Dorena Williamson - On Why Her Children's Books Are Not Just For Children

About this episode

Dorena Williamson discusses her journey as a bestselling children's book author and the importance of diversity in storytelling.

Dorena Williamson is the bestselling author of 9 children's books with a passion "for all children to hear the message of God's diverse kingdom." In this conversation with Jacilyn Goodwin and Vania Gomez, she shares her story of navigating the publishing world to find God's adventure in storytelling for children. Telling these stories are an act of creating Godly imagination in all of us, as we learn to center diverse faces and voices to the table.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacilyn Goodwin, Vania Gomez

Guest: Dorena Williamson

Topics covered

• children's books
• storytelling
• diversity
• God's kingdom

Keywords

• publishing
• Godly imagination
• diverse voices

Mentioned in this episode

Products: children's books

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