"I want to write my queer, Latinx, trans & non-binary identities into fairy tales, and I want to be part of opening what we imagine fairy tales to be to include characters of color and LGBTQQIA+ characters."-
WNDB spoke with 5 authors (Anna-Marie McLemore, Kacen Callender, Aiden Thomas, Victoria Lee, Mason Deaver) to celebrate their books and ask about them about their careers. It’s a Virtual Pride party!
(Source: diversebooks.org)
"I always knew it was going to have a happy ending—I had set out to write a rom-com that gave queer brown girls a happy ending."-
(Source: diversebooks.org)
"Self-publishing isn’t easy, but for a marginalized creator, it can provide so much freedom and agency. I had complete control over my narrative, from the artwork to the promotional pricing. I also knew who I was writing for: the same audience who followed me on Tumblr, where I’d been posting queer fan fiction for years."-
(Source: diversebooks.org)