{"id":280,"date":"2018-04-10T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T08:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/?p=280"},"modified":"2018-04-10T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:53:20","slug":"rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Inclusivity: Ideas for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London Book Fair Seminar<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10th April 2018, 10-11am, The Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-280 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/panel-judge_felone\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/panel_bluebird-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/panel_williams\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/panel_kam\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/2018\/04\/rethinking-inclusivity-ideas-for-change\/panel_roberts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>Is the publishing industry doing enough to become more inclusive? What do you want to see publishers do to make the industry more accessible? What changes does the industry need to make to be truly diverse?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re inviting current publishing students from all over the world to think of new ways of considering diversity in the publishing industry. We want to hear about innovative and implementable approaches to advance inclusion and accessibility across the whole breadth of the industry, from writers and agents, to editors, and designers. Students will be asked to present their ideas in a 3 minute \u2018pitch\u2019 to a panel of leading experts working in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPERT PANEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim\u00e9e Felone<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-281 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel-Judge_Felone.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Co-Founder at Knights Of<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aim\u00e9e Felone is co-founder of newly launched Knights Of \u2013 a commercial children\u2019s publisher whose main focus is hiring diversely, and commissioning writers and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. She has worked at Eve White Agency, David Higham Associates and was Assistant Editor at Scholastic. She has always been a supportive and engaged voice within the industry working and has tirelessly worked to promote diversity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Roberts.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Dr Nancy Roberts<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Director of\u00a0Business Inclusivity<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nancy has worked in publishing for over 20 years in a variety of production and operations roles, following on from the completion of her postgraduate publishing diploma at West Herts College. Her experience encompasses a wide spectrum of sectors, in children\u2019s, trade and academic. She has a global view of the industry, and brings a uniquely broad perspective gained from across the different sectors in which she has worked.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy founded Business Inclusivity to support the industry in thinking about how we can use diversity and inclusion to solve business problems and deliver a sustainable industry. Business Inclusivity is a social enterprise meaning profits are reinvested in the business to enable broader access to support. As well as working on diversity and inclusion strategies, she also enjoys providing personal coaching and leadership development. She has a PhD in Postcolonial Feminist Literary Theory, and is currently an EMBA student at Cranfield University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wei Ming Kam<\/strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-283 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Kam.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #333333; font-weight: 300;\">Digital Marketing &amp; Data Executive<br \/>\n<\/span>Oberon Book<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wei Ming is co-founder of BAME In Publishing, a network for people of colour who work in publishing, and a co-founder of Pride in Publishing, a network for queer people who work in publishing. She has written for the best selling essay collection <em>The Good Immigrant<\/em>, as well as Media Diversified and Gal Dem.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-284 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_Williams.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frances Menash Williams<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author &amp; Consultant<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frances Menash Williams is the author of the novels <em>From Pasta to Pigfoot<\/em> and <em>From Pasta to Pigfoot: Second Helpings<\/em>. Her non-fiction titles include <em>Everyday Heroes \u2013 Learning from the Careers of Successful Black Professionals<\/em> and <em>I Want to Work in Africa: How to Move Your Career to the World\u2019s Most Exciting Continent<\/em>. A successful entrepreneur and consultant, she is the publisher of ReConnectAfrica.com, an award-winning careers and business portal for African professionals in the Diaspora. Frances has written extensively on issues relating to people development, careers and Africa and as a guest columnist for various publications. She has spoken at numerous conferences and forums on skills development, Africa and the African diaspora and was a speaker at the December 2014 TEDxEuston event in London. She is the recipient of several awards, most recently the African Diaspora Awards 2017 Community Pioneer Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrancesMensahW\">@FrancesMensahW<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesmensahwilliams.com\">www.francesmensahwilliams.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/FrancesMensahWilliams\">www.Facebook.com\/FrancesMensahWilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heather O&#8217;Connell<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1-768x726.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1-317x300.jpg 317w, http:\/\/www.publishingeducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Panel_bluebird-1.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Consultant at Bluebird Works<\/em><br \/>\nHeather has more than 20 years experience in the publishing industry working her way up from controller to senior management positions at Penguin and Harper Collins. She is passionate about the industry and runs a consultancy that helps publishers to improve their workflows and buying strategy. She also teaches them the art of production, both in house and via the Publishing MA at UCL where she runs the Production and Ops module. She launched the Get into Book Publishing course last year which provides a cost effective introduction to the book industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Book Fair Seminar 10th April 2018, 10-11am, The Faculty Is the publishing industry doing enough to become more inclusive? What do you want to see publishers do to make the industry more accessible? 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