This fantastic speech delivered by Nikesh Shukla recognises the importance of representation in children’s books. I’ve heard people (white people, inevitably) dismiss those concerned with better, wider representation in children’s books as ‘worthy’. As a mixed race person like Nikesh’s daughter, I can assure you that worthy is not a description that’s ever occurred to me. EssentialContinue reading “Bias & representation – links”
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Spotlight on Catherine Johnson, author and Megaphone masterclass leader
“In twenty years I have only ever worked with one Black editor.”
Spotlight on Rachel Mann: Children’s Fiction Editor, charity founder and teacher
“Publishing is an industry which has a lot to do with canon and heritage, and one that can be very slow to change.”
Spotlight on Jane Griffiths, Children’s Fiction Commissioning Editor.
Spotlights tell you more about the people involved in Megaphone: writers, editors and agents. Jane Griffiths is one of the editors who is generously donating her time to help select the applicants for Megaphone and to deliver final feedback on the manuscripts. She has worked in publishing for over ten years and is currently Senior CommissioningContinue reading “Spotlight on Jane Griffiths, Children’s Fiction Commissioning Editor.”
Spotlight on Lee Weatherly, author and Megaphone masterclass leader.
“Writing is hard, that’s the main thing I know.”