I blog and write about gender, diversity and inclusion. Click on the links below to go to the articles
or you can read the originals on this site.
or you can read the originals on this site.
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Writing & publishing
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Inclusion
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Child Development
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Articles about Writing
Picture a Story - an author's story about letting go -
The challenge authors have when handing over a text for an artist to interpret and illustrate: for National Share A Story Month 2017 The Federation of Children's Book Groups Anna McQuinn writes about gardens and she takes Lola with her for Unabridged - Charlesbridge Publishing's Author & Illustrator blog: Anna McQuinn writes and Gardens and she takes Lola with her - July 2014 Storytelling in a multi-lingual setting
In Books for Keeps No 180 - Publishing
Ebb and flow: The advances and retreats in the battle to make children’s books more inclusive and diverse
IBBY Conference, key note speech 2015 or read on my blog here 
An Inadvertent Publisher - Alanna Books 10 Anniversary interview with Books for Keeps 2016 Random Ramblings of a Small Independent Publisher interview for The Letterpress Project 2016 Sales of the Lola and Leo books hit $1million in the USA in 2016. Read all about it in the Bookseller by clicking here. Author interviews
On writing Lola & Leo,
Must-have Children's Books, Literacy Rituals and things parents can do to support children's reading with the wonderful site Here Wee Read 2017 Author Spotlight 2017 interview for KidLit 411 a one stop information shop for children's writers and illustrators Interview with speech-language pathologist Jeanette W Stickel and her kindergarten students on her blog SpeakWell, ReadWell Author blog for Charlesbridge Unabridged - Charlesbridge Publishing's Author & Illustrator blog: Ask the Author - December 2011 |
Reflecting Realities and Representation
An article for CLPE Why inclusive picture books need to think about class and poverty
Article for BookTrust If I were in charge of the World 10 Rules for Inclusive Publishing blog for Barrington Stoke 2015 Who gets to Purple Plastic Purse? Beyond inclusion in children's books In Write4Children, Vol IV, Issue II Winchester University Press 
Gendered Marketing of children's books It's NOT what kids want!
Click here to read in Books for Keeps No. 203 or read the original here. Stories for everyone and naturally including childen with disabilities.
An interview with Alex Strick for Booktrust - click here to read on the BookTrust website 
On reviewing books which are marketed in a very gendered way -
a response to an article in the Independent newspaper. Read the original here. |
How a picture book about a cat could help teach children about consent and boundaries
- article for BookTrust 
Picture books can help children develop empathy Blog post as part of the blog Tour for Empathy Day 2018 Read the original, kindly hosted by Mr Davies Reads |