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
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Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Lynn Lawrence-Brown Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Ojibwe storyteller, is the … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we're honored to welcome Rajani LaRocca to the WNDB blog to discuss Red, White, and Whole, for which she is a 2022 … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
Walter Honoree Eden Royce on Root Magic & Ancestral Ties
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we’re honored to welcome Eden Royce to the WNDB blog to discuss Root Magic, for which she is a 2022 Walter Honoree in the … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Eden Royce on Root Magic & Ancestral Ties
Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're honored to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss Last Night at the Telegraph Club, for which she … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Walter Honoree Kekla Magoon on Revolution in Our Time & Creating Social Change Now
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. We previously revealed the cover for this book here. By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Thank you, Kekla, for taking the time to do this interview. … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Kekla Magoon on Revolution in Our Time & Creating Social Change Now
We Need Diverse Books Announces New Date for the 2022 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces New Date for the 2022 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature February 25, 2022 Washington, DC — The seventh annual Walter Awards will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces New Date for the 2022 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature
Announcing the 2022 Walter Award Winners and Honorees!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2022 Press Contact: Alaina Lavoie alainalavoie@diversebooks.org https://diversebooks.org/our-programs/walter-award/ We Need Diverse Books Announces The 2022 Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s … [Read more...] about Announcing the 2022 Walter Award Winners and Honorees!
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
