Don’t forget, the deadline for entering the New Voices Award and the New Visions Award is just around the corner. New Voices is an award given for picture books written by writers of color. The deadline is September 30. New visions is an award given for middle grade and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and mystery manuscripts written by writers of color. Deadline is October 30th.
For more information, see the Lee & Low Books website.
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The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers. Our flagship initiative of is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by African Americans.
You can read more about the founders of The Brown Bookshelf here.
Flipping the Script by Paula Chase Hyman
Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson
It Jes' Happened by Don
Tate,
Hope's Gift by Kelly Starling Lyons, Don
Tate,
Ellen's Broom, Written by Kelly Starling Lyons
Eighth-Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown
The Pet Wash, Written by Gwendolyn Hooks
How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba Sized Trophy, Written by Crystal Allen
Check out more of our books here.
