#WritingTheOtherResources Video: Who's Consuming Whom?

Award-winning authors and editors Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, and Michi Trota dig into the dynamics behind cultural appropriation in speculative fiction and publishing. In this discussion they touch on colonialism, consumption, and how it all relates to writing the "Other".

https://writingtheother.com/whos-consuming-whom-a-roundtable-discussion/?utm_source=wto&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=resources2023

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#WritingTheOtherResources Video: Family, Culture, and KidLit

The nuclear family isn't the default for everyone. There are many different types of families in the world. So where are all the extended families in #kidlit?

#YA author Shveta Thakrar discusses the ways families are often portrayed in kidlit, how these portrayals don't always ring true for #BIPOC readers or authors, & what writers need to be aware of when portraying different familial frameworks.

https://writingtheother.com/family-culture-and-kidlit/?utm_source=wto&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=resources2023

#WritingTheOtherResources on Intersectionality and Characterization

Learn how this framework can help you create fuller characters no matter their background (or yours).

http://writingtheother.com/intersectionlaity-and-characterization/