3. Becky Albertalli and the #ownvoices movement

This episode, I’ll be focusing on the author Becky Albertalli, and talking about the #ownvoices movement in YA literature. Albertalli recently wrote an essay in Medium, expressing that she felt forced to reveal her bisexuality because of weaponising the #ownvoices movement. More on this topic: Becky Albertalli's coming out essay: https://medium.com/@rebecca.albertalli/i-know-im-late-9b31de339c62 The #ownvoices movement: https://www.corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/ Vulture's article on authors writing outside their own experience: https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/who-gave-you-the-right-to-tell-that-story.html Why we need #ownvoices: https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/harperkids/3-reasons-why-ownvoices-books-matter