Tethered by Letters (TBL), a partner with DU that offers internships to students from the university, was started by D.M Hedlund in 2007. Tethered by Letters began with articles that were written in order to emphasize the importance of publishing platforms and provide advice on what Hedlund wished she had known when she started out writing herself.
D.M Hedland also faced problems when she published her first novel at eighteen, “Threads of Deception.” Because of these troubles, Hedland founded TBL to help other writers start their careers with more ease. With the founding of TBL, Hedland also helped expand the company into universities like DU.
By 2013, Tethered by Letters was publishing monthly collections of short stories, reviews, interviews, flash fictions and group-writing projects. Later in 2014, they moved into print, publishing “Tethered by Letters Quarterly Literary Journal” and then, in 2015, “F(r)iction Series,” which publishes works that “push the boundaries of convention.”
A major function of the organization is to educate and guide new writers. Each year, Tethered by Letters organizes a number of education programs, including their program “Free Editing Program.” The organization works with a number of universities, high schoolers and writers all over the country and world. Other programs they run are the Afghan Women’s Writing Project and the University Partnership Program.
Tethered by Letters has also featured many award-winning and best-selling authors like Scott O’Connor who wrote “Among Wolves” and Naomi Benaron, who is known for her novels “Running the Rift” and “Love Letters from a Fat Man,” and who has also won a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction. These authors are a part of TBL’s Celebrity Mentor Program.
Tethered By Letters offers a number of great internships and employment opportunities for graduating students. The internship sessions are offered in the spring, summer and fall.
Through these internships, employment opportunities and becoming a member of the TBL staff are possible.
