I&PF-157, Taneka Stotts, Writer and Story Editor (part 2)

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it!

Hosted by Cassie Soliday

 

Today’s guest is writer and story editor, Taneka Stotts!

Taneka is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter who’s written for Steven Universe Future, Craig of the Creek, Young Justice, and is currently the Story Editor of Pinecone & Pony. Before animation, Taneka created platforms to showcase diverse and LGBTQ voices with no limitations to their imagination in comics. One of my personal favorites is Casual Hex and Deja Brew was hella good, too. Point is, Taneka’s an amazing storyteller and change maker and you should know who they are. In this episode, we discuss growing up with a medium that has now become their life, how the collaborative process can make your crew feel like a family, how to talk about what you’re doing when you can’t actually talk about it due to NDAs, and how to improve diversity inclusion initiatives to make real change that lasts more than a year.

 

Find Taneka online:

www.tanekastotts.com

 

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This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation
womeninanimation.org

"Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"

Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n’ Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation, Asians in Animation, and Diverse Toons.

 

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