...ting but something I actually never do is change my writing - neither the subject matter (romance, interracial, multicutured and the vagaries of diversity that makes two people fall fo...
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...that is taken on our ability to function on a day-to-day basis when we are discouraged. I appreciate being part of a community that appreciates diversity and values all opinions, so t...
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...umpire on an international level, and I witness how teams work. The team is truly as strong as it's weakest "link." If we--SWP-- is weak in the diversity arena, then it will weaken us...
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...offensive. Everyone needs to look at their own position within the industry and ask themselves if they are doing everything they can to improve diversity. I know that I can (and shou...
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...voice or what it takes to change the publishing landscape. (I do think Gerywolf and Coffeehouse Press are trying to make a difference.) Our own diversity problem!! Yes! ANd here I am,...
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...ut a black American teen. It might have been great. It wasn't what I was looking for. So be aware that as people of color have pushed for more diversity, many folks have jumped on th...
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...ve their eyes opened to see that other cultures' stories matter as much as their own, how can we effect change? Publishing houses should require diversity training but they don't. Mark...
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...ng this. I really appreciate your openness, lack of defensiveness and willingness to try to find practical, concrete ways to move toward greater diversity in publishing. I think hiring...
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...w you're a Hapa look-alike! Myself, I can pass for Norwegian, though I am a Jew of Eastern-European ancestry.
I think we have to speak up about diversity. I discuss it at bookstores w...
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Thanks for the comment, Venessa. I wholeheartedly agree that we all have great stories to tell. And hopefully these kinds of discussions can continue. I'd love to see a shift in this industry on the diversity issue.
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