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‘A shadow on your art’: how do First Nations and culturally diverse authors feel about representation?

‘A shadow on your art’: how do First Nations and culturally diverse authors feel about representation?

Rahulshah/PexelsActivism around cultural diversity in books and publishing has come with intense scrutiny of the background of published authors. These conversations are designed to combat inequality and create change – but how do they impact those authors? To find out, we conducted in-depth interviews with eight authors who publicly

‘A shadow on your art’: how do First Nations and culturally diverse authors feel about representation?

‘A shadow on your art’: how do First Nations and culturally diverse authors feel about representation?
Rahulshah/PexelsActivism around cultural diversity in books and publishing has come with intense scrutiny of the background of published authors. These conversations are designed to combat inequality and create change – but how do they impact those authors? To find out, we conducted in-depth interviews with eight authors who publicly