While the authors mostly spoke about their work and how their individual backgrounds did (or didn’t) affect their writing, I spoke from the only perspective I know: that of a book reviewer/editor/literary agent who’s been around for a while and has dedicated most of her career to helping authors of color get published. From this perspective, I chose to concentrate on what I called the “Challenges and Opportunities” presented by the market for diverse literature. Mine was a nuts and bolts type of talk, meant mostly to draw attention to the opportunities and support that exist out there for writers, so as to help provide attendees with the tools and confidence they may need to continue to write works that are diverse in every sense of the word.
