Projects and Initiatives

Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Visit Site

Asians in Publishing. Visit Facebook page

Baker, Jenn. Minorities in Publishing. Tumblr. How to Access Podcast

CAN’T LIT. Listen to Podcasts

Code Switch. National Public Radio. Listen to Podcasts

Dani & Mollie. Black Chick Lit. Listen to Podcasts

Disability in Kidlit. Visit Site

Disabled Writers. Visit Site

Diversity in YA. (Currently on hiatus) Visit Site

Editors of Color. Visit Site

“Fund for Trans Writers.” Shoot-for-The-Moon. Visit Page

Lambda Literary. Visit Site “[N]urtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.”

Latinos in Publishing. Visit Site “A network of book professionals committed to supporting and increasing the number of Latino/a/x in the publishing industry, as well as promoting literature by, for, and about Latino/a/x people.”

Lean In. Visit Site To “help women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world.”

Lemiski, Mica, interviewer. “Fainting Couch Feminists.” Room Magazine. Listen to Podcasts

Literary Agents of Color. Visit Site

Microaggressions: Power, Privilege, and Everyday Life. Visit Site

People of Color in Publishing. Visit Site

Post, Chad. “Three Percent Podcast.” Listen to Podcasts “A destination for readers, editors, and translators interested in finding out about modern and contemporary international literature.”

Publishing in Color: Conferences for Spiritual Writers of Color. Visit Site

Saleem, Ikhlas & Makkah Ali. “A podcast on race, gender and Muslims in North America. Identity Politics.” Listen to Podcasts

The SFT Podcast. Speculative Fiction in Translation. Access to Podcasts

Strom, Dao & Neil Aitken, directors. De-Canon: A Visibility Project. Visit Site “A ‘pop-up library’ and web resource project that showcases literary art by writers/artists of color.”

Thompson, Rachel, host. Lit Mag Love: Podcast & course. Visit Site

Wong, Alice, director. Disability Visibility Project. Visit Site “An online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.”

Yueh, Marvin & Reera Yoo, hosts. Books & Boba. Visit Site “A book club and podcast dedicated to spotlighting books written by authors of Asian descent.”

Awards & Funding

Carl Brandon Society. Visit Site “The mission of the society is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction.”

Indigenous Voices Awards. To support and nurture the work of indigenous writers in lands claimed by Canada. Visit Site

Nepveu, Kate. Con or Bust: Helping Fans of Color Attend SFF Cons. (SFF=Science Fiction and Fantasy) Visit Site

Inclusive Conferences, Festivals, and Events

BIPOC Writers Connect: Mentorship, Networking, Training. Conference, Toronto, October 30, 2019. The Writers’ Union of Canada. Visit Site

The Festival of Literary Diversity. Visit Site FOLD celebrates diversity in literature by promoting “diverse authors and stories in Brampton, Ontario – one of Canada’s most culturally diverse cities.”

Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival. Visit Site Annual event in March organized by Room magazine in Vancouver, BC.

“Publishing Unbound: Inclusivity and Accountability in Canadian Publishing.” Publishing @ SFU. Held February 9-11, 2018. More Info

WisCon. Visit Site “A feminist science fiction & fantasy convention held annually in Madison, Wisconsin.”

Writers Guild of North America. “Industry Inclusion and Equity Writing Programs, Conferences and Festivals.” Visit Site

Mentorships and Other Career Assistance

Awaken. Visit Site Empowering “leaders and teams to lead inclusively and authentically.”

Diaspora Dialogues. Visit Site “Supports diverse writers to turn their craft into a career through mentorship, professional development and opportunities to publish and present their work.”

The Future Is You and Me. Visit Site A Vancouver-based program “designed to support young women of colour to take on leadership positions in arts, cultural and creative industries.”

Inkluded. Visit Site Champions diversity in publishing by supporting like-minded organizations and works to develop and place young people from diverse backgrounds into their first publishing jobs.

InkWell Workshops. Visit Site “Offers free, drop-in creative-writing workshops in Toronto to people living with mental-health or addictions issues led by award-winning professional writers with lived experience of mental illness.”

Jackson, Catrice M. SHETalks WETalk: Race Talks for Women. Visit Site

“Learning Lab: BIPOC Performing Artists Edition.” ArtStarts. Visit Page

“Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship.” Toronto Arts Council. More Info

People Of Color In Publishing. Visit Site

Phelan, Beth, host and moderator. #DVPit: A Twitter pitching event for marginalized authors and illustrators only. Visit Site

Thursdays Writing Collective. Visit Site Creative writing workshops and support for writers in Vancouver’s downtown eastside that ran from 2008-2018.

We Need Diverse Books. Visit Site Advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honours the lives of all young people.

Writing the Other. Visit Site Resources and workshops on “writing characters very different from” the writer “sensitively and convincingly.”