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The judges for The Diverse Book Awards 2024

'There is a wealth of great talent out there but many of them face real barriers to getting their work seen and published. The Diverse Book Awards will remove those barriers' 
-  Rob Green, editor of Pen & Inc

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Shortlist judges

Shortlist judges from top left:

Top row: Picture Book judges

October Jones, Children's Librarian

Nicola Soremekun, Book Blogger  

Rashmi Sirdeshpende, 2023 The Diverse Book Awards Picture Book Winner

 

Second row: Children's judges

Denisha Polin, Renaissance Learning

Sana Rasoul, 2023 Readers' Choice Children's Winner

Mafayo Amogunla, Children's Judge 

 

Third row: YA judges 

Claire Bale, Head of Equality Diversity and Inclusion for the Girls’ Day School Trust

Pauline Mutebe, Teen judge

Alison Palmer, Book Clubs In Schools

 

Last row: Adult judges

Nikki Jones, Book Blogger

Deirde-Elaine Jemirieyigbe, Book Blogger

Resha Rui, 2023 Readers' Choice Adult Winner

Longlist judges from top left:

Top row: Picture Book judges
Alison Leach, Director of BooksForTopics
Maya McKenzie,  Assistant Head Teacher of Inclusion and SENDco
Wafa' Tarnowska, Picture book author

Second row: Children's judges
Karen Whittingham, Acquisitions and Engagement Librarian
Janet Noble, Primary school librarian and Chair of judges for the CILIP Yoto Carnegie Awards in 2023
Caroline Fielding, YLG National Conference Exhibition Manager

Third row: YA judges 
Annabelle Steele, YA author
Niharika Jain, Writer and poet
Gareth Evans, Secondary school librarian

Last row: Adult judges
Tacye Hong, United by Pop
Anneliese Amoah, Poet 
Mohammed Shaikh, Blogger

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