September 15, 2016 Our Writing Contest Deadlines Are Approaching Summer is nearly coming to an end and the deadlines to submit to our New Voices and New Visions Awards are quickly approaching! Our annual awards encourage writers of color to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent. As the number of diverse books increases,... Continue Reading →
New Voices Award deadline
Writers, get those manuscripts ready! The deadline for LEE & LOW's sixteenth annual New Voices Award writing contest is September 30, 2015. The Award is given annually by LEE & LOW BOOKS for a children's picture book manuscript by a new writer of color. The contest encourages writers of color to submit their... Continue Reading →
Submit to New Visions Award
TU Books, the YA and MG imprint of Lee & Low Books, has announced its third annual New Visions Award. Seeking young-adult or middle-grade manuscripts that are by writers of color, Tu Books awards its winner with a $1,000 cash prize AND a publishing contract, as well as $500 prize for an Honor Award winner.... Continue Reading →
New Voices Award submissions due September 30
Lee & Low, publishers committed to diverse voices, is accepting submissions for their New Voices Award through September 30. The winner will be announced in December 2014. For more information and submission guidelines, please click here.
Lee & Low spread the word
Lee & Low Books, a publisher specializing in diversity, has been running a series on the diversity gap in publishing. Their goal is to deconstruct some of the myths about diversity in books, and in turn to encourage more diversity at all levels––including among authors/illustrators. In spreading the word about their mission, the publisher wanted... Continue Reading →
Diversity in kid lit not increasing
Sounds impossible, with the number of books currently circulating in the marketplace, but it's true: According to data from a study just publicized by Lee & Low Books, publisher of diverse children's books, the number of multicultural books published by and about people of color annually has not increased in the last 18 years. EIGHTEEN... Continue Reading →