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Thank You for Supporting WNDB & NaNoWriMo!
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to our summer fundraiser and auction with NaNoWriMo! We raised nearly $22,000 for our communities! We are so thankful for your support.
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Check Out Our 2023 Mentors — and Get Ready to Apply!
Announcing the 2023 WNDB Mentorship Lineup! Applications for the program open in September 2022, and mentees for next year will have a chance to work with one of these all-star creators. Learn more about the Mentorship Program.
The 2023 WNDB mentors are:
Jeanette Bradley
Nicole Neidhardt
Lala Watkins
Anika Aldamuy Denise
Vicky Fang
Kao Kalia Yang
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Terry Catasús Jennings
Christine Day
Nicole Melleby
A.J. Sass
H.E. Edgmon
Victoria Lee
Bethany C. Morrow
Aminah Mae Safi
Applications will be open from September 1 to 30, 2022.
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WNDB is Looking for a Middle Grade Mentorship Judge
WNDB is looking for a middle grade judge for our 2023 Mentorship Program. Judges will receive all of the applications in their selected genre in October and will have approximately one month to read them and submit reviews using our rubric. Judges are paid a $300 stipend for this work. We are particularly interested in judges who are published authors, librarians, book reviewers, and educators, or who otherwise have expertise reading in their genre. If you're interested, please email mentor@diversebooks.org with your name, a brief paragraph detailing your professional experience, and the genre you are seeking to judge. Thank you!
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Publishers: We are Now Accepting Submissions for the 2023 Walter Awards!
The Walter Dean Myers Award, also known as “The Walter,” is named for prolific children’s and young adult author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). Myers was the third National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed in 2012 by the Library of Congress. He was a champion of diversity in children’s books. The Walter Awards commemorate Myers’ memory and his literary legacy, as well as celebrate diversity in children’s literature. The submissions deadline for The 2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards consideration is November 15, 2022.
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Have you witnessed the soft censorship of diverse books in your community?
WNDB is gathering information to learn where this censorship is happening, which books are being targeted, and how to best support educators affected. Replies can be anonymous.
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ICYMI: Here's what's been happening on WNDB's YouTube page …
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June is over but LGBTQIA+ pride can be celebrated year-round! Author Little Miss Hot Mess answers a few questions about her new picture book IF YOU'RE A DRAG QUEEN AND YOU KNOW IT and offers awesome recommendations for what to read next.
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… and the WNDB Blog
Award-winning author Kacen Callender discussed his new middle grade, Moonflower, saying, "I’d set out to write a story about surviving depression and knowing that this book’s intention could not be to “heal” or “save” any reader, because each individual journey is so deeply personal." Kacen added, "I decided to write this story for the younger me with everything I would’ve wanted to say to them, with the hope that the story and words of love might resonate for other young readers, too."
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Support WNDB with Our Exclusive Merch!
Want to support us and sport some cool swag? Check out everything that we have on sale at our Bonfire store! You can find exclusive WNDB merch, including T-shirts, tote bags, mugs, sweatshirts, and more, all while supporting our mission and highlighting the importance of diverse books.
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Accessible Digital Content Specialist; Benetech (Remote)
Art Director; Broadleaf Books (Hybrid; Remote; Minneapolis, MN)
Editor, Humanities; Yale Press (New Haven, CT)
Editor / Senior Editor; Island Press (Washington, DC; Remote)
Literary Agency Manager/Agent Apprentice; Odom Media Management (Remote)
Marketing Director; Lee & Low Books (New York, NY; Hybrid; Remote)
Marketing Manager (Part Time); SCBWI (Freelance; Remote)
Publicist; Macmillan (New York, NY; Hybrid/Remote Pilot Program Until October 2022)
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Fandom Forward is looking for members for their Board of Directors! If you are passionate about fandom and helping Fandom Forward and the causes they care about flourish, fill out the form here.
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Do you want your job opening included in our email newsletter?
Please send an email to Senior Program Manager Elissa Petruzzi at elissapetruzzi@diversebooks.org with the name of the position, the salary range, and if applicable, the location, plus a link to where applicants can apply. Please include whether the position is remote (for now), in office, hybrid, or permanently remote. |
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