The Diverse Book Awards 2024
Celebrating 5 years!
Created by bestselling, award-winning author Abiola Bello and award-winning publicist Helen Lewis. We want to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK & Ireland both traditionally and self-published. We believe there's a need to showcase the talent of marginalised voices, so we came up with The Diverse Book Awards to open a space where the spotlight is on them. The winners of The Diverse Book Awards, Readers' Choice Award and The Malorie Blackman Impact Award will be announced on October 10th at the awards ceremony at Waterstones Piccadilly.
The Malorie Blackman Impact Award Shortlist
Free posters to display fantastic diverse books! Have a look!
Schools, libraries and hospitals can request free books. OPEN
Five years of The Diverse Book Awards
Kia Abdullah
Marie-Claire Amuah
Natasha Bowen
Sue Cheung
Benjamin Dean
Tammye Huf
Danielle Jawando
Ayisha Malik
Manjeet Mann
Onjali Q. Rauf
Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Ruchi Mhasane
J.T. Williams and Simone Douglas
Benjamin Zephaniah
Our 2023 Winners
Best Picture Book
Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane (Andersen Press)
Best Children's Book
The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger by J.T. Williams, illustrated by Simone Douglas
(Farshore)
Best Young Adult Book
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
(Simon & Schuster)
Best Adult Book
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Marie-Claire Amuah
(Oneworld)
Sponsors
The Diverse Book Awards Adult Sponsor
Peters
The Diverse Book Awards YA Sponsor
Book Clubs in Schools
The Diverse Book Awards Children's Sponsor
Madeleine Milburn Agency
The Diverse Book Awards Supporting Sponsors
Renaissance Learning - Children's
Write Up - YA
Heath Books
Readers' Choice Award - Children's
Sparx Reader
The Malorie Blackman Impact Award
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