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Some of you may know that I'm a member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team. After launching with a very successful 3-day online campaign, we've accepted an invitation to appear on a panel at BookCon, which you may have heard some tiny shreds of information about in recent weeks.

The panel will include Ellen Oh, Lamar Giles, I.W. Gregorio, Marieke Nijkamp, Aisha Saeed, me, Jacqueline Woodson, Matt de la Pena, and Grace Lin. We'd love to see a crushing mob of Blueboarders there. Here's the Publisher's Weekly announcement:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/62211-reedpop-adds-bookcon-panel-on-diverse-books.html
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2014, 03:06 PM »
Hooray! Pretty sure I'll be there!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2014, 03:39 PM »
Hooray, looking forward to seeing you, Steph!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2014, 05:09 PM »
Looking forward to seeing you too!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2014, 06:01 PM »
I won't be there but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that this has come to be. Hopefully it'll mean that other conference/exhibition organizers will also sit up and take note...

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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2014, 06:51 PM »
I'm going!  :chickendance
 
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2014, 04:51 AM »
I so wish I could be there and am SO excited that this is taking place!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2014, 05:44 AM »
I'm going too and I'm so excited! I've never been at any writer's event or con but I'll be at BEA that day. I hope to see many of you -- we need some kind of badge or funny hat to recognize each other.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2014, 07:16 AM »
YAYAY!!! That is fantastic! Best wishes for a huge turnout at your panel! You all have something important to say!!!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2014, 10:20 AM »
Danette, Kell, we have to say hello in person, even if it's just for a few minutes - I'm flying in late Friday and flying back out right after lunch on Saturday. But I want to see both of you!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2014, 10:26 AM »
I won't be there, but am so happy this is happening!!  :like :like 

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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2014, 10:54 AM »
 :bluesad: I'm only at BEA on Wed. and Thurs. but I'm happy BookCon listened...though I hope in future years ALL the panels are diverse without "diversity" needing to be the topic.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2014, 11:00 AM »
It sounds great, Mike. I can't be there, but at least I can send you cyber cheers.  :yay 


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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2014, 12:25 PM »
You know it, Mike! Ellen too!
 
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2014, 12:55 PM »
SUCH awesome news. Lots of pics on Facebook, please. And let us know if there is a specific hashtag where the panel will be livetweeted.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2014, 06:04 PM »
 :yay Mike and Ellen Oh!  :yay

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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2014, 08:00 PM »
 :bunnyrun ROCK IT OUT MIKE JUNG!!!!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2014, 08:45 PM »
Thanks everyone! It should be noted that I am definitely one of the lesser-involved organizers, and that Ellen is a towering inferno of brains, integrity, and raw willpower. She is absolutely the driving force, and I'm lucky that I get to follow her lead and contribute in my relatively small way.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2014, 10:17 PM »
Danette and Kell, I hope we can meet up, and Ellen too!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2014, 01:07 AM »
This is SO GREAT!!!! And there will be millions of people trying to squeeze into that room, I just know it!


Moreover, I think the books of the next few years are going to look a little bit different, thanks to your (plural you!!) efforts, and I am so proud of all of you!!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #21 on: May 10, 2014, 09:45 AM »
Thank you everyone!! I'm so proud of the response that our campaign has received. There were moments where several members of our team were in tears at the outpouring of support we got and the incredible and poignant responses. Mike is being modest. He worked really hard. The whole team did! It was a crazy amount of work in a short period of time and there's more to come!! I am so glad to hear that people are coming to our panel! Apparently I've already heard snarky remarks about tokenism and that they placed us up against Grisham and Hiaasen so who's gonna come? WEll folks, they actually didn't place us, we asked for the 10AM spot and they gave it to us because we'd rather go up against Grisham and Hiaasen than Veronica Roth, Amy Poehler, Cary Elwes from the Princess Bride and John Green!! Hey we ain't stupid!!! So the more people you tell and the more people who pack our panel, the better it is for diversity in books!! Thanks everyone!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #22 on: May 10, 2014, 10:23 AM »
This is wonderful news! Congratulations on your success! Thanks for letting us know.

I'm thinking about going, too. Will probably be there.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #23 on: May 10, 2014, 02:12 PM »
Great news, Mike and Ello!  :yourock Thanks for all you've done (and wish I could be there).
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #24 on: May 10, 2014, 02:39 PM »
Smart thinking, Ellen!

Diana, hope to see you there too.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #25 on: May 28, 2014, 05:04 PM »
I'm really looking forward to the panel! Yay! Just got my ticket. Will probably be bringing another author/illustrator friend with me. I hope to see you there, Stephanie! :) And any other blueboarders.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #26 on: May 29, 2014, 07:25 AM »
You're all stars! Thank you for all your hard work.
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #27 on: May 29, 2014, 02:05 PM »
Diana, I'm gonna be incredibly scattered, but please do me a favor and introduce yourself, I want to say hello in person!
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #28 on: May 30, 2014, 05:16 AM »
I will, Mike! (Must. Fight. Introversion.)
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Re: BookCon panel - The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
« Reply #29 on: May 30, 2014, 07:02 AM »
Mike, I'll be the one wearing braces!  :grin3 Safe trip and I'll see you tomorrow!
 
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