Championing diversity THROUGHOUT the galaxy: Those pushing for more diversity in SF/F, as well as across the industry, have allies, especially on the children’s side. “A significant portion of our sales is driven by schools and libraries, and those are the places where they’re helping us promote the message of inclusion and diversity,” says Ginee Seo, children’s publishing director at Chronicle. “Those educators on the front lines are seeing that diversity in the classrooms, and they’re able to come back to us and say, ‘This is what we need,’ and we’re able to respond.” Among Seo’s forthcoming SF titles is Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper (Nov.), a graphic novel that features racially diverse characters and a female mechanic.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:26:18 +0000
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