News & Pitch Calls from We Need Diverse Books (WNDB)

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020

We Need Diverse Books is Looking for Pitches for Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity in children’s literature. They are looking for pitches for Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month. They want pitches from Native/Indigenous/First Nations writers. The pitches don’t have to be tied to the writer's identity. They are primarily seeking “pitches for feature stories, opinion pieces, personal essays, and service journalism, related to children's and YA books, the publishing industry, bookselling, librarianship, etc.” Rates start at $150. Send your pitches to alainalavoie@diversebooks.org. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Sunday, September 6th 2020

We Need Diverse Books is Seeking Pitches for Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity in children’s literature. They are seeking pitches for Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month. They are primarily seeking feature stories, opinion pieces, and personal essays. They are interested in issues affecting the book world (this includes librarians, educators, and booksellers). They don’t publish book reviews. Please don’t pitch if you don’t identify as Latinx/Hispanic. The pitches don’t have to be centered around your identity. Email your pitches to alainalavoie@diversebooks.org. Rates start at $150. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.