Roll Of Thunder Publishing Contest
In 1974, the Council on Interracial Books sponsored a writing contest seeking out diverse voices. Mildred D. Taylor was the winner of the African-American segment for the manuscript that became Song of the Trees (Dial, 1975), her first book. It introduced the Logan family and was followed by Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976), which won the Newbery Medal.
Forty years later, in partnership with We Need Diverse Books™, Penguin Young Readers celebrates this momentous publication by launching a debut children’s fiction contest to find talented, ethnically diverse authors writing for readers ages 8-14.
Submit your manuscript for a book about diversity for ages 8-14 and you could receive a publishing contract from Penguin Random House LLC!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 12:01:01 AM Eastern Time on April 26, 2016 and 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on June 21, 2016. Open to people of color (or those who self-identify as other than white) who are residents of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions, aged 18 and older.
PRIZE: The confirmed winner will receive a book publishing contract for the publication of a novel for ages 8-14 by Penguin Random House LLC, with an advance of $35,000, plus royalties as follows: (i) on hardcover, 10% up to 50,000 copies and 12.5% thereafter; (ii) on paperback, 6% up to 50,000 copies and 7% thereafter; (iii) on audio, 8% of net; (iv) ebook, 25% of net; (v) world rights/all subrights at a 50/50 split; and (vi) an option on their next children’s or YA novel.
Judging will begin on or about June 28, 2016, and one winner will be chosen from the final group of ten (10) submissions narrowed down from all entries received. Entries will be judged based on (i) overall storytelling; (ii) creativity; (iii) originality; and (iv) writing ability, with equal weight given to each criterion.
** Please note the following: There is a line in the Official Rules under “How to Enter” that says “All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.” To clarify, this means that Penguin Random House LLC will not return physical or digital copies of entries submitted. This is not a grant of rights from entrant to Penguin Random House LLC. **
Good Luck!
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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Win a Publishing Contract from Penguin Books! Ethnically Diverse authors writing for age 8-14 have until June 21st to Submit. More below…get started! 🙂
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By: Toni on May 17, 2016
at 11:04 am
Are people who have self published a book eligible to participate?
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By: Nastassja on May 18, 2016
at 11:52 pm
My daughter is an excellent artist and writer but she is 15 years old. Some of her artist work is posted on my facebook-. Tonia S. Richardson-Cherry.:email address is tonia. Cherry@gmail. Com. You will not be disappoint!
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By: Tonia Cherry on May 18, 2016
at 5:50 am
I am a 58 Year Old White Female; that has always looked at people with colored glasses. Beautiful rainbow colored glasses. Some people think I am just fooling myself looking through my colored glasses, but I feel that we are all part of that beautiful rainbow.
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By: Julie Hanft on May 19, 2016
at 12:08 pm
The rules say it has to be about diversity for ages 8-14. Or is it about having more diverse characters and diverse authors?
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By: tayefosterbradshaw on May 20, 2016
at 3:09 pm
Is there a word or page limit?
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By: Tiah Rodriguez-Crawl on May 21, 2016
at 5:18 pm
Where are the rules to enter?
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By: Natalie on May 21, 2016
at 11:10 pm
im in!
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By: Tanya Suzzonne Butler on May 23, 2016
at 7:37 pm
im in
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By: Tanya Suzzonne Butler on June 9, 2016
at 12:45 pm
Diversity is a crucially important topic to explore. It is unclear how segregating eligibility is appropriate; if a call for white only artists was posted its likely protest would ensue. Diversity by nature ought to be inclusive, yes?
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By: Chelle on August 1, 2016
at 10:54 am
Have you selected a winner?
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By: Tamra Cole on January 21, 2017
at 9:33 am
Who won this year?
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By: Nina on January 25, 2017
at 12:48 pm
I don’t know.
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By: Kathy Temean on January 25, 2017
at 1:19 pm
I don’t select the winner and I haven’t looked around the Internet to aww if they picked a winner.
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By: Kathy Temean on January 25, 2017
at 1:20 pm
Was a winner announced?
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By: Jodie Issac on January 29, 2017
at 2:56 pm
Can you please find out for us who won this hear! Thank you so much
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By: Dee on January 31, 2017
at 11:52 am