The Brown Bookshelf – 28 Days Later Honorees

Jan 16, 2008 Comments Off by

The Brown Bookshelf received more than 100 nominations of African-American children’s book authors to consider including in their upcoming 28 Days Later campaign. Deliberations have finally ended. The 28 authors and four illustrators were announced this week. The honorees will be featured in a Black History Month initiative to push awareness of the wonderful African-American authors creating literature for children.

Congratulations to all of the honorees! You can check out the list at: http://thebrownbookshelf.com/blog/. There’s also a color poster, created by team member and illustrator Don Tate, available for free download.

Thanks again for helping us shine the light on outstanding black children’s book authors and illustrators. Please help us spread the word about their achievements.

Kelly Starling Lyons
www.kellystarlinglyons.com
www.thebrownbookshelf.com

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Tyora Moody is an author, entrepreneur and the managing editor at Written Voices Blog. Her debut novel, WHEN RAIN FALLS, will be released March 2012 (Urban Christian/Kensington). Visit her online at tyoramoody.com
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