Courtesy of WNDB Team member Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, we have a special guest blog post featuring a Q&A with Saadia Faruqi, who has an early chapter book series called Meet Yasmin coming out on August 1! What planted the seeds for the YASMIN stories? Where did you find … [Read more...] about Q&A with Saadia Faruqi
We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2018 WNDB Internship Grants
We Need Diverse Books Contact: Jennifer Mann, Director of WNDB Internship Grant Committee jennifermann@wndb.local FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2018 (New York) —We Need Diverse Books is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 WNDB Internship Grants. In the program’s successful … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2018 WNDB Internship Grants
We Need Diverse Books Welcomes its First Executive Director
On June 1, 2018, We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) welcomed Nicole A. Johnson to serve as its first Executive Director. Nicole has over twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership, program development, and resource development. Prior to joining WNDB, she launched Extraordinary Changes, an … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Welcomes its First Executive Director
WNDB Mourns the Passing of Charlene Willing McManis
WNDB recently learned about the passing of Charlene Willing McManis, who participated in our Mentorship program. We express our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Ms. McManis was born in Portland, Oregon, and was a tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. She served 8 … [Read more...] about WNDB Mourns the Passing of Charlene Willing McManis
WNDB Announces the 2018 Walter Grants
We Need Diverse Books™ is now accepting applications for the 2018 Walter Dean Myers Grants. This year, WNDB will give 5 grants at $2000 each to unpublished writers or illustrators from marginalized backgrounds who are working on children's or young adult literature projects. The submission window is … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces the 2018 Walter Grants
Call for Diverse Picture Book Submissions at Charlesbridge
Call for Submissions Storybooks, Diversity, and Math for ages 3–6 Charlesbridge and TERC, a non-profit STEM education center in Cambridge, MA, are collaborating on an initiative to develop better math storybooks for children of all backgrounds.* At the core of our efforts are two interrelated … [Read more...] about Call for Diverse Picture Book Submissions at Charlesbridge
Cover Reveal! NAOMIS TOO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
WNDB is excited to host the cover reveal for the middle grade contemporary novel NAOMIS TOO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick! This is the exciting sequel to the lauded TWO NAOMIS, which followed the story of two girls whose divorced parents begin to date. Ready for the … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal! NAOMIS TOO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
WNDB Announces the Winner of its 2017 Middle Grade Short Story Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Suma Subramaniam to receive cash prize and have her winning short story published in The Hero Next Door anthology, coming Fall 2019 from Random House Children’s Books New York, NY (January 22, 2018)—We Need Diverse Books™ (WNDB) has selected the winner of its 2017 … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces the Winner of its 2017 Middle Grade Short Story Contest
WNDB Announces the Winners of the 2018 Walter Awards
We Need Diverse Books announces The 2018 Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s Literature Teen and Younger Readers Categories January 11, 2018 The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging Committee has … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces the Winners of the 2018 Walter Awards
