A huge advantage when navigating any industry is leveraging the experience of people who’ve accomplished a few of the things you’re hoping to.

Your dream could be: becoming a career artist, reaching the New York Times bestseller list or simply sharing your work effectively. Or all of the above. Regardless, benefitting from the feedback, recommendations and guidance of those who’ve walked the walked and made their mark is often a tremendous asset.

We Need Diverse Books is an org dedicated to the development and distribution of multicultural children’s books across the Picture Book, Middle Grade and Young Adult genres.

The window to apply for professional mentorship closes Oct. 31st 2019!

So, if being assisted by award-winning creators in your genre, who have made an impact and had “staying power” seems beneficial to your mission…click below to check out their submission guidelines and see who your 2020 mentor(s) may be.