Mark Ellis couldn’t get his writing noticed—until he submitted it under his daughter’s name.

DallasCloud · 2010-08-23T12:24:27+00:00

Movie: World's Greatest Dad; relevant.

cryptogirl · 2010-08-24T05:19:59+00:00

I'm quite familiar with Portland's writing scene. In the circles I read in, women were usually in the minority.

octavian2 · 2010-08-25T02:38:05+00:00

Typical western, cultural stupidity. Trouble is we're getting used to it.

Il128 · 2010-08-23T14:22:06+00:00

I convinced myself that my way onstage was to pretend to be a woman.

On some level I probably hoped to reveal Skylar as a womanizing MFA. I sent in a moody, introspective, and semi-autobiographical short memoir about an old landlady I’d once worked for. I signed it Katherine Ellis, my daughter’s name. Shameless.

But I’ll be damned if Skylar didn’t accept it.

“Ms. Ellis: I enjoyed reading your work. You displayed a particular knack for setting in this story, and we’d like you to come and read for the series.

We are mandated by our employer to hire women over men if all things are equal.

Title	Mark Ellis couldn’t get his writing noticed—until he submitted it under his daughter’s name.
Author	kloo2yoo
Upvotes	8
Comments	6
Date	August 23, 2010 12:20 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/d4e0i/mark_ellis_couldnt_get_his_writing_noticeduntil/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/mark-ellis-couldnt-get-his-writing-noticeduntil-he.1047906 https://theredarchive.com/post/1047906

Comments