Good news! There is a SCBWI-MI Critique Carousel Equity and Inclusion Scholarship for historically marginalized or under-represented picture book writers/creators who are members of SCBWI-Michigan. Apply here on or before September 12, 2024 at 7 PM. Scholarship winners will be notified by email.
One scholarship for the 2024 Critique Carousel will be awarded to a SCBWI-MI writer/illustrator/creator for one of the following works-in-progress:
Please do not apply if you do not identify as a creator from a demographic, experience, or community who has been historically mis- or under-represented in publishing.*
Rules:
You must be a picture book creator with a work-in-progress, either a manuscript of fiction, nonfiction, or a picture book dummy
You must be a SCBWI-MI member. If you aren’t, now is a good time to join.
One entry per person.
Must not have won an E&I scholarship for the Critique Carousel in previous years.
One scholarship will be awarded via email to the lucky picture book creator, and directions about how to upload your materials will be given then. The scholarship recipient will receive a critique from Scholastic Senior Editor Katie Heit (donated by Katie Heit).
Katie Heit is a senior editor at Scholastic working on picture books and early readers. She primarily edits nonfiction, with select fiction titles. She works with many amazing authors, including Charles R. Smith Jr., Dean Robbins, Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, Jyoti Rajan Gopal, and Nell Cross Beckerman. She is drawn to books that approach nonfiction in a kid-friendly way, and is especially on the lookout for nature and STEAM topics.
We will be contacting the recipient on or before September 17th. The recipient will be chosen at random from all qualifying entries. Any data gathered through this form will be used solely for the purposes of this scholarship.
This form will close on Thursday, September 12 at 7 PM EDT.
*We recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities. We subscribe to a broad definition of disability, which includes but is not limited to physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental illnesses (this may also include addiction). Furthermore, we subscribe to a social model of disability, which presents disability as created by barriers in the social environment, due to lack of equal access, stereotyping, and other forms of marginalization (with thanks to We Need Diverse Books for the language used here).