A note from Lee & Low Books
The deadlines to submit to our New Voices
and New Visions
Awards are quickly approaching!
Our annual awards encourage writers of color and
Native nations to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in
nurturing new talent. As the number of diverse books increases,
Lee & Low Books is dedicated to increasing the number of authors of color
and Native nations as well.
Keep reading for submissions guidelines and feel free
to post, share, or print PDFs to help us spread the word about these great
contests!
Warmly,
The Lee & Low Team
The New Voices Award
is given for a children’s picture book manuscript by a new writer of color or
Native/Indigenous writer.
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.
Prize: The Award winner receives a cash
prize of $2,000 and our standard publication contract, including our basic
advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will
receive a cash prize of $1,000.
Deadline: August 31, 2018
For full eligibility and submission guidelines, visit our website.
The New Visions
Award is given for a middle grade or young adult novel by a new
writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer.
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.
Prize: The Award winner receives a cash
prize of $2,000 and our standard publication contract, including our basic
advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will
receive a cash prize of $1,000.
Deadline: August 31, 2018
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