Stacy | June 5, 2009
If you’re my friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that I’ve revealed the big secret I’ve been keeping: That I’m starting a small press with a friend. I don’t feel ready to give many details about it yet because I’m still working on the website and a variety of details [...]
Category: children's literature, community, writing |
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Tags: children's literature, editing, fantasy, publishing, racefail, science fiction, young adult lit
Stacy | May 18, 2009
I can’t remember who linked this, but the winner of the Media Matters Film Festival, Slip of the Tongue, is awesomely relevant to both racial and gender issues. I can’t embed it here, so you’ll have to go to the film page, click on “About the Film” and you should be able to see it [...]
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Tags: culture, racefail, teens
Stacy | May 18, 2009
When I was in the fourth grade, I always wondered why I wasn’t born Japanese. You see, back then (mid-80s), the news was always saying that the Japanese had the best education system in the world, and that Americans were falling behind. Given that my life goal at the time was to be the smartest [...]
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Tags: children's literature, editing, fantasy, racefail, writing, ya lit