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
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Are Mentorships Helping Writers?
WNDB Mentorships will open for applications in late summer or early fall in 2022. By Karis Rogerson As a writer angling for an agent and a traditional publishing deal, I have become intimately familiar with a variety of mentorships over the years. Pitch Wars, Author Mentor Match, We Need … [Read more...] about Are Mentorships Helping Writers?
The Beauty of Intersectionality in Mentorship
By Valerie Bolling, 2022 mentor Learn more about and apply for the WNDB Mentorship Program. Recently I purchased a new car. It was time. I’d owned my previous vehicle for 14 years. When I arrived to pick up my new car, the expert who oriented me to the features of my electric car took his time … [Read more...] about The Beauty of Intersectionality in Mentorship
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
Interview With WNDB Picture Book Mentor David LaRochelle
By Thushanthi Ponweera In this blog post, WNDB mentee Thushanthi Ponweera shares an update about her experience with the WNDB Mentorship Program. Thushanthi is a mentee in the 2021 Mentorship Program and had a Picture Book Mentorship with David LaRochelle. To learn more about the mentorship … [Read more...] about Interview With WNDB Picture Book Mentor David LaRochelle
Why I Hope Readers See Themselves in My Chinese-American YA Protagonist
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
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
