In this episode, Nury Castillo Crawford, owner of 1010 Publishing, speaks to us about her mission to encourage Latinos to write their own stories.
As an immigrant from Peru, Nury’s own journey to publish a children’s book inspired her to create a publishing house when she was asked to change the character she had written—one that was a true reflection of herself, from her skin tone to her experience growing up as a young brown Latina in the U.S.
She opens up about:
The “whitening” of the Latino experience in mainstream publishing
How families can think like authors and honor their lived experiences
The importance of writing down legacy and preserving cultural identity
The process of writing a book from start to finish
The books she wished existed when she was younger
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