Own Voices: An Overview (Part 1)
Channel: The Eighth Square
Date: 06/04/2021

#OwnVoices: what does it mean, what are the origins of the hashtag/concept, and why do people support it? Combining research and my own experience from inside the most "woke" sectors of publishing, I give an overview on this complex and confusing topic. Stay tuned for the next video, where I'll discuss the problems caused by #OwnVoices as well as important context about the publishing industry that puts everything into perspective. 

Sources:
The hashtag spawning tweet: https://twitter.com/corinneduyvis/status/640584099208503296
https://subitclub.com/2017/07/06/is-my-manuscript-ownvoices/
https://netgalley.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049726234-OwnVoices-Category-Definitions
https://www.corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/
https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=six-ya-titles-that-epitomize-ownvoices
https://mswishlist.com/mswl/ownvoices
https://www.readbrightly.com/why-we-need-diverse-authors-in-kids-ya-lit/

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