R147. Making Space in Children's Publishing: An Intersectional Feminsit of Color Perspective
Thursday, February 9, 2017
10:30 am to 11:45 am
Lee & Low’s 2015 Diversity Baseline Survey shows that the publishing industry is dominated by straight, cisgender white women who don’t live with a disability. This homogeneity creates barriers for women of color (WOC) to find community and gain entrance into publishing, a fact supported by data gathered annually by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center. In this panel, four feminist WOC authors will discuss the ways in which their intersectional identities have influenced their craft and careers.
Participants
Moderator:
Zetta Elliott’s poetry has been published in several anthologies, and essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. She is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including the award-winning picture book Bird.
Rhoda Belleza is a children's editor at a publishing house, in addition to editing the anthology titled Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance. Empress of a Thousand Skies is her forthcoming novel.
