B1 MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Writing YA Across Cultures

Ken Spillman (Author) Suzanne Kamata (Author, Lecturer, University of Tokushima) Reenita Malhotra Hora (Author, Broadcast Journalist, Ayurveda Clinician )

Writing across borders of race, nationality and ability is a way of engendering empathy in both the writer and the potential reader. In this presentation, the panellists will discuss various methods of writing across cultures and against stereotype, and how to broaden the audience for diverse books.

Part of: Writers & Illustrators Conference