Lee & Low Books offers two annual
writing contests that encourage writers of color to submit their manuscripts to
a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent.
New Voices Award Writing Competition
for Authors of Color and Native nations
LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of
children’s books, is pleased to announce the nineteenth annual New Voices
Award. The Award will be given for a children’s picture book manuscript by
a writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer.
Established in 2000, the New Voices Award encourages
writers of color and Native nations to submit their work to a publisher that
takes pride in nurturing new talent. Past New Voices Award submissions we have
published include The Blue Roses,
winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People; Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The
Sammy Lee Story, a Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist selection; and It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor
Started to Draw, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
Honor.
Eligibility:
1-The contest is open to writers of
color and Native nations who are residents of the United States, 18 years or
older at the time of entry, and who have not previously had a children’s
picture book published.
2-Writers who have published work in
other venues and genres, including children’s magazines, young adult, and adult
fiction or nonfiction, are eligible. Only unagented submissions will be
accepted.
3-Work that has been published in any
format, including online and self published, is not eligible.
4-Manuscripts previously submitted for this award or
to LEE & LOW BOOKS will not be considered.
Dates for Submission:
Manuscripts will be accepted from April 1, 2018 through
August 31, 2018 and must be postmarked within that period.
New Visions Award for Authors of
Color and Native nations
TU BOOKS, the middle grade and young adult imprint of
LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children’s books, is pleased to
announce the sixth New Visions Award. The award will be given for a
middle grade or young adult novel by a writer of color or Native/Indigenous
writer. Established in 2012, the NEW VISIONS AWARD encourages writers of color
and Native nations to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in
nurturing new talent. Winning submissions include Ink and Ashes by
Valynne Maetani, the recipient of an honor award from the
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association; Rebel Seoul by
Axie Oh, which received three starred reviews and was a Junior Library Guild
selection; and Ahimsa by
Supriya Kelkar, which received two starred reviews and was listed as a Notable
Social Studies Trade Book for Young People.
Eligibility:
1-The contest is open to writers of
color and Native nations who are residents of the United States, 18 years of
age or older at the time of entry, and who have not previously had a
middle grade or young adult novel published.
2-Writers who have published work in
other venues such as children’s magazines or picture books, or adult fiction or
nonfiction, are eligible. Only unagented manuscripts will be accepted.
3-Work that has been published in its
entirety in any format (including online and self publishing as well as other
countries) is not eligible.
4-Manuscripts previously submitted for this award or
to TU BOOKS will not be considered.
Dates for Submission
Submissions will be accepted from April 1,
2018 through August 31, 2018, and must be submitted within that period.
The submissions site will be only open from midnight (morning) on April 1, to
midnight (night), August 31. Please make sure to give yourself plenty of time
to allow uploading.
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