Are you starting off on your yearly Nanowrimo marathon? If so, perhaps you’re thinking about how to diversify your cast or settings. Preferably both, right? This month I’m working on at least one new diversity post, but I also thought …
Nanowrimo resources: diversity in your Nano (writing cross-culturally) Read more »
I haven’t been blogging very consistently, I know—which made me only realize today that despite my many mentions of it on Twitter and Facebook, I haven’t yet talked about our New Visions Award here on the blog yet! With less …
I just finished watching the first episode of this season of Once Upon a Time. I enjoyed the first season of the show, but did wonder why “all” the fairy tales seemed to include only tales from Europe. (However, I …
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I’ll be at this conference, and hope you can make it as well! Info below is from the press release: Las Comadres to Host October Conference for Latino Writers Day-Long Event to Offer Experts, Insight into Publishing Industry Opportunities New …
As we’ve discussed on here before, diversity in children’s and YA books can be pretty controversial. Just reading the comments sections at any of the latest posts about diversity can make your head spin, between the people denying that white …
And I so totally agree. (Here’s the cat’s review.) Hollywood, are you listening? Dani Alexis also has some pithy thoughts on Cat Girl‘s subtle commentary on celebrity culture: Behind the on-screen action of Cat Girl’s Day Off is a well-played …
Blogger whose cat reviewed Cat Girl says it should be a movie Read more »
Though I am frenetically working to get some fall ARCs out to the printer, making me absent here despite having a computer at home again (and friends coming into town last week and this weekend has made me busier than …
I’ve been talking a lot about Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s new book, Summer of the Mariposas, which we’ll be publishing at Tu this fall. Another thing coming out this fall that we’ll have more info about in the coming weeks is …
I’m going to be at this, and you should go too! Check out the call for applications below. Call for Applicants: Creating an Authentic Cultural Voice April 26-29, 2012 A program from the Highlights Foundation Our children live …
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Just wanted to let everyone know: if you’re waiting on me to email you a handout, can you remind me in about a week or two? My home laptop has finally given up the ghost, so I’m without a computer …