VOYA magazine recently published a book review that ended on a line containing a biphobic message. Upon receiving complaints, they responded with a poorly constructed, insensitive email (which they later made public, together with a signed, rather personal letter of complaint) and eventually published an apology on their public facebook page, which many (us included) find lacking. This is a public letter from Ink & Locket to VOYA. This letter has also been posted as a comment on their facebook apology.
Dear editor in chief,
It is with the deepest respect for VOYA magazine, and what you are trying to do and are doing for YA librarians and young readers, that I am sincerely asking you to do better.
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Read the letter on our blog: An open letter to Voya Magazine
The VOYA situation continues to unfold, and we’re thankful for the support our comments - and those of countless others - has seen from the LGBTQIA, YA and diverse books communities.
To those continuing to speak out and call VOYA into the conversation, we support your commitment to helping those inside and outside our communities learn and grow.
We are a small, independent publishing house, dedicated to telling good stories, amplifying marginalised voices and giving the diverse readers of today heroes to identify with. We want to read the stories between the black and white, hear the voices in the margins; and we hope you want the same!