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Re: Latino books & lack thereof
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From: Rosanne Parry <rosanneparry_at_comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:59:46 -0800
I'm delighted to hear you chime in Cammie in part because you've got an excellent question there; one I couldn't begin to answer, but one I've wondered about.
And also you've reminded me that one of RIF's lesser known, but extremely valuable, services is to bring authors to some of the lowest income schools in the country.
I think Debbie has an excellent point about the need for books not just about the minority experience but by minority authors. We don't have nearly enough and the solution to that problem is a long term one, but certainly part of the answer is to bring authors to schools with children of color to mentor and inspire a new generation of writers. There are many obstacles to getting your stories published by a traditional publishing house no matter what the ethnicity of the author. But at the very start of the game, believing you have a story to tell is the heart of the matter.
So not to sidetrack the discussion entirely, but how do we get a more diverse pool of authors? For those you you who have managed it, what help was most helpful to you? What barriers were most difficult to overcome?
Rosanne Parry WRITTEN IN STONE, 2013 SECOND FIDDLE, 2011 HEART OF A SHEPHERD, 2009 www.rosanneparry.com
Received on Fri 08 Feb 2013 02:59:46 PM CST
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:59:46 -0800
I'm delighted to hear you chime in Cammie in part because you've got an excellent question there; one I couldn't begin to answer, but one I've wondered about.
And also you've reminded me that one of RIF's lesser known, but extremely valuable, services is to bring authors to some of the lowest income schools in the country.
I think Debbie has an excellent point about the need for books not just about the minority experience but by minority authors. We don't have nearly enough and the solution to that problem is a long term one, but certainly part of the answer is to bring authors to schools with children of color to mentor and inspire a new generation of writers. There are many obstacles to getting your stories published by a traditional publishing house no matter what the ethnicity of the author. But at the very start of the game, believing you have a story to tell is the heart of the matter.
So not to sidetrack the discussion entirely, but how do we get a more diverse pool of authors? For those you you who have managed it, what help was most helpful to you? What barriers were most difficult to overcome?
Rosanne Parry WRITTEN IN STONE, 2013 SECOND FIDDLE, 2011 HEART OF A SHEPHERD, 2009 www.rosanneparry.com
Received on Fri 08 Feb 2013 02:59:46 PM CST
