A meeting-point and how to get started
The Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature and the Goethe-Institut invite you to a webinar on how to create inclusive children’s literature. The webinar will be held in English and is open to the public.
Both the majority and the minorities need children’s literature that reflects society’s diversity. What kind of books do we need so that all children feel included in the stories? How does one write and publish an inclusive children’s book? We invite all new and existing children’s authors, illustrators and publishers as well as everyone working with children’s literature to attend our webinar.
The presentations cover areas in research, writing and illustration as well as publishing. The participants will have the possibility for networking at the end of the webinar.
Program:
- 13:00 Alexandra Stang (Goethe-Institut) and Kaisa Laaksonen (The Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature): Welcome!
- 13:15 Leading expert Anna Moring (Monimuotoiset perheet ry): Diverse families and family situations in children’s literature
- 13:30 Editor in chief Frank Kühne (publishing house Carlsen, Germany): Books for all children - Diversity in children’s books in Germany
- 14:00 Key note: University lecturer Jaana Pesonen (University of Helsinki): Representations of diversity in Finnish children’s literature : Examining gender, ethnicity and dis/ability in the books from 2010s and 2020s.
- 14:45 Break
- 15.00 Illustrator Carlos da Cruz: When French popular culture meets Finnish history : Apassit children’s book series.
- 15:20 Children’s author Johanna Lestelä: How to write a diverse children’s book and get published? - My story
- 15:40 Discussion
- 15.50 Networking
The participation in the webinar is free of charge. Please register beforehand via this link:
Registration
You will receive the access to the webinar via e-mail.
Technical requirements
We will use Zoom for our meeting. We recommend the use of a headset, as speakers can create disturbing echo effects. Participation is possible from PC and Mac. To participate, simply follow the link we will send you when you register.
The webinar is part of the project DRIN - Visions for Children's Books.
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