Submission Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY

• • Applicants must identify as diverse. Applicants must identify as one or more of the following:
  • • Person of color
    • Native American
    • LGBTQIA+
    • Person with a disability
    • Marginalized religious or cultural minority
    • NOTE: The applicant themselves must be diverse. Being married to, a parent of, or a sibling of a diverse person, or being someone who has grown up with diverse people, will not qualify an otherwise ineligible applicant.
  • For writers and illustrators: 
    • The applicant must be a published author and/or illustrator, with at least one book-length title at a traditional publishing house. 
    • At this point in time, we are unable to consider self-published authors and/or illustrators. 
  • For publishing professionals: 
    • The applicant must be employed (or recently employed) at a traditional publisher or literary agency. 
  • Applicant must be a U.S. resident.
  • Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

What do we define as 'financial need'?

During these uncertain times, applicants may experience financial need due to a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:

• Effects of COVID-19
• Natural disaster (wild fire, flood, earthquake, etc.)
• Domestic violence
• Eviction and homelessness 
• Cost of childcare or elder care
• Death in the family
• Disability
• Loss of income
• Medical expenses

Please visit this link to access the online application.

For additional information please read our Emergency Grant FAQs and direct any questions to emergencygrant@diversebooks.org.