Skylark Literary are generously sponsoring a place on the Book Bound Writers’ Retreat in order to advance and support inclusivity within children’s publishing. Amber and Jo of Skylark say, ‘We firmly believe that children’s publishing would be all the richer for the inclusion of more diverse voices. We’ve long been considering what we can doContinue reading “Skylark Literary sponsoring a place on the Book Bound writers’ retreat”
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Danielle Jawando, Megaphone graduate, signs two book deal!
Huge congratulations to Danielle Jawando , one of the Megaphone ‘graduates’, who has secured a two book deal with Simon and Schuster for AND THE STARS WERE BURNING BRIGHTLY, the YA novel she was writing during the Megaphone programme. It is such a stunning novel, beautifully written but also covering some really powerful and importantContinue reading “Danielle Jawando, Megaphone graduate, signs two book deal!”
De-Colonising Children’s Literature – March 29, Mancs.
De-Colonising Children’s Literature – an evening of discussion about diversity in YA Fiction (including the launch of the Commonword Diversity Young Adult Fiction Prize) Thu, March 29, 2018 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM | International Anthony Burgess Foundation, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY Join authors, Jamila Gavin (Blackberry Blue, Coram Boy), Catherine JohnsonContinue reading “De-Colonising Children’s Literature – March 29, Mancs.”
Colonial Countryside: writing opportunity
I grew up going to National Trust properties – and of course the trope of the mysterious, magical country house is embedded in British children’s literature: from Green Knowe to the Professor’s house where Lucy finds the wardrobe. But the pleasure of visiting these properties, and indeed reading about them, was made complicated for meContinue reading “Colonial Countryside: writing opportunity”
The PA has a Megaphone page
Our funder, the Publishers’ Association, now has a Megaphone page on their website. You can read my brief report on the project, and Avantika’s blog about her experience, there: https://www.publishers.org.uk/activities/campaigns/inclusivity/megaphone-writers-project/ And a reminder to meet the Megaphone writers, and some of the authors featured in the groundbreaking A Change is Gonna Come anthology , atContinue reading “The PA has a Megaphone page”
Meet Megaphone in 2017
Super brief update on everything: Events coming up in 2017: LIVERPOOL: We’ll be at the Bluecoat on 30th September for a panel in conjunction with their Abacus exhibition, about alternative education. http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/events/view/events/3735 BIRMINGHAM: We’ve joined forces with Little Tiger, publishers of the new BAME-authored YA anthology. A Change is Gonna Come, for a writer networkingContinue reading “Meet Megaphone in 2017”
Making Change networking event – October 8th.
We’ve got together with Stripes and their exciting new anthology: A Change is Gonna Come, to create an afternoon of networking, talks and panels as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival 2017. This is a fantastic chance to meet the Megaphone mentees and the new writers published in A Change is Gonna Come – plusContinue reading “Making Change networking event – October 8th.”
New BAME scholarship in child lit
This one: to attend the SCBWI-BI (too many acronyms! I know!!) conference. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is long-established and a great international source of peer support and networking for unpublished (and published) children’s authors. The annual British Isles conference, held in Winchester, is a fantastic opportunity for those seeking publication toContinue reading “New BAME scholarship in child lit”
WATCH the Megaphone film here!
Watch a film about Megaphone’s work.
Undiscovered Voices opens for submissions
UV is a great opportunity for anyone writing for children or teenagers: