Tag Archives: #ownvoices
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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A Cafe Chat with YA Author Jamie Beth Cohen, by Lindsay Bandy
We’re back at the Cafe, chatting with YA Author and Fall Philly faculty member Jamie Beth Cohen! Jamie’s going to be sitting on our Diversity Panel and leading a fantastic breakout session on November 2, so if you haven’t registered … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Philly, Interviews, Uncategorized
Tagged #ownvoices, #pitchwars, 90s, Authors, black rose writing, challenges, debut authors, diversity, Fall Philly, jamie beth cohen, Lindsay Bandy, marketing, Reluctant Readers, sex positive, sexual assault, small publishers, teen, teen vogue, tori amos, tuck everlasting, wasted pretty, ya fiction, YA realistic fiction
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A Cafe Chat with Rachel Skrlac Lo Ph.D, by Lindsay Bandy
This year at Fall Philly, we’re broadening our horizons by featuring an academic perspective on kidlit! Rachel Skrlac Lo is a professor of education at Villanova and an advocate for accurate and diverse representation in children’s literature. I asked her … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Philly, Interviews, Uncategorized
Tagged #ownvoices, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, Accurate representation, chains, cultural research, cultural sensitivity, diversity, diversity of storytellers, Educational Philosophy, Inclusiveness, laurie halse anderson, Lindsay Bandy, misconceptions about diversity, Rachel Skrlac Lo, representing other cultures, research, sensitivity readers, Villanova, white authors, white illustrators, writing about other cultures
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Web Wednesday: Early December Edition, by Lori Ann Palma
It’s Wednesday, and that means I have more links to publishing news you need to know. If you missed the first edition, you can read it here. Please note that the following contests and/or events are not sponsored by SCBWI. … Continue reading
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Tagged #ownvoices, contests for illustrators, contests for writers, diversity, lori ann palma
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