Writing for Children: Diversity and Inclusion
- Sun 28 Aug 17:30 - 18:30
- Baillie Gifford Creation Station
Attend in person
Join A M Dassu, author of the award-winning book Boy, Everywhere and Fight Back and director of Inclusive Minds, Julie Farrell, author and co-founder of Inklusion, and Sally Polson, Editorial Director at Floris Books, for an enlightening conversation about the importance and challenges of writing inclusively. Chaired by debut author Yvonne Banham and Onie Tibbitt from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, our guest panel discusses the steps writers can take to increase diversity, inclusion and representation in writing books for children, avoiding common pitfalls and the role of sensitivity readers.
Categories: Disability, Education, Words/Reading, Writing/Publishing
The line-up for the 2022 Book Festival is revealed 
