Writing Diversely & the problem with "staying in your lane"

People/videos mentioned:
- @Alexa Donne https://youtu.be/6exhdYbEKkI
- @Liselle Sambury https://youtu.be/nlLvIYOtzUA
- @Kate Cavanaugh https://youtu.be/jxziGBJGRBo
- @SAVY Writes Books https://youtu.be/tonfseuc5Rs
- @Francina Simone https://bit.ly/3jhhZjl

TIMESTAMPS:
2:03 - What is OwnVoices?
3:32 - The difference between OwnVoices and general diversity/representation & the problem with (some of) OwnVoices
23:42 - Reframe "writing in your own lane" to "widening the lane"
26:37 - "We need to make space" needs to be specified
28:33 - Children need diverse stories & 28:39 statistics on representation in children's books
33:13 - "Staying in your lane" as a harmful (albeit well-intentioned) mantra for POC & 35:24 POC/marginalized characters only as sidekicks
36:27 - Viable solution 1: hold PUBLISHERS accountable / the responsibility of publishers has more weight than the responsibility of the individual & 37:58 - why an individualistic framework may be detrimental in the long-term
38:47 - Viable solution 2: uplift POC creators
40:49 - It's important we don't make whiteness invisible/'the safe route'
43:15 - Well-intentioned white writers are "woking" writers of colour into oppression & 45:11 - never view yourself as the perfect ally
48:09 - Trade fear for empathy
51:11 - My closing words (aka TL;DR)

References:
- Corinne Duyvis (ownvoices creator) on # ownvoices: https://bit.ly/30o36mP
- Hannah Heath - "5 Problems Within the Own Voices Campaign (And How to Fix Them)": https://bit.ly/2Ww8vXS
- Saadia Faruqi - "The Struggle Between Diversity and Own Voices": https://bit.ly/3jjs1R6
- Kat Rosenfield (Refinery29) - "What is # ownvoices doing to our books?" https://r29.co/2DQxKNS
- Lee and Low - "Diversity Baseline Survey 2019 Results": https://bit.ly/3jfksL3
- Vulture - "Who Gave You the Right To Tell That Story": https://bit.ly/30nyG41
- School Library Journal - "An Updated Look at Diversity in Children's Books" https://bit.ly/2ZF4Kkz
- ^^ Infographic citation: Huyck, David and Sarah Park Dahlen. (2019 June 19). Diversity in Children’s Books 2018. sarahpark.com blog. Created in consultation with Edith Campbell, Molly Beth Griffin, K. T. Horning, Debbie Reese, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Madeline Tyner, with statistics compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison: ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp. Retrieved from readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic.
- CCBC - "Publishing Statistics on Children's/YA Books about People of Color and First/Native Nations and by People of Color and First/Native Nations Authors and Illustrators": https://bit.ly/39a9xh6
- ^^ Citation: Data on books by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations published for children and teens compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, an eighteen-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for six years and will be starting my second year as a writing undergrad in the fall. On my channel, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays). You can read my work in issue 25 of Minola Review, Grain Magazine, on my blog, and elsewhere!

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