Joyce Efia Harmer to be published by Simon & Schuster with How Far We’ve Come – YA novel about the legacy of slavery with a stunning narrative voice.
Author Archives: Leila from Megaphone
ALCS awards funding to support next scheme
ALCS, the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, has awarded us funding to help support the next Megaphone Writer Development Scheme.
Abimbola Fashola, 2021 mentee, signs with ASH Literary
We are absolutely delighted that another of our 2020 intake of mentees, Abimbola Fashola, has signed with Saffron Dodd at ASH literary agency to represent her writing for children.
Book Trust Represents: a rise in people of colour creating children’s literature, still few Brits
There are still very few British children’s book creators of colour. According to the report, in 2021, 11.7% of children’s book creators were people of colour. Only 4.5% were British.
Another 2021 mentee secures agent representation!
Huge congratulations to our 2021 mentee Nazima Pathan, who has signed with Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Agency! This puts her in the same agency as her mentor, Maisie Chan (a mentee on the first Megaphone Writer Development scheme, and now the winner of the Branford Boase award, among other accolades).
2021 mentee secures agent!
We’re a little late with this one (blame August) but very excited to hear that one of our Megaphone mentees in 2021 – 2022, Zareena Subhani, has secured agent representation from Kemi Ogunsanwo at The Good Agency. Congratulations to both parties!https://www.thegoodliteraryagency.org/about/kemi/
Review: Jump Up! A story of Carnival
Review of a gorgeous new picture book celebrating the roots of Carnival by @GPI_Archive and @kenwilsonmax @ace_national @clpe1
What we learned about: how publishing can do better
We talked to emerging UK children’s writers of colour about how publishing can do better: here’s what they think!
What we learned about: why Megaphone matters.
“”It is very important for me to have this space as it introduced me to authors who look and sound like me, who understand my protagonists and also my worries”
What we learned: who does Megaphone reach?
Megaphone wants to help ALL emerging children’s and YA writers of colour improve their skills and confidence in writing for children. How far are we managing that?