Are you overwhelmed by all the home-based learning resources? Educator and parent Cheryl Kim breaks down how you can wade through them all to create project-based learning with your kids.
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How Judy Blume, Samantha Irby, Jennifer Weiner and other authors are spending their quarantine
How Judy Blume, Samantha Irby, Jennifer Weiner and other authors are spending their quarantine: Some are writing. Others need a different outlet.
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We Need Diverse Books is pleased to announce the launch of an Emergency Fund for Diverse Creatives in Children’s Publishing. The emergency fund will provide financial aid to diverse authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Go here for more information and to apply.
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Holding a virtual event? Homeschooling your kids? Want to support independent bookstores? To help navigate this difficult time, We Need Diverse Books has compiled a list of resources (which we will be updating continuously) for:
- authors
- booksellers
- publishers
- parents
- educators
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the publishing industry, We Need Diverse Books is adapting the 2020 Internship Grant program to better serve applicants and our publishing partners.
- The application submission period has been extended to May 31st.
- For 2020 only, remote positions at both publishers and agencies are permitted for all interns.
For more information, see the FAQs or contact us at internships@diversebooks.org.