In its annual update on its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, Hachette Book Group reported that BIPOC employees comprised 35.4% of its workforce last year, up from 32.9% in 2020. The company also announced four new partnerships it has signed to support writers and publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Narjas Zatat and Shirley Hottier have been named the first place winners of the Faber & Andlyn (FAB) Prize for new writers and illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds, as the award celebrates its fifth anniversary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 11:33:27 UTC ]
An Arts Council-funded scheme to support writers from a range of underrepresented backgrounds has revealed its first intake of 14 budding writers, who will be mentored by book editors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 21:17:19 UTC ]
HarperCollins has launched its entry-level training programmes for 2022, including a traineeship scheme for those from underrepresented backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 07:43:18 UTC ]
Literary agency Greene & Heaton is to launch a submissions initiative and mentoring scheme for writers from underrepresented backgrounds, as part of The Greene Door Project. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-19 09:26:48 UTC ]
Actor Michael Sheen has called on the media industry to create more opportunities for aspiring writers and journalists from lower income and underrepresented backgrounds, as he announced a new scheme to support 11 new writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 05:29:07 UTC ]
Kitty Edwards and Cathy Cole have been crowned winners of the inaugural Owned Voices Novel Award for writers from underrepresented backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-15 22:25:25 UTC ]
Spread the Word has chosen 30 writers from underrepresented backgrounds for its second annual London Writers Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 16:49:46 UTC ]