Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A former diversity chief at the world's leading children's book writers group has hit out at those who sent a flurry of ...
It started with a seemingly innocuous statement. Jews have “the right to life, safety and freedom from scapegoating and fear,” declared April Powers, a Black Jewish woman who posted the release in ...
The Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Chief Equity Inclusion Officer April Powers resigned on June 27 in the aftermath of a post condemning antisemitism. The post, which ...
Next month, children’s authors and illustrators will visit independent bookstores to share behind-the-scenes looks at their recently published or forthcoming books, as part of the inaugural Inside ...
On March 6, the leadership of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators responded to an open letter calling for the organization to support an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. Hundreds of ...
A free workshop for writers of colour is being organised by The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). "Need to Know — Knowing Your Power as an Author of Colour" will take place on ...