Annual Events

• Asian Festival of Children’s Content
• Comadres y Compadres Latino Writing Conference
• Connecting Cultures and Celebrating Cuentos: National Latino Children’s Literature Conference
• African American Children’s Book Project
• Native American Literary Symposium
• National Black Writers Conference
• Virginia Hamilton Conference
• A is for Anansi: Literature for Children of African Descent (no website)

Awards and Book Lists

• Américas Award
• Coretta Scott King
• Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent
• Complete list of awards in children’s literature
• Golden Baobab
• Middle East Outreach Book Council
• Picarona (Spanish language childrens books from Spain)
• Pure Belpre
• Rainbow Project Awards and Booklists
• Schneider Family Book Awards
• South Asia Book Award
• Stonewall Book Awards
• Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
• USBBY Outstanding International Book List

Data

• Lee and  Low Diversity Baseline Survey
• Average Price of Children’s Books
• Children’s Book By and About People of Color and First/Native Nations Published in the US 2002-2015
• MG/YA books published traditionally annually by African American Authors
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015

Librarians of Color and Native American Librarians

• American Indian Librarians Association
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association
• African American Male Librarians
• Asia Pacific American Library Association
• REFORMA
• Chinese American Librarian Association
• Indiana Black Librarians Network

Publications that focus on diversity/multiculturalism in children’s literature

• AsiaWrites
• Black Age of Comics Convention
• Brotherman Comics
• Campfire Graphic Novels
• Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
• Korean American Story.org
• Latinitas
• Latino Comic Expo
• Museum of Black Superheroes
• Skipping Stones

Promoters of Literacy, Multiculturalism/Diversity and/or Social Justice

• Birthday Party Pledge
• Critical Multicultural Pavilion (An EdChange Project)
• Colorin Colorado
• De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
• Embrace Race
• First Book
• Friends of African Village Libraries
• Girls in Capes
• Kabiliana
• Oyate
• RaceBridges
• Room to Read
• Sweet Honey Child Book Club
• World of Words

Publishers

• Agate Bolden
• Arte Publico Press
• Araboh
• Al Salwa
• Birchbark Books
• Blood Orange Press
• Brown Girls Publishing
• China Books
• Cinco Puntos
• Come Bien Books
• EagleCrest Books
• East West Discovery books (publishers of bilingual and multicultural books)
• Free Spirit Publishing
• Goosebottom Books
• Groundwood Books
• Inhabit Media
• Kalimat Press
• Kar-Ben Publishing
• Just Us Books
• Lee and Low Books
• Lorito Book
• Native Voices Books
• Nubeocho
• Pinata Books
• Reflection Press (School of the Free Mind)
• RoadRunner Press
• Salaam Reads
• Satay House
• Shen’s Books
• Starbright Books
• Tara Books
• Tiny Satchel Press
• Tu Books
• Tulika Books
• Tuttle Publishing
• Yali Books
• Small Presses Committed to Multiculturalism

Fellowships and Events for  Native Americans and Writers of Color

Asian American Writers’ Workshop

Angela Johnson Scholarship for New Student of Color or Ethnic Minority In addition to honoring Ms. Johnson, this scholarship will help to fill the void of multi-cultural voices in the world of children’s and young adult literature by providing scholarship assistance to minority students attending Vermont College of Fine Arts.

The Carl Brandon Society, in conjunction with the crew of the Writing Excuses podcast, is proud to announce the formation of a scholarship aimed at writers of color who wish to attend the second annual Out of Excuses Writing Retreat. Read the full announcement.

Lee and Low New Voices Award

National Black Writers Conference

Pine Manor College supports writers through several fellowships including the Jacqueline Woodson Fellowship for a Young People’s Writer of African or Caribbean Descent, the Hope Fellowship for Diverse Voices and the Sharon Olds Fellowship for Poetry. information

Tu Books New Vision Award

VONA – Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation sponsors writing workshops for writers of color.

Also, be sure to look for a local chapter of the Society of Childen’s Book Writers and Illustrators for support as you develop your craft.