Own Voices

English Etymology Coined by Dutch author Corinne Duyvis on Twitter in 2015 as a hashtag for recommending children's books with "diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group."Leo Benedictus, "Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books", The Guardian, 15 June 2019Laura Miller, "The Decade in Young Adult Fiction", Slate, 17 December 2019 Proper noun 1 en often used _ attributively A literary movement centering books (particularly children's and young-adult fiction) about marginalized people written by authors of the same group. en 2 March 2017 Hiba Tahir Swipe Right The Student Printz University of Southern Mississippi https://issuu.com/thestudentprintz/docs/the_student_printz_3.2.17 5 “The Hate U Give” is an “Own Voices” book, which means that it's about a diverse character and is written by an author from the same diverse group. en 2020 Australian Collective Stand: Rights Catalogue Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 https://issuu.com/booksfromaustralia/docs/frankfurt_2020-txt-09a 27 Own voices story about autism, dating and the joy of growing up. en 2020 Barefoot Books Rights Guide Spring 2020 https://issuu.com/barefootbooks/docs/rightsguide_highlights_directory_issuu_030420 1 An Own Voices title set in present-day Chennai, India, modelled on the Vadapalani Market near where the author grew up. en References en Literature