Articles about writing and publishing
These are pieces on writing and publishing. Click on the title to read the original piece or on the links to read on the websites that commissioned them. I'm gradually adding articles I've written in the past, so check back for more later - and don't forget to hit the refresh button!
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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 - What inspires me to write & publish inclusively
An article commissioned by CLPE as part of the Reflecting Realities and Representation Study |
Articles about Publishing
On reviewing books which are marketed
in a very gendered way - a response to an article in the Independent newspaper. Read the original 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. Barrington Stoke Blog - If I were in charge of the World 10 inclusive children's books laws |
Author Interviews
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Here Wee Read -
At Here Wee Read, I find and share the very best diverse and non-diverse books that I read aloud with my two children. I am dedicated to shaping our family culture around books and a love for shared reading. Author Interview KidLit 411 - A one stop information shop for children's writers and illustrators Author Spotlight The Letterpress Project At the Letterpress Project we believe that there is something very special about reading books...Our project has been established to help spread an important message – that books can change everyone’s life. Publisher Interview RibbonFish - Innovative Solutions for Publishing & Media Publisher Interview about Alanna Books Charlesbridge Blogspot - Unabridged A Red Thread Ask the Author - Lola blog tour Anna McQuinn Writes and Gardens and She Takes Lola with Her |
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 The Letterpress Project
At the Letterpress Project we believe that there is something very special about reading books...Our project has been established to help spread an important message – that books can change everyone’s life. Publisher Interview IBBYLink No. 48 Spring 2017 - Marvelous Imaginations - Extending thinking through picture books Interview about What Are You Playing At? |
Articles by other people - my favourite pieces on various topics
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Natual Inclusion
I care passionately about children's right to see themselves in books for no reason at all - this is called all sorts of things. I like the expression 'natural inclusion' best. The articles below explore the topic...
We Don’t Only Need More Diverse Books. We Need More Diverse Books Like The Snowy Day. One of my favourite articles which really says everything I've ever wanted to say on the subject of 'natural inclusion' By Rumaan Alam in Slate Magazine: 28 Black Picture Books that are not about Boycotts, Buses or Basketball by Scott Woods The first in a series on Scott Woods Makes Lists |
Colorblind?
When you say you 'don't see race', you're ignoring racism
by Zach Stafford in The Guardian - here 7 Reasons why 'Colorblindness' Contributes to Racism by Jon Greenberg in Everyday Feminism - here Colorblind Ideology is a form of Racism by Monnica T Williams in Phychology Today - here |
Strong Women -
it's complicated... 
Sophia McDougall
I hate Strong Female Characters OR Tasha Robinson We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome Mwangi The myth of the STRONG BLACK WOMAN Aqsa Sajjad I am not Someone’s Sister, Mother, Wife or Daughter: I am Someone, all on my Own Roxanne Feldman Diverse Thinking from Diverse Folks About Diverse Books Best explanation for why
'All Lives Matter' is not an appropriate response to Black Lives Matter by Geek Aesthete Kindness is not Justice
Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough
Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice by Brett Turner in Learning For Justice Kindness Is Not The Solution to Racism by Alicia Sprague at Colorado State University |