 female/ non-binary
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>2/3 Black, Indigenous, Person of Color
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Our work in the past year:
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Two contributors (Claudia Lopez Lloreda, Vanessa Vieites) selected as AAAS Mass Media Fellows
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Won mini-grant from #BlackinScicomm Week and COMPASS to create diverse science stories
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Featured in Cell Press, and University of Georgia
Our goals:
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100 stories
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100 days
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100 pledges
How your contributions are used:
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Daily operation costs
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Increasing our honoraria for first-person narratives from $25 to $50
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Expanding our long-form reporting by recruiting the best writers to tell stories of the intersection of science and society
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Registering as a nonprofit
PLEDGE A ONE-TIME CUSTOM AMOUNT HERE:
LIKE LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS? SO DO WE.
Pledge monthly on Patreon* and be eligible for:
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A Behind-the-scenes look at our work
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Access to embargoed stories
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Polls to help us determine future story prompts
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A handwritten note from our Editor In Chief Alex Ip
*Reader contributions support The Xylom’s storytelling. Please note that your support of The Xylom's storytelling does not constitute a charitable donation, as such your contribution is not eligible for a tax deduction. If you have any questions about contributing to The Xylom, please contact us here.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS
GRANTS:
Georgia Tech Inventure Prize Prototype Award
#BlackinScicomm Mini-grant (sponsored by COMPASS Scicomm)
Georgia Tech Schelle College Sustainability Ambassadors Program
Storytellers who have donated their honoraria:
Lorena Infante Lara • Theodora Mautz • Jeff Kennigseder
Sheeva Azma • Kiara Sofia Vega Bellido • Karin Kirk
Burcin Ikiz
PATREON:
Kitman Leung • Leonora Martinez-Nunez
Jess Hunt-Ralston • Kim Cobb • Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Ruth Yow • Maribeth Latvis • Karen Mak • Vanessa Vieites
Andrea Prinzi • Amanda Duffus
100 FOR 100 FUNDRAISER:
Sammi Gistren • Sabah Ul-Hasan • Arianna Robinson •Amanda Duffus
Kjersti Lukens • Mei Wan Ho
CHUFFED CROWDFUNDING ROUND:
Kelvin Lau • Paul Ip • Juliana Choon • Myra Ho
Ruddy Rodas Roman • Tsang Mo Fong • Mei-sheung Lee
Shui-lin Wong