Diversity in Publishing Stage
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- Saturday, June 24, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?
Donna Spurlock – Charlesbridge ### 55827###Stage Contact###Director of Marketing###Charlesbridge###Stage Contact: – Charlesbridge
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.
Tracie Schneider – Cottage Door Press ### 1955577###Stage Contact######Cottage Door Press###Stage Contact: – Cottage Door Press
### 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter
Judy Allen – Ingram Content Group ### 914848###Stage Contact###Director, Trade Shows & Events###Ingram Content Group###Stage Contact: – Ingram Content Group
### @@@ Ashley Dixon – Ingram Content Group ### 1186164###Stage Contact###Sr Trade Show & Event Specialist###Ingram Content Group###Stage Contact: – Ingram Content Group
### @@@ Kristin Palmer ### 1984031###Stage Contact#########Stage Contact:
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers
Mary Skiver – Ingram Content Group ### 1955584###Stage Contact######Ingram Content Group###Stage Contact: – Ingram Content Group
### 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Celebrando Nuestra Latinidad: A Conversation with Award-Winning Latine Creators
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Celebrando Nuestra Latinidad: A Conversation with Award-Winning Latine Creators
Shaughnessy Miller ### 1654410###Stage Contact#########Stage Contact:
### 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Uncovering Unsung Sheroes: A Discussion of Women in Hip-Hop
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Uncovering Unsung Sheroes: A Discussion of Women in Hip-Hop
S. Michele Echols, M.L.S. /M.S. Philanthropy /Fundraising Doctoral student – ASA College ### 754302###Stage Contact###NYLA Councilor At Large representing Academic Libraries / Adjunct instructor###ASA College###Stage Contact: – ASA College
### 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
In-Conversation with Angeline Boulley and Lily Meade
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
In-Conversation with Angeline Boulley and Lily Meade
Caitlin Lawler – Sourcebooks ### 948822###Stage Contact###Marketing Specialist - Tradeshows###Sourcebooks###Stage Contact: – Sourcebooks
### - Sunday, June 25, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
A World of Experiences: Diverse Authors on the Value of Different Perspectives
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
A World of Experiences: Diverse Authors on the Value of Different Perspectives
Matt Johnson – Kensington Publishing Corp. ### 1929903###Stage Contact######Kensington Publishing Corp.###Stage Contact: – Kensington Publishing Corp.
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Anti-Semitism and Re-Writing Stories in Middle Grade
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Anti-Semitism and Re-Writing Stories in Middle Grade with Deke Moulton
Samantha Devotta (she/her/hers) – Tundra Books ### 1350746###Stage Contact###Senior Associate, Marketing and Publicity###Tundra Books###Stage Contact: – Tundra Books
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Securing Community Library Partnerships and Scaling Up to a National Presence: Hear how a library system, media outlets, retail and foundations were brought together to form a community of learners
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Securing Community Library Partnerships and Scaling Up to a National Presence: Hear how a library system, media outlets, retail and foundations were brought together to form a community of learners
Jessica Westra – HarperCollins Publishers ### 1649909###Stage Contact######HarperCollins Publishers###Stage Contact: – HarperCollins Publishers
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Cancelled: Present in the Past: Working With Public Schools to Teach Civil Rights History
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Cancelled: Present in the Past: Working With Public Schools to Teach Civil Rights History
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Sustainable Values in Children's Literature
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Sustainable Values in Children's Literature
Rachel Sammons – Barefoot Books ### 1649892###Stage Contact###Product Marketing Assistant###Barefoot Books###Stage Contact: – Barefoot Books
### 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Image Comics & Skybound Entertainment - Own Voices in Genre Fiction
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
What's Next in Genre Fiction with Image Comics & DC Entertainment
Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc. ### 163393###Stage Contact###Book Market & Library Sales Manager###Image Comics, Inc.###Stage Contact: – Image Comics, Inc.
### - Monday, June 26, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Giving Characters Permission to Dream Big: Writing Happy Endings for Queer, Gay, and Trans Youth with Edd Tello
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Giving Characters Permission to Dream Big: Writing Happy Endings for Queer, Gay, and Trans Youth with Edd Tello
alana pedalino – ROSEN PUBLISHING ### 1955578###Stage Contact######ROSEN PUBLISHING###Stage Contact: – ROSEN PUBLISHING
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Dark Fantasy and Jewish Folklore in YA Fiction
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Dark Fantasy and Jewish Folklore in YA Fiction
Pamela Osti – Harlequin ### 1955585###Stage Contact######Harlequin###Stage Contact: – Harlequin
### 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Teaching Truth through Children’s Books with Not Done Yet Author Tameka Fryer Brown
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants with Adapter Monique Gray Smith
Lindsay Matvick, lmatvick@lernerbooks.com – Lerner Publishing Group ### 1169844###Stage Contact###Publicity Manager###Lerner Publishing Group###Stage Contact: – Lerner Publishing Group
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Author and Former Librarian Alechia Dow Introduces A Song of Salvation
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Author and Former Librarian Alechia Dow Introduces A Song of Salvation
Pamela Osti – Harlequin ### 1955585###Stage Contact######Harlequin###Stage Contact: – Harlequin
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