PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AND WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS ANNOUNCE THE 2022 CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Penguin Random House to provide $50,000 in scholarship awards to five unique, diverse literary voices of high school seniors from across the country. New York, NY, October 1, 2021 — … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards Submissions Are Now Open
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We Need Diverse Books Announces Lineup for Seventh Year of Mentorship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces Lineup for Seventh Year of Mentorship Program August 16, 2021 Washington, DC — The We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Mentorship committee is pleased to announce the program’s seventh consecutive year. Starting October 1, upcoming writers and … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces Lineup for Seventh Year of Mentorship Program
The Black Creatives Marketing Symposium Opens for Applications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Black Creatives Marketing Symposium Opens for Applications July 28, 2021 Washington, DC — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is excited to announce the opening of applications for the Black Creatives Marketing Symposium in partnership with The Brown Bookshelf. The Symposium … [Read more...] about The Black Creatives Marketing Symposium Opens for Applications
WNDB Announces Three New Walter Grants in 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WNDB Announces Three New Walter Grants in 2021 June 28, 2021 Washington, DC — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) will open applications for its 2021 Walter Dean Myers Grants on August 1, 2021. This year, WNDB will give 8 grants at $2000 each to unpublished writers or … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces Three New Walter Grants in 2021
We Need Diverse Books Announces the Winners of the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces the Winners of the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants June 23, 2021 Bethesda, MD — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the WNDB Internship Grant, a $3,000 grant to support diverse interns during their … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the Winners of the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants
Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices June 6, 2021 Washington, DC — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) will no longer use the term #OwnVoices to refer to children’s literature or its authors and we have removed mentions of #OwnVoices from previously … [Read more...] about Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices
Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners
WNDB and Penguin Random House are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Creative Writing Awards! Four first-place $10,000 scholarship prizes were awarded in the categories of: Fiction & Drama, Poetry, Personal Essay/Memoir, and Spoken Word under the Maya Angelou Award. In recognition of … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners
WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2021 WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities Press Contact: Alaina Lavoie, alainalavoie@diversebooks.org Website: https://diversebooks.org/our-programs/walter-award/ Washington, … [Read more...] about WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities
We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants
Learn more about our Internship Grants Program and apply for an internship grant. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants March 1, 2021 New York, NY — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) has announced the opening of the … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2021 WNDB Internship Grants
