Telling Better Stories: Writing Diverse YA Fantasy

Telling Better Stories: Writing Diverse YA Fantasy

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Of late I had the honor of joining Daniel José Older and Sabaa Tahir in answering questions on Diversity in YA Fantasy from Maggie Reagan from Booklist. My thoughts included:

I’ve had students ask me, “How do I write this without freaking out the white folks?” And yet authors hold back at the peril of young readers.

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