Scholastic recently issued a news room update on their segregation of diverse titles in their Book Fairs. Despite a previous private conciliatory letter to authors and illustrators, this new and public update provides no clarity as to how Scholastic will work to fight book bans or provide diverse … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Calls Scholastic Book Fairs to Action
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Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards Submissions Are Now Open
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AND WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS ANNOUNCE THE 2024 CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Penguin Random House to provide $60,000 in scholarship awards including a new Freedom of Expression Award New York, NY, October 16, 2023—Penguin Random House, the renowned trade book … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards Submissions Are Now Open
WNDB Announces Mentors for Ninth Year of Mentorship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WNDB Announces Mentors for Ninth Year of Mentorship Program June 20, 2023 Bethesda, MD — The We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Mentorship committee is pleased to announce the program’s ninth consecutive year. Upcoming writers and artists will get the chance to apply for one of … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces Mentors for Ninth Year of Mentorship Program
We Need Diverse Books Announces 2023 WNDB Internship Grant Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces 2023 WNDB Internship Grant Winners June 13, 2023 Bethesda, MD — We Need Diverse Books is pleased to announce the 24 recipients of the 2023 WNDB Internship Grant, a $3,000 grant to support diverse interns during their summer internship with a … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces 2023 WNDB Internship Grant Winners
Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Congratulate Winners of the 30th Annual Creative Writing Awards, Including the Inaugural Winner of the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir
Penguin Random House grants $50,000 in scholarship awards to five exceptional high school senior literary voices from across the country New York, NY, June 6, 2023 — Five exceptional public high school seniors from across the country have been chosen as winners of the 2023 Penguin Random House … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Congratulate Winners of the 30th Annual Creative Writing Awards, Including the Inaugural Winner of the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir
We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2023 WNDB Internship Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2023 WNDB Internship Grants March 1, 2023 Bethesda, MD — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) has announced the opening of the application process for the 2023 WNDB Internship Grants. Since 2015, the Internship … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the Opening of Applications for the 2023 WNDB Internship Grants
Penguin Random House & We Need Diverse Books Announce the Winners of the 2022 Black Creatives Fund Revisions Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penguin Random House & We Need Diverse Books Announce the Winners of the 2022 Black Creatives Fund Revisions Workshop February 23, 2023 BETHESDA, MD — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) and Penguin Random House are excited to announce the two winners of the second annual … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House & We Need Diverse Books Announce the Winners of the 2022 Black Creatives Fund Revisions Workshop
Fifteen Talented Creative Voices Named 2023 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fifteen Talented Creative Voices Named 2023 We Need Diverse Books Mentees January 31, 2023 Washington, DC — After combing through hundreds of manuscripts and portfolios for the 2023 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program, the committee and mentors have made their winning … [Read more...] about Fifteen Talented Creative Voices Named 2023 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
WNDB Announces the 2023 Walter Awards Winners & Honorees
We Need Diverse Books announces the 2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s Literature Teen and Younger Readers Categories January 10, 2023 BETHESDA, MD — The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging … [Read more...] about WNDB Announces the 2023 Walter Awards Winners & Honorees
