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Hi, folks.
Today on the show, I chat again on the importance of diversity in fiction with prolific children’s author Tonya Duncan Ellis. We talk about the importance of children seeing diverse representations in their fiction as well as how we, as writers, can all uplift and promote diverse books and authors.
Tonya will be back next week, too, to chat about running live author events.
About Tonya:
Tonya Duncan Ellis has had her nose in a book since she learned to read, so it’s no surprise that she’d one day become a writer. She is author of the Amazon best selling Sophie Washington children’s book series, a former journalist, and a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Fluent in French, Tonya loves learning about other cultures and has traveled to 49 states and 20 countries. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and three children.
Find out more from Tonya at her website.
In the episode, we mentioned an illustrated infographic about representation in children’s literature. It really brings home the point in a way that merely looking at the numbers can’t. I found it online and here it is below.
