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Shortlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced

The shortlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The […]

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Awards Childrens literature Fiction United Kingdom Young Adult

The longlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced

The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The […]

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Benjamin Zephaniah, Tammye Huf win at UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2021

Benjamin Zephaniah and Tammye Huf won in their categories at the Diverse Book Awards 2021 announced on October 21, 2021. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The judges for 2021 are Amy Mae […]

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Awards Childrens literature Fiction United Kingdom Young Adult

Writers of African descent on UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2021 longlist.

The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2021, dedicated to diversity in UK writing, were announced on July 27, 2021. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The judges for 2021 are Amy Mae […]

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Diverse Book Awards 2020 longlist announced.

The longlist for the Diverse Book Awards 2020, the awards dedicated to diversity in UK writing, was announced on August 24, 2020. The Diverse Book Awards was created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in November 2019. The new awards are […]