We Need Diverse Authors in Today's Children's Literature

St. Anselm's Professor, Loretta L. C. Brady is leading a discussion on how minority, LGBQT, disabled, and immigrant writers are working to craft stories for the children's literary market March 21, 2020 in Manchester.

Psychologist and Inclusion expert Dr. Brady will review the current market of children's literature including fiction and nonfiction Picture Book, Middle Grade, and YA. Participants will be able to share pages in progress and discuss: Children's Literature 101; writing diverse stories; and surviving exclusion (aka how to create a writing community when you feel like the only one)

This workshop is being presented on Saturday, January 11 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ford House at 2500 N. River Road, Manchester. (SNHU Campus). The session is sponsored by the NH Writers' Project. The cost is $65 for NHWP members or $85 for nonmembers and is limited to 12 students. You may register at https://bit.ly/2T8zaJd

Presenter Bio

Loretta L.C. Brady, Ph.D., APA-CP, is a clinical psychologist, writer, and Professor of psychology at Saint Anselm College. She received her doctorate from Fordham University. She is the co-director of the Saint Anselm College "Center for Teaching Excellence." In addition she serves on the boards of the Center for Ethics In Business & Governance at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, and as a trustee of Elliot Health System and The Granite YMCA. A writer, her work has appeared in NHBR, Business NH Magazine, and she has been a source for the New York Times, USA Today, and the Washington Post on issues related to workforce development and resilience. She received “Best Specialty Column” second place by the New England Press Association Awards 2016; Finalist for a Jack Jones Literary Arts fellowship in 2018 for her novel in progress “Shots” and received the 2019 Windows & Mirrors New England SCBWI nonmember award for her children’s book manuscript “Sleepover.”