By Sarah Yung | Apr 15, 2021
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the sixth annual Kweli Color of Children’s Literature Conference took place this past weekend on Zoom for its second year of fully virtual programming. The now three-day symposium was held by
Kweli Journal on April 9–11, featuring a notable lineup of book creators and industry professionals participating in the nation’s largest children’s conference exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and other creators of color.
Master Classes from Industry Pros
Friday featured intensives with four esteemed members of the kidlit community: Newbery Honoree Jasmine Warga (
The Shape of Thunder, HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray), Henry Holt editor Tiffany Liao (who edited Angeline Boulley’s