Cover Reveal: The SEA is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia
Remember how I told you about how my awesome friends Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng were editing an anthology of Southeast Asian steampunk? Well, here’s the cover, in it’s full beauty. Gorgeous artwork! Stirs the imagination for what a steampunk,…
The Book Cover that Judges You
Developed in Amsterdam? A book cover that literally requires you have to have no emotion or change of expression while looking at it. Oh…. I wonder if this can translate to getting more POC on YA covers? One can only…
#ThankyouShonda #TGIT
For Being a black female writer and creator in an industry with very few minority women weaving the tales and calling the shots For creating racially inclusive TV and proving to the masses that diverse stories can be successful. For…
Yesterday in #WeNeedDiverseBooks: Lee and Low Talks Diversity Behind the Scenes
If you’ve been following the #WeNeedDiverseBooks and the #DiversityinYA campaign, then you’d know (and let’s be honest, it’s pretty obvious anyway) that there’s a definite lack of books being published that aren’t starring predominantly white (cis, straight) characters. Different people…
Sunday Musings: The Power of Words
So, years ago I read a very powerful article over at the Rejectionist written by the amazing author Neesha Meminger. It’s about the power of words. Peanut Gallery: “The power of words? What you mean like saying Bloody Mary in…
Monday Wishlist: Winter
On Tuesday??????? Lol, Unfortunately last night I was up to my ears in an article I was furiously trying to finish that day – an academic article I’m hoping to publish (yay does that make a real PhD student now??…
Friday Food For Thought: Writing the African ‘Other’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422327029&v=QDWlMX2ToSc&x-yt-cl=84838260 This is incredible. Give a quick watch if you’ve got time. Especially if you’re a writer, publisher etc. interested in diverse books! Happy Friday! I have a great weekend guys 🙂
So I Wrote a Thing for Diversity in YA
A very personal thing about what it’s like to be a POC writer. I was really inspired by the #WeNeedDiverseBooks twitter campaign. —->Check it out here!<—– Oh and guess what? *~*~*~FEATHER BOUND officially launches tomorrow!~*~*~* Pre-order Here! FEATHER BOUND comes…