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weneeddiversebooks:

Our Summer Fundraiser has officially started! Donors will get WNDB swag featuring our special 5th Anniversary design. 

Writers: We’re also auctioning off critiques/consultations with agents and editors! New items every week. 

Proceeds go directly to programs like our Internship Grants and Mentorship program, which work to increase diversity in both the publishing industry and children’s/YA books. 

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LAST DAY of our Week 2 Auction! individual links below. You have until 9 pm EST to bid:

Item #1 - Agent Lindsay Auld, Writers House - Partial Critique + Phone Consultation for a MG or YA novel » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $90

Item #2 - Agent Danielle Chiotti, Upstart Crow Literary - Partial Critique + Phone Consultation for a MG or YA novel » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $75

Item #3 - Agent Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary - Query Critique & Phone Consultation » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $60

Item #4 - Agent Tina Dubois, ICM Partners - First 10 Pages Critique (Open to all categories & genres! » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $225

Item #5 - Writers’ Clearinghouse - YA or MG Manuscript Evaluation (Fiction only) » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $55

Item #6 - Agent Susan Hawk, Upstart Crow Literary - Query Critique (Open to all categories & genres!) » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $75

Item #7 - Agent Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency - Query + PB Manuscript Critique OR Query + First 5 Pages Critique of your MG or YA Novel » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $225

Item #8 - Agent Monica Odom, Odom Media Management - Phone Consultation to answer your questions about publishing and your project » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $75

Item #9 - Agent Alexandra Penfold, Upstart Crow Literary - Phone Consultation where you can ask anything about publishing » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $50

Item #10 - Agent Marietta Zacker, Gallt & Zacker Literary - Portfolio Review for an Illustrator » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $60

(Source: diversebooks.org)

weneeddiversebooks:

Our Summer Fundraiser has officially started! Donors will get WNDB swag featuring our special 5th Anniversary design. 

Writers: We’re also auctioning off critiques/consultations with agents and editors! New items every week. 

Proceeds go directly to programs like our Internship Grants and Mentorship program, which work to increase diversity in both the publishing industry and children’s/YA books. 

Fundraiser Info
Auction items
FAQ

LAST DAY to bid on the auction items below! You have until 9 pm EST.

• Item #1 - The Agents at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency - YA or MG Critique Package » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $180
  
  
• Item #2 - Agent Lauren Abramo, DGLM - 30-minute Phone Call to ask anything about publishing » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $100
  
  
• Item #3 - Writers’ Clearinghouse - YA or MG Manuscript Evaluation (Fiction only) » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $130
  
  
• Item #4 - Agent Thao Le, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency - Query Critique of a MG manuscript » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $100
  
  
• Item #5 - Agent Steven Malk, Writers House - Full Manuscript Critique of a YA or MG novel » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $800
  
  
• Item #6 - Editor Melissa Manlove, Chronicle Books - A Picture Book or Chapter Book Critique + a Free Pass to Chronicle’s Editorial Meeting » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $250
  
  
• Item #7 - Agent Jennifer Mattson, Andrea Brown Literary Agency - A Picture Book Manuscript Critique » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $175
  
  
• Item #8 - Kathleen Ortiz, New Leaf Literary & Media - Query Critique for a YA or MG novel + 20-minute follow-up call via Skype to answer any questions you have on publishing » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $100
  
  
• Item #9 - Agent Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary Agency - 1 Query Pass for a YA or MG novel (the agency is otherwise closed to unsolicited submissions) » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $150
  
  
• Item #10 - Agent Suzie Townsend, New Leaf Literary & Media - A Query + First 25-Pages Critique of a YA or MG novel » CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $600
  

(Source: diversebooks.org)

weneeddiversebooks:

Our Summer Fundraiser has officially started! Donors will get WNDB swag featuring our special 5th Anniversary design. 

Writers: We’re also auctioning off critiques/consultations with agents and editors! New items every week. 

Proceeds go directly to programs like our Internship Grants and Mentorship program, which work to increase diversity in both the publishing industry and children’s/YA books. 

Fundraiser Info
Auction items
FAQ

Did you know:

- From 2014 to 2018, books featuring Native characters and characters of color increased to 31% of all children’s/YA books published, a historic high!

BUT:

- only 7% of all books were #OwnVoices Black, Latinx, and Native stories

- statistics on LGBT+ and disabled stories are just beginning to be gathered

We’ve come far, but we still have a ways to go. To that end, our programs are working to increase diversity not only among published authors, but in the industry and in classrooms.

If you can, please consider donating or bidding in our Summer Fundraiser Auction, which will directly fund these programs!

(Statistics courtesy of the CCBC and Lee & Low Books)

(Source: diversebooks.org)

weneeddiversebooks:

Our Summer Fundraiser has officially started! Donors will get WNDB swag featuring our special 5th Anniversary design. 

Writers: We’re also auctioning off critiques/consultations with agents and editors! New items every week. 

Proceeds go directly to programs like our Internship Grants and Mentorship program, which work to increase diversity in both the publishing industry and children’s/YA books. 

Fundraiser Info
Auction items
FAQ

Writers: Have you taken a look at our Summer Fundraiser Auction yet? We’ve got amazing critiques and consults from editors and agents up for bid this week!

Item #1 - The Agents at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency - YA or MG Critique Package (http://ow.ly/Viu450va8Wn)

Item #2 - Agent Lauren Abramo, DGLM - 30-minute Phone Call to ask anything about publishing (http://ow.ly/EPIz50va8Wl)

Item #3 - Writers’ Clearinghouse - YA or MG Manuscript Evaluation (Fiction only) (http://ow.ly/lifJ50va8Qt) 

Item #4 - Agent Thao Le, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency - Query Critique of a MG manuscript (http://ow.ly/njzU50va8RH) 

Item #5 - Agent Steven Malk, Writers House - Full Manuscript Critique of a YA or MG novel (http://ow.ly/C92B50va8Wi)

Item #6 - Editor Melissa Manlove, Chronicle Books - A Picture Book or Chapter Book Critique + a Free Pass to Chronicle’s Editorial Meeting (http://ow.ly/IOCs50va8Wm)

Item #7 - Agent Jennifer Mattson, Andrea Brown Literary Agency - A Picture Book Manuscript Critique (http://ow.ly/HQIM50va8TS) 

Item #8 - Kathleen Ortiz, New Leaf Literary & Media - Query Critique for a YA or MG novel + 20-minute follow-up call via Skype to answer any questions you have on publishing (http://ow.ly/rplS50va8Wj)

Item #9 - Agent Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary Agency - 1 Query Pass for a YA or MG novel (the agency is otherwise closed to unsolicited submissions) (http://ow.ly/oU8x50va8Wk)

Item #10 - Agent Suzie Townsend, New Leaf Literary & Media - A Query + First 25-Pages Critique of a YA or MG novel (http://ow.ly/DFY550va8Wp)

(Source: diversebooks.org)

Our Summer Fundraiser has officially started! Donors will get WNDB swag featuring our special 5th Anniversary design. 

Writers: We’re also auctioning off critiques/consultations with agents and editors! New items every week. 

Proceeds go directly to programs like our Internship Grants and Mentorship program, which work to increase diversity in both the publishing industry and children’s/YA books. 

Fundraiser Info
Auction items
FAQ

(Source: diversebooks.org)