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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
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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