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From: Claudia Pearson <pearsoncrz_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:29:01 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Mary Louise wrote: "I believe every author should not only discuss craft with children, but they should discuss their path to becoming an author. Imagine how inspiring it could be for all our children to hear authors talk about their journey and especially for our minority children to see someone who looks like them."
Congratulations on the "Emerging Voices" Award Mary Louise! And I totally agree with you about the importance of children seeing authors both "like themselves" and different. I have heard very talented multi-published African-American authors mention that they did not believe they could become authors until they actually met an author who looked like them.
Of course like me, they were children many years ago, and things have improved, but I still think it makes a difference.
Claudia
Claudia Pearson coRA SCBWI Southern Breeze Georgia - Alabama - Mississippi pearsoncrz_at_earthlink.net
Received on Fri 08 Feb 2013 07:29:01 PM CST
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:29:01 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Mary Louise wrote: "I believe every author should not only discuss craft with children, but they should discuss their path to becoming an author. Imagine how inspiring it could be for all our children to hear authors talk about their journey and especially for our minority children to see someone who looks like them."
Congratulations on the "Emerging Voices" Award Mary Louise! And I totally agree with you about the importance of children seeing authors both "like themselves" and different. I have heard very talented multi-published African-American authors mention that they did not believe they could become authors until they actually met an author who looked like them.
Of course like me, they were children many years ago, and things have improved, but I still think it makes a difference.
Claudia
Claudia Pearson coRA SCBWI Southern Breeze Georgia - Alabama - Mississippi pearsoncrz_at_earthlink.net
Received on Fri 08 Feb 2013 07:29:01 PM CST
