In September 2016, author Corinne Duyvis created the hashtag #OwnVoices. Her goal was to be able to find and recommend kidlit books with diverse characters that were written by diverse authors. In the years since, the movement has grown to mean many things to many people, and we examine its place in queer literature.

The Klunatics Podcast is produced by Susannah Frigo, Luis Garcia, Angela Noll Mohn, Sita Rajasingham, Mia Sciberras, Jon Steiger, and Kirt Graves. This episode was written by Susannah Frigo.

Special thanks to Lindsey Dorcus for voicing the answers provided by April Daniels. You can find out more about Lindsey at www.lindseydorcus.com. And as always, thanks to our season sponsor, Chelsea Verzwyvelt.

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