I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of visibility, trendiness and sustainability. There is this weird narrative that’s been going on for the last few years (& probably longer let’s be honest) that it’s now suddenly easier for artists of color to get their work picked up, their work to find opportunities, and for us to find homes for our work. I can’t believe how many times that this has been told to me (by white people) from things that are as innocuous as ‘wow, you must be so grateful that you have something exotic to write about’ to people literally saying to me ‘well your work is trendy right now because you’re [insert x identity trait] so it’ll be easier for you to publish something.’
Stats on BIPOC publishing & novel updates!
Stats on BIPOC publishing & novel updates!
Stats on BIPOC publishing & novel updates!
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of visibility, trendiness and sustainability. There is this weird narrative that’s been going on for the last few years (& probably longer let’s be honest) that it’s now suddenly easier for artists of color to get their work picked up, their work to find opportunities, and for us to find homes for our work. I can’t believe how many times that this has been told to me (by white people) from things that are as innocuous as ‘wow, you must be so grateful that you have something exotic to write about’ to people literally saying to me ‘well your work is trendy right now because you’re [insert x identity trait] so it’ll be easier for you to publish something.’