Content warning: Mentions of racism, particularly racism against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, including descriptions of physical violence and attempted murder Diana Ma was a mentee in the 2019 Mentorship Program and had a Young Adult Fiction Mentorship with Swati Avasthi. To … [Read more...] about Why I Hope Readers See Themselves in My Chinese-American YA Protagonist
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SFF Author Diana Ma’s Experience With the WNDB Mentorship Program
This was originally published on Diana Ma's blog. It was republished here with permission. In this blog post, WNDB mentee Diana Ma shares an update about her experience with the WNDB Mentorship Program. Diana was a mentee in the 2019 Mentorship Program and had a Young Adult Fiction Mentorship … [Read more...] about SFF Author Diana Ma’s Experience With the WNDB Mentorship Program
Resources for National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month. At We Need Diverse Books, we wanted to share resources for writers and illustrators who may be looking for mentorship or to mentor someone else. Some of these opportunities may not be open for the 2020 season but we chose to include them for those still in the … [Read more...] about Resources for National Mentoring Month
Everything I Learned from the WNDB Mentorship Program
In this blog post, WNDB mentee Kelly McWilliams shares an update about her experience with the WNDB Mentorship Program. Kelly was a mentee in the 2017 Mentorship Program and had a Young Adult Fiction Mentorship with Jodi Meadows. To learn more about the mentorship program, visit our website … [Read more...] about Everything I Learned from the WNDB Mentorship Program
How the WNDB Mentorship Program Helped Me Grow as a Writer
In this blog post, WNDB mentee Angeline Boulley shares a six-month update about her experience with the WNDB Mentorship Program. Angeline was a mentee in the 2019 Mentorship Program and had a Young Adult Fiction Mentorship with Francisco X. Stork. To learn more about the mentorship program, visit … [Read more...] about How the WNDB Mentorship Program Helped Me Grow as a Writer
