This past March, I had the honor of participating in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Writer’s Days Conference in Los Angeles, CA, along with some of the brightest talent in the children’s book industry, including award-winning and bestselling authors Malinda Lo, Nikki Grimes and Eugene Yelchin, as well as Daniel Nayeri, Editorial Director at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The theme of this year’s conference was “Diversity” in Children’s Books, and the perspectives on the topic were as diverse as the panelists themselves.
