Morning links.

• At Kidlitosphere Central: Call for Session Proposals for KidLitCon 2015. It's only May and I am SOOOOO looking forward to Kidlitcon. Such a joyous good time, always.
• At The Toast: Helen Cho, Age of Ultron, and Representation Feels. "Helen Cho is played by Korean actor Claudia Kim, and it’s always nice when Hollywood doesn’t just swap out one kind of Asian for another because #alllooksame. Is she still a background character? Well, sure. But the fact that we don’t learn much about her doesn’t bother me as much in a movie full of larger-than-life characters whose personal lives, even when glimpsed, are always secondary to the mission. Dr. Helen Cho is a badass geneticist whose invention can rebuild damaged skin and MAKE ORGANS and shit. Her science makes Tony Stark look like the little kid he kind of is. She’s not an Avenger, she doesn’t get a lot of screen time, but she gets her moment."
• At Welcome to Twin Peaks: Best Kickstarter Reward Ever: Your Voicemail Message Recorded By Twin Peaks Sheriff Department’s Receptionist, Lucy Moran. OH MY GOD WHY DON'T I HAVE TWO HUNDRED EXTRA DOLLARS LYING AROUND, WHYYYYYY.
• At Lee & Low Books: The Sixteenth Annual New Voices Award. "The Award will be given for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1000 and our standard publication contract, including our basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500."
• At RT Book Reviews: Twenty Years Young: Sarah Dessen on Her Two Decades in YA. "Back in 1996, there were very few YA books — that I was aware of, anyway — which featured LGBT characters, and while there were protagonists of color, there were not that many of them. The influx of writers to YA has meant more differing voices, which means more teens have a better chance to find themselves on the page. This is not to say we don’t have a ways to go still. But it is happening, at least to my eyes." 
• At Stacked: What About YA Non-Fiction?: A Look at Recent and Upcoming Titles.
• At PopMatters: Where Did All the (Action Figure) Girls Go?
• At Women Write About Comics: Marvel Characters Who Could Help #DiversifyAgentCarter. "The hashtag is worth checking out if you’re interested in learning about some forgotten heroes of history. ... But what about the comics Agent Carter comes from? Well, while comics printed during WWII weren’t necessarily diverse, Marvel comics depicting the years of 1940s and 1950s have some choice characters that would feel right at home with Peggy and Jarvis."
• At Gay YA: How To Make Your Library a Safe Place for Queer Teens. "Over the years, teens have found me at the public library to ask for recommendations for queer books in a number of ways but the number one has just been letting my community know that I am an ally.  How have I done that?  How can YOU, as a librarian, let your patrons and community know that you are an ally and make your library a welcoming place for queer teens?  Here’s some tips to get you started."
• At Cake Wrecks: Sunday Sweets: Story Time With Mom.