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Own Voices in Children’s Publishing a Transmit Culture Event
November 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FreePlease join us for our Fall 2020 Transmit Culture event, Own Voices in Children’s Publishing. We are excited to announce our three guests for our panel discussion: DongWon Song, literary agent at Howard Morhaim; Bryan Parker, author, illustrator, and publisher at Believe in Wonder; and Kyle Sullivan, publisher at Hazy Dell Press. Our panelists will engage in a discussion led by Ooligan Acquisitions Manager Jen Ladwig about current events in children’s publishing, the changing nature of the publishing landscape in 2020, and the ways they have worked to foster diversity, representation, and positive social change through children’s books.
The event will be held remotely via Zoom on November 12 from 7:00–8:00 p.m. PST. Register here for a link to the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQuoLuw6ynNqPgx9_8DTKgu7TY769dsf7qHgRuQ-twWxeK3A/viewform?usp=sf_link
We hope to see you there!