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Diversity in Kid Lit


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Publishers Focusing on Diversity

Barefoot Books - a leading publisher of multicultural books

Lee and Low - an independent, award-winning publisher of children's books focusing on diversity. Includes the following additional imprints:
  • Tu Books - an imprint of Lee and Low that publishes science fiction, fantasy and mystery for children and young adults

Where Can I Find Great Diverse Children's Books - list of publishers that focus on diverse books

Good Blogs and Websites


A is for Aging - a blog about positive images of aging in children's books (e.g. 7 Positive Things Picture Books Can Teach Us About Aging)

American Indians in Children's Literature - provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books

CBC Diversity committee of the Children's Book Council devoted to encouraging diversity in children's and YA literature

Disability in Kidlit - reviews, guest posts, and discussions about the portrayal of disabilities in MG & YA

 I'm Here, I'm Queer, What the Hell do I Read? 

 Inclusive Minds - working for inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children's literature

Indigenous Reads Rising - site run by We Need Diverse Books to support teachers, librarians, and readers to highlight books for and about Native, First Nations, and indigenous communities


Las Musas - collective of women & non-binary (identifying on the female spectrum) Latinx MG & YA authors  

Read Your World: Multicultural Children's Book Day - annual day to celebrate multicultural books. 

Open Book - blog of Lee & Low, publisher of multicultural children's books

Rich in Color - dedicated to reading, reviewing, and promoting YA with main characters of color or written by people of color

We Need Diverse Books - home of the campaign

 Social Justice Books - multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators

 Writing the Other - learn to write characters other than you sensitively and convincingly

 Writers for Diversity - Facebook group for writers sharing resources and questions
  

Writing Diverse Books


Is My Character 'Black Enough'? Advice on Writing Cross-Culturally by Stacy Whitman, Editorial Director & Publisher of Tu Books

The Secrets of Writing a Multicultural Children's Book interview with Tessa Strickland, founder and co-editor of Barefoot Books
Writing about Minorities for Non-minorities

 First People/American Indians/Native Americans in October/November + Year Round

 "You Can't do That! Stories Have to Be About White People"

 Children's Books: A Middle-Class Ghetto

 Diversity within Diversity: Moving Beyond Oppression

 The Uncomfortable Truth about Children's Books

 A Mexican-American artist on Why More Brown Faces are Needed in Children's Books

 Writing for Children - Bryan Collier on Inspiration, Passion, and the Need for Diversity

 12 Fundamentals of Writing "the Other" (and the Self)

 The Role of Cultural Experts and Sensitivity Readers

 The Cultural Appropriation Primer

 Grace Lin: The Wrong Question

 So, You Wrote a Marginalized Protagonist

 On Doomsday, Diversity, and Blind Spots in My Worldview

 Cultural Appropriation for the Worried Writer: Some Practical Advice

 Critiquing Cultural Appropriation in Books that are Kind of Meh 

Writing the Other (Twitter thread of resources) 


Own Voices

 Writing About Native Americans: A Diversity Conversation with Kara Stewart

Is My Manuscript Own Voices?

 Definition of #Ownvoices

The Struggle Between Diversity and #Ownvoices


 Diversity in Publishing

Agents Discuss Diversity Gap in Publishing 

 Reviewing Race

We Need Diverse Books: Can Children's Authors End Publishing Industry Prejudice -- and Change the Way America Reads?

Perceptions of Diversity in Book Reviews

Selection is Privilege (a Librarian's View)

 Dear Publishing Industry: Fix Your Own Racism Before You Beg for Diverse Books

 The Diversity Baseline Survey


"I Just Don't Connect with the Character"

 How to Support the Diverse Books Movement

 When Publishing and Reviewing Diverse Books, is Experience Overrated?

 Why We Can't Talk about Diversity in Kid Lit without Talking About Money

 CCBC 2017 Multicultural Statistics

 Why Diverse Texts Are Not Enough 

No One is Taking Your Spot


 Women/Girls
Do Boys Get All the Fun? 

 The 22 Best Feminist Picture Books, Because You're Never Too Old To Be Saved By A Princess
Where were the Funny Women Writers?

The Gender Police: A Diary

Why Are There So Few Girls in Childrens' Books?

 Writing Women Characters as Human Beings

The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books

LGBTQA

 LGBT & You: How to Support Your Students

Gender Matters? Swedish Picture Books and Gender Ambiguity


LGBTQ Publishing: An LGBTQ Publishing Wish List

 Fifteen LGBTQ-Themed Books for Readers of Every Age

14 More LGBTQ Middle Grade Books

What do Queer Kids Want to Read? Book Talk with the Middle School GSA

 Writing Characters of Different Genders | Trans, Non-Binary, Cis Gender, and More

 Centering Friendship in YA Lit


Disability and Mental Health

 Ablelism/Language (list of ableist language to avoid)






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