FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seventeen Talented Creative Voices Named 2022 We Need Diverse Books Mentees January 20, 2022 Washington, DC — After combing through hundreds of manuscripts and portfolios for the 2022 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program, the committee and mentors have made their … [Read more...] about Seventeen Talented Creative Voices Named 2022 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
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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
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
Celebrating the News of Walter Award Winners and WNDB Mentees
By Padma Venkatraman This is the first of an annual round-up, celebrating recent news from Walter Award Winners (in previous years) and WNDB mentorship award winners, and forthcoming 2021 titles from winners and honorees of the Walter Dean Myers Award. Recent News from Current and Previous … [Read more...] about Celebrating the News of Walter Award Winners and WNDB Mentees
Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees January 12, 2020 Washington, DC — After combing through hundreds of manuscripts and portfolios for the 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program, the committee and mentors have made their winning … [Read more...] about Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
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
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
