Announcing our New Visions writing contest finalists

January 24, 2013 – 1:09 pm

This year our Tu Books imprint established the New Visions Award, an annual writing contest for a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a writer of color. The award was started to encourage new voices of color in genre fiction, in response to the low number of writers of […]

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Announcing the New Visions Award!

July 26, 2012 – 1:20 pm

Calling all aspiring authors! We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the New Visions Award, which will be given to a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a writer of color. Established by Lee & Low’s fantasy, science fiction and mystery imprint, Tu Books, the award is a […]

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2010 New Voices Award winners!

January 28, 2011 – 5:27 pm

The time has finally come to announce this year’s winners of our very own New Voices Award! As you may know, the annual New Voices Award is given out each year by Lee & Low to an unpublished author of color for a picture book manuscript. You can see more about the whys of the […]

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Your New Voices Award questions answered

August 12, 2010 – 11:48 am

Hi, friends! The deadline grows near for our annual New Voices Award, so first off is a reminder to send us your stories by September 30, 2010 if you are planning to submit. In case you’re not familiar with it, the New Voices Award is open to all authors of color who have not previously […]

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Announcing the 2009 New Voices Award Honor winner!

January 25, 2010 – 2:20 pm

This fall, we read over 100 picture book manuscripts submitted to the New Voices Award, our annual contest for unpublished writers of color. Thank you to everyone who submitted, and congratulations to Tiare Williams Solorzano, winner of this year’s New Voices Award Honor! From the official announcement: “Her exuberant story, Little Fish, portrays a hard-working […]

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Writers, Send Us Your Manuscripts!

September 3, 2009 – 3:41 pm

The submission deadline is fast approaching for Lee & Low Books’ tenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. Manuscripts will be accepted through September 30, 2009, and must be postmarked within that period. You can find full submission guidelines here. The NEW VOICES AWARD is given for a children’s picture book story by a writer of color. […]

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