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Dear CBC Diversity Community --
CBC Diversity is 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.
As part of this ongoing effort, CBC Diversity is pleased to present:
"It's Complicated!", a blog 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.
Nancy Mercado, CBC Diversity Chair and Executive Editor, Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Children's, will kick-off the conversation with a post on the CBC Diversity blog today, Monday, May 21. Her thoughts will be followed up by a post each day this week from the unique perspectives and experiences of a varied group of voices in the industry:
Tuesday
Author Cynthia Leitich Smith
Wednesday
Agent Stefanie Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary, LLC
Thursday
Senior Editor Cheryl Klein, Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
Friday
Advocate/Reviewer Debbie Reese
Get involved in the conversation!
We want to encourage everyone to become a part of the conversation by posting in the comments section of the blog throughout the week. This is 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.
Please join us online and post your thoughts all week long!
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CBC Diversity Committee Board
Nancy Mercado, (Chair) Executive Editor, Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Children's
Alvina Ling, (Vice-Chair) Editorial Director, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Stacey Barney, Editor, Putnam Books for Young Readers
Antonio Gonzales, Associate Marketing Manager, Author Visits, Scholastic
Connie Hsu, Editor, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Cheryl Klein, Senior Editor, Author A. Levine Books/Scholastic
Daniel Nayeri, Editor, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Caroline Sun, Senior Publicity Manager, Integrated Marketing HarperCollins
Children's Books
Namrata Tripathi, Executive Editor, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster
Stacy Whitman, Editorial Director, Tu Books/Lee & Low Books
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