The Lee & Low New Voices Award

September 30, 2009 is the deadline for for Lee & Low Books' ten annual New Voices competition. Lee & Low Books is an independent publisher of children's books with multicultural themes. According to the company's guidelines, "The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the U.S. and who have not previously had a children’s picture book published." Both fiction and nonfiction picture books are eligible. The winner of the New Voices Award will receive a grant of $1,000, plus a publication contract. Children's picture books published by Lee & Low Books include:

• Singing with Momma Lou, and
• Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers.

(Cover art courtesy of Lee & Low Books)