Diverse Verse

 The blog posts on diverseverse.com support and amplify diverse voices and poetry for young people.

https://www.diverseverse.com/

Ableist Tropes

 Watch out in your writing for these common ableist tropes.

https://www.rebekahgienapp.com/ableist-tropes/

Sensitivity Readers

 What is a sensitivity reader, and do you need one for your manuscript?

https://annerallen.com/2022/03/need-a-sensitivity-reader/

Mentally Ill Characters

 There's a need for sensitively written mentally ill characters in children's books.

https://wildthings.vcfa.edu/why-we-urgently-need-more-mentally-ill-characters-in-books-for-young-readers-how-to-write-them-by-ann-jacobus-kordahl-nancy-bo-flood-07/

Diversity in Aging

 Many books use stereotypes for the older character: don't let yours be one of these.

https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/ten-ways-to-add-diversity-in-aging-to-picture-book-collections-by-lindsey-mcdivitt/

Older Characters

Aging is a normal part of life, and our stories should reflect that. 

https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/10-positive-things-about-aging-we-need-to-show-kids-in-books-by-lindsey-mcdivitt/

LGBTQ Parents in Middle Grades

Here are some tips on how to write LGBTQ parents in your middle grade novel.

http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blogspot.com/2016/05/writing-about-middle-graders-with-lgbtq.html

Books About Slavery

With all the current discussions about the depiction of slavery in picture books, it's important to read how other recent titles have handled the subject.

http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/01/27/recent-books-on-slavery-for-young-people/#_

We Need Diverse Books

Visit the official site of "we need diverse books" and help make the campaign a reality.

http://weneeddiversebooks.org/

LGBT in Middle Grade

The world of middle-grade aged children provides many opportunities to introduce an LGBT character.

http://www.leewind.org/2015/05/mary-e-cronins-workshop-on-gay-lgbt.html

Writing About Minorities

How do you write about minorities when you are not one yourself?

http://rateyourstory.blogspot.com/2015/03/writing-about-minorities-for-non.html

Ageism

Here's a blog about promoting positive images of aging in children's literature.

http://www.lindseymcdivitt.com/blog/

Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes

How to make your young adult LGBTQ characters fully realized instead of being stereotypes.

http://www.malindalo.com/2010/06/avoiding-lgbtq-stereotypes-in-ya-fiction-part-5-resources/

Ageism in Kidlit

This blog promotes diversity of and respect for character age. 

http://www.lindseymcdivitt.com/blog/

LGBTQ Stereotypes in YA

Here's a five-part blog series on how to avoid LGBTQ stereotypes in young adult novels.

http://www.malindalo.com/2010/06/avoiding-lgbtq-stereotypes-in-ya-fiction-part-5-resources/

Ageism

How to incorporate older characters into your books while avoiding stereotypes. 

http://www.lindseymcdivitt.com/2014/07/07/5-stereotypes-positive-aging-picture-books-avoid/

LGBTQ Friendly Press

Harmony Ink Press is moving to LGBTQ and YA books.

http://publishingperspectives.com/2014/09/harmony-ink-press-reaching-out-to-lgbtq-youth/

We Need Diverse Books

The ground roots movement for more diversity in books now has an official organization. 

http://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/post/93178270072/we-need-diverse-books-announces-incorporation-as-a

Ageism

Our children's books need diversity and non-stereotyping of older people. 

http://www.lindseymcdivitt.com/2014/05/16/we-need-diversity-in-aging-also/

#WeNeedDiverseBooks

Join the campaign to increase diversity in books. #WeNeedDiverseBooks 

http://latinosinkidlit.com/2014/05/05/make-the-weneeddiversebooks-campaign-a-movement-that-pushed-for-intentionality/