Our Mission & Goals

Bring together book lovers in a festival centered around celebrating diverse voices and marginalized experiences

• Help young people celebrate their diverse identities through stories and books

• Showcase books from marginalized voices in kidlit**

• Illuminate authors from backgrounds historically underrepresented in publishing

• Open the conversation about diversity*

• Create a space to celebrate diversity*

• Bring authentic diverse stories to readers from marginalized backgrounds

About DivBookFest: DivBookFest is a children’s literature festival to showcase diverse voices and their stories. The event will be an accessible and open space to celebrate marginalized experiences and stories written by diverse authors. Our hope is that DivBookFest will allow readers from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in literature to take pride in their identities, and build greater empathy and understanding from allies. They are partnering with Our Voice Alliance a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating marginalized voices and perspectives to improve equity & empathy in education.

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