Diversity in Kidlit

Publishers Focusing on Diversity

Barefoot Books - a leading publisher of multicultural books

Lee and Low - an independent, award-winning publisher of children's books focusing on diversity. Includes the following additional imprints:

Tu Books - an imprint of Lee and Low that publishes science fiction, fantasy and mystery for children and young adults

Bebop Books - books for beginning readers

Children's Book Press - bilingual, multicultural children's books

Arcoiris - books in Spanish

Small Presses of Color - a listing of small, independent presses that focus on multicultural children's books. Most are owned or operated by people of color.

Where Can I Find Great Diverse Children's Books - list of publishers that focus on diverse books

Agents & Editors

BIPOC Editors and Agents Database

Good Blogs and Websites

A is for Aging - a blog about positive images of aging in children's books (e.g. 7 Positive Things Picture Books Can Teach Us About Aging)

American Indians in Children's Literature - provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books

CBC Diversity committee of the Children's Book Council devoted to encouraging diversity in children's and YA literature

Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature

Disability in Kidlit - reviews, guest posts, and discussions about the portrayal of disabilities in MG & YA

Diverse Pages promotes and discovers main characters of color in mainstream and indie publishing

DiversifYA site with tools for authors to include and promote diversity in their YA work

DiversityinYA - celebrating diversity in YA

Diverse Voices, Inc - new nonprofit helmed by agent Beth Phelan to promote diversity in children's publishing; home of #DVpit and new mentor programs

I'm Here, I'm Queer, What the Hell do I Read?

Inclusive Minds - working for inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children's literature

Indigenous Reads Rising - site run by We Need Diverse Books to support teachers, librarians, and readers to highlight books for and about Native, First Nations, and indigenous communities

Latin@s in Kidlit - exploring the world of Latino/a YA, MG, and children's literature

Las Musas - collective of women & non-binary (identifying on the female spectrum) Latinx MG & YA authors

The Latino Author - tips and tools for authors and emerging Latino authors

Multicultural Children's Book Day - annual day to celebrate multicultural books.

Muslim Kid Lit - a hub for children's literature featuring Muslim characters, authors, and children's literature suitable for the Muslim audience

Open Book - blog of Lee & Low, publisher of multicultural children's books

Rich in Color - dedicated to reading, reviewing, and promoting YA with main characters of color or written by people of color

We Need Diverse Books - home of the campaign

Orate - a Native American organization that evaluates books and curricula with Indian themes to ensure accuracy

Social Justice Books - multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators

Writing in the Margins - pairs underrepresented writers with mentors & provides database of sensitivity readers

Writing the Other - learn to write characters other than you sensitively and convincingly

Writers for Diversity - Facebook group for writers sharing resources and questions