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The SCBWI Emerging Voices Award, established through funding from the 455 Foundation, supports diverse voices in children's literature. Two recipients each year receive full tuition to a virtual SCBWI conference, special presentations to acquiring agents and editors, and professional career development guidance.
Eligible applicants must be SCBWI members over 18 from traditionally underrepresented identities—including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, disabled, and neurodiverse creators—who are unpublished, unrepresented, and submitting a complete original manuscript in English for young readers. The 2026 submission window is July 1-31.
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Emerging Voices Award – SCBWI Awards & Grants for Writers Established with funding from Martin and Sue Schmitt of the 455 Foundation to foster the emergence of diverse voices in children’s books. The SCBWI established the On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award in 2012 with funding from Martin and Sue Schmitt of the 455 Foundation. The grant was created to foster the emergence of diverse voices in children’s books.
SCBWI reserves the right not to confer this award in any given year. Submissions reopen July 1 through July 31, 2026. Two writers or writer-illustrators will each receive: Full tuition to the Virtual Conference of their choice (excluding the Portfolio Showcase; intensives depending on availability).
Special presentation to acquiring agents and editors. Guidance available from SCBWI staff on professional career development during the winning year. Eligibility: Any writer or writer/illustrator from a marginalized identity that is traditionally under-represented in children’s literature in America.
(Including but not limited to race or ethnic background: American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic, Native, Pacific Islander; LGBTQ+, disabled, and neurodiverse creators) The manuscript must be an original work written in English for young readers and may not be under contract.
The applicant must be over 18, be unpublished (self-published is not considered published for this award), and should not yet have representation. All applications will be accepted via the online submission portal between July 1 and July 31. Submit the following as ONE PDF document: An autobiographical statement and career summary in less than 250 words.
First ten pages of your manuscript. If the manuscript is not complete, it is not eligible. When your work is published, the author/illustrator should include in the acknowledgment, “This book was made possible in part by a grant from SCBWI.
” Questions? Please email Sarah Diamond at [email protected] . Awards & Grants for Writers Awarded to middle grade and young adult writers working in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: SCBWI members from marginalized/underrepresented identities (race, LGBTQ+, disability, neurodiversity). Must be over 18, unpublished, unrepresented, and submitting a complete manuscript for young readers. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The current target date is July 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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