Cindy Pon asks questions about cultural appropriation and the responsible portrayal of diversity in fantasy fiction, and a variety of young adult writers present their answers.

On a similar theme, Karen Healey is on Strange Horizons talking about Margaret Mahy, and the use of New Zealand as a place in fantasy fiction. Reading this, and remembering other writers recently gushing about Margaret Mahy, it occurs to me that I don't think I've read nearly enough of her books. I read a couple as a ...