#OWNVOICES 

Three creative #ownvoices artists draw from their personal experiences and histories to reach young audiences BY SHANDA DEZIEL

HIS SPRING, an actor, filmmaker, and musician each step away from their day jobs to publish personal #ownvoices books aimed at young readers. We asked Asha Bromfield, Rae Spoon, and Amanda Strong about their respective adventures in kidlit.

ASHA BROMFIELD 

Toronto actor Asha Bromfield is best known for her role as drummer Melody Valentine on Riverdale and is currently filming the second season of Netflix’s Locke & Key. But this May, she releases her debut YA novel, Hurricane Summer (Wednesday Books/Raincoast Books), a coming-of-age story set in Jamaica.