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The Need for Underrepresented Creators with #OwnVoices/#LivedExperience, by Laura Parnum
The Need for Underrepresented Creators with #OwnVoices/#LivedExperience* Diverse Books and #OwnVoices/#LivedExperience are not part of a trend in children’s book publishing. They are part of a movement. The children’s book community is recognizing that young readers need more opportunities to … Continue reading
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Tagged #LivedExperience, #ownvoices, children's book creators, children's book illustrators, children's book writers, children's books, Children's Literature, underrepresented artists, underrepresented creators, underrepresented illustrators, underrepresented writers, We Need Diverse Books
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Meet April Powers, SCBWI’s Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, by Laura Parnum
I couldn’t be happier. Really, this is my dream job. And I’ve said it in some of the meetings, but I’m totally not joking. My sons have chores, they’re eight and ten, and my eight-year-old looked at me and said, … Continue reading
Food for Stereotypical Thoughts, by Kristen C. Strocchia
As a language teacher, I really enjoy reading and writing about cultural diversity—across all genres. But while working on my first novel—a YA historical fantasy set in northeastern Africa in the late 1800’s—I became concerned about how to handle … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, eileen robinson, EPA SCBWI, Harold Underdown, historical fiction, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, SCBWI, stereotypes
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Diversity Book Club: Novels by Diverse Authors – Part Two, by Lori Ann Palma
I’m back with part two of my TBR pile of books by diverse authors! In case you missed the first installment featuring authors A-L, you can check it out here As I previously stated, this list is by … Continue reading
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Tagged a fierce and subtle poison, adam silvera, aisha saeed, akata witch, alisa valdes-rodriguez, all america boys, all that glitters, amy zhang, an ember in the ashes, anna-marie mclemore, aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, benjamin alire saenz, brendan kiely, by goldy moldavsky, diverse young adult literature, ellen oh, falling into place, govinda: the aryavarta chronicles, hannah moskowitz, hybrid chronicles, if i was your girl, jason reynolds, kat zhang, kill the boy band, krishna udayasankar, lori ann palma, meredith russo, more happy than not, nnedi okorafor, not otherwise specified, prophecy, sabaa tahir, samantha mabry, the weight of feathers, What's left of me, written in the stars
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Dude, That’s Me! by Lindsay Bandy
“We read to know we’re not alone.” Dr. Robert Carballo, one of my English professors in college, made this statement one day in class, and I never forgot it! One of the most important reasons #WeNeedDiverseBooks is so that every kid … Continue reading
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Why Do #WeNeedDiverseBooks? by Lindsay Bandy
There are lots of easy answers to this to this question, but let’s start with ourselves. Why do WE need diverse books? As writers, we have lofty and lovely goals of battling prejudice and making the world a nicer, more fair … Continue reading
Diversity Book Club: Novels by Diverse Authors – Part One, by Lori Ann Palma
If you’re a writer, then you know diversity is one of the biggest topics in the publishing world right now. Not only are agents and editors seeking titles that feature diverse characters, writers are also stretching beyond their backgrounds … Continue reading
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Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, Diverse authors, Diversity in YA, lori ann palma, ya fiction
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