Creative Equity Toolkit

#PublishingPaidMe

Google doc in which nearly 3000 writers have shared their book payments, along with data such as their ethnicity and gender. The document was started by black fantasy author LL McKinney to highlight the disparity between what publishers pay to black and white authors.

#Publishingpaidme: authors share advances to expose racial disparities

Article on the #publishingpaidme movement which aims to highlight disparities in the payment of black and white authors. Nearly 3000 writers have disclosed their payment alongside demographic data.

'Malorie Blackman, the UK’s former children’s laureate and author of the Noughts and Crosses series, wrote that she had “never in my life received anything like the sums being posted by some white authors”.'

Race Forward - Tools

A resource selection provided by a leading American race equity body harnessing systemic analysis and innovation to help people and organisations take action toward racial equity. Includes guides, toolkits, templates, audio and video covering assessment, planning, reporting, programming and impact.