Agents and editors, come and hear new talent at our showcase!

It’s nearly the end of the 2021 – 2022 Megaphone Writer Development scheme! For twelve months, seven talented writers of colour – Munira Jannath, Iqbal Hussein, Alka Handa, Zareena Subhani, Ten The Gioi, Abimbola Fashola and Nazima Pathan – have been working on a novel for children or teenagers. They’ve had masterclasses with authors such as Alex Wheatle MBE, Dean Atta, Sharna Jackson and Bali Rai – https://megaphonewrite.com/megaphone-masterclass-leaders-2021/ and they’ve been given intense 1-1 feedback focused on their work-in-progress by authors Danielle Jawando, Maisie Chan, Leila Rasheed and Alexandra Sheppard. They’ve also benefited from advice from agents, editors and experts in pitching and synopsis-writing, all aimed at making them not just more likely to become published, but also better able to sustain a career, as they understand the nuts and bolts of the children’s publishing industry.

Our aim is for more people of colour to be published and stay published in children’s and YA literature, so every child can benefit from better bookshelves.

This is your opportunity to meet our seven talented mentees, hear excerpts from their completed novels, receive early material, and discover some of the most exciting talent ahead of the submissions pile. Stunning tales of magic, mystery, friendship, sisterhood and coming-of-age await you, from truly original and gifted authors. Previous Megaphone mentees (and current mentors) include critically-acclaimed, powerful YA author, Danielle Jawando and wonderfully child-friendly MG author, Maisie Chan.
Agents and editors are warmly invited to join our webinar on Thursday 5^th May at 7.30pm, when Megaphone will be presenting a showcase of new children’s and YA literature from our mentees. To secure your place, email sking.megaphone@gmail.com or DM @beretgirl on Twitter.