Children's Book Council: Join the Conversation
The Children's Book Council has formed a Diversity Committee, "dedicated to increasing the diversity of voices and experiences contributing to children's literature -- encouraging diversity of race, gender, geographical origin, sexual orientation, and class among both the creators of and the topics addressed by children's literature."
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One of their goals is to "to strive for a more diverse range of employees working within the industry." On their new blog, begun in January, editors, writers and other children's book professionals from a range of backgrounds share stories of how they broke into the field.
On their bookshelf, they're featuring books that highlight cultural diversity.
This week, the Diversity blog announces a new series, "It's Complicated," "a dialogue addressing a topic that has frequently arisen at the Diversity table -- the concept of responsibility and authenticity when writing about diverse characters and how authors, editors, and agents can choose/write stories that reflect the diverse nature of our society." They're inviting participation in the discussion - from writers and illustrators, editors and art directors, booksellers and reps, parents, teachers and librarians.
"It's an opportunity to become a partner in the effort to represent the diverse nature of our society in both the creators of and topics addressed by children's literature." Come have your say!
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