Inclusive Young Adult Fiction by Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

Author:Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030105228
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Motivation for Starting and Continuing to Write

Several of the interviewees argued that by not publishing authors of colour, publishers are missing out on numerous stories that can help us better understand the multicultural societies in which we live. In fact, many authors of colour, including those interviewed for this research, started writing because, as Angie Thomas recently said, her ‘stories were never really told’ (Goldstein 2017):The thing that pushed me to write in the first place was the distinct lack of representation of Muslims in children’s books 17 years ago…. I loved taking my son to the library : together, we explored so many wonderful books, books that inspired awe and wonder, both by the way they were written and the illustration, the finish. And it bothered me that there were no such books for or about Muslim children. So I resolved to start writing, in order to create the books I wanted to see on the library shelf. I continue to write multicultural literature because too many of our stories are yet untold and there is still a serious lack of diversity in books for children and young adults. (Robert )

My motivation stemmed from not seeing enough books with diverse characters . As a teacher I found this frustrating so my solution was to write my own. (Laniyan-Amoako )

My motivation has always been about representing real British multicultural and working class culture, and giving a voice to characters that haven’t traditionally been heard from in fiction, with a particular emphasis on BAME communities. (Rai )

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