No one is innately an expert on stereotypes, either within their own identity or as an outsider. Proximity and membership do help, but they don’t automatically make you cognizant of the harmful ways people like you are depicted in the media.

Let’s learn how to identify and subvert modern iterations of stereotypes together.

This is a multigenerational saga where the personal and the collective both meet and collide in an emotionally piercing blend of family drama, cultural beliefs and superstitions, sisterhood, and sharp, witty humor.

This is an easy-to-follow picture book story that shows Luz’s work ethic, integrity, and dreams for his family (with beautiful artwork to accompany it).

You may have seen both "authenticity reading" and "sensitivity reading" thrown around blogs, social media posts, and other writing spaces, but what is the difference between the two, and which one do you need?

Our October Book Selection is My Abuela Is a Bruja. An adorable look at life in Puerto Rico with a magical abuela.

The deaf community is highly diverse it is therefore perhaps not surprising that it can be hard to find consensus about Deaf or deaf!

The simple fact is that we can never truly know what someone else’s life is like. This is true, of course, of literally anyone, but there is a greater risk of harm when you’re writing characters with marginalized identities that you don’t personally have. For that reason, I think you have a greater responsibility to do everything in your power to get it right.

Writing about a patient in a psychiatric hospital needs a lot of consideration and critical care.

Write the character as a person, not a diagnosis. We’re complicated, interesting, and main characters in our own right.

This isn’t a review of "American Fiction”. Instead, this post helps examine what we as writers and publishers can learn from this film that holds up a mirror to see the choices made when writing and publishing historically marginalized characters.

With 6 million children diagnosed with ADHD in the last two decades, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a condition that’s rarely out of the public eye. And since so many families are affected, misinformation is rampant.

While their entire personality shouldn’t be dictated by their Autism symptoms, here’s some insight on how to describe an Autistic character.

"Should I even write this?" This series of open ended questions can help you determine if you should write that project.

Even though sensitivity readers are often blamed for censoring books this article tells you why we can't and why we don't want to.

Every month we will select a title written by a historically marginalized author that features at least 1 marginalized character.

From Jinn to Islamic principles, what to consider if you want to write Muslims in magical worlds.

Considering hiring a sensitivity reader? Here's what you can expect. From basic definitions, what does feedback entail, to cost and more.

As a writer with severe arthritis, productivity can be a struggle. These are the things I wish I’d known when I first started writing.

Now that you've received feedback from your sensitivity reader, this helpful guide can get from comments to revisions.