The CBC Diversity initiative was founded in 2012, as part of the Children’s Book Council’s commitment to promoting diverse voices in literature for young people. We believe that all children deserve to see their world reflected in the books they read. We recognize that diversity takes on many forms, including differences in race, religion, gender, geography, sexual orientation, class, and ability.
34 YA Books Every Feminist Needs On Their Shelf
Celebrate girl power with these YA titles! @buzzfeed
Favorite Young Adult Fiction About Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Girls
Celebrate Pride Month with this book roundup from @malindalo!
Women in Comics: Stories of Summer - The Hub
Celebrate the start of summer with these female-centric comics! @yalsacl-blog
Challenging Gender Norms with “Boys Read Pink” Celebration
“I firmly believe in ‘all books for all children.’” @schoollibraryjournal
Ninth Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards Winners Announced During the 97th Annual Children’s Book Week
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Children’s Choice Book Awards, including these diverse titles!
38 YA Books That Pass The Bechdel Test
YA lit featuring fierce, independent females! @yaliteraturebookshelf
Emma Watson starts feminist book group on Twitter
The Harry Potter actor and goodwill ambassador for UN Women is launching #OurSharedShelf, a feminist book club!
Hey, Audiobooks, That's Not What Women Sound Like
Giving female characters a more authentic voice in audiobooks. @bookriot
“If you’re going to create an atypical hero—she’s a girl, she’s not as pretty, or maybe she’s clumsy—you’re going to raise her to the rank of hero and let her save the day. Why not go deeper and get that girl who’s really at the bottom of the pile? Around the world, girls of color are the most marginalized group. So if you’re going to write a story about the marginalized, why not reach down and pick the darkest girl?”
–Award-winning Haitian-American speculative fiction writer Ibi Aanu Zoboi
Read the whole conversation between Zetta Elliott and Ibi Aanu Zoboi in the article Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens.
Calling for submissions by feminists of color
journosofcolor:
Salon wants to have a more diverse roster of contributors. You should oblige them.
The #solidarityisforwhitewomen conversation about digital feminism and inclusion has made it clear that more publications need to create opportunities for feminists of color to share their perspectives. To help create some of that much-needed, inclusive space, Roxane Gay will be curating work from feminists of color (note that this does not limit gender), to be published at Salon. If you’re interested in submitting your work, e-mail rgay@salon.com.
(Source: journosofcolor, via sarahreesbrennan)
