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The judges for The Diverse Book Awards 2025
'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
Top row: Adult judges
Nikki Jones, Book Blogger
Ivanira Vanessa Goia Ferreira Morgado, Tabanka House
Merrley Yokalingham, Marketing Executive
Second row: YA judges
Ellie Lewis, Student
Dee Mistry, Teacher and Author
Sharmarke Ahmed, Creative Media Freelancer
Third row: Children's judges
Linda Serwah-Bonsu, Primary School Teacher
Michael Doyle, Headteacher
Ayesha Ansari, Founder of Mirror Me Write
Last row: Picture Book judges
Nicola Soremekun, Book Blogger
Deidre-Elaine Jemirieyigbe, Book Blogger
Alex Tong, Teacher
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