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Our Partners
From craft sessions, to donations, to mentoring and guiding our members, the support of our partners has been crucial to furthering our mission to amplify Black voices in Publishing.
Thank you for helping our community flourish!

Julie Bliven
Editor
Charlesbridge

Samia Fakih
Assistant Editor
First Second Books
Macmillan

Renee Kelly
Senior Editor
Penguin Workshop
Penguin Random House

Molly Idle
Author / Illustrator

Minju Chang
Agent
Book Stop Literary Agency

June Smalls
Author

Tamar Mays
Executive Editor
HarperCollins

Erica DeChavez
Senior Designer
HarperCollins

Laurel Symonds
Agent
The Bent Agency

Loren Hackney
Author

Mickey George
Author / Illustrator

Sarah Grace Tuttle
Author and Poet

Tricia Lawrence
Senior Agent
Erin Murphy Literary Agency

Katie Carella
Executive Editor
Scholastic

Talia Benamy
Assistant Editor
Philomel Books
Penguin Random House

Leslie Zampetti
Agent
Dunham Lit Agency

Marla Frazee
Illustrator

Clelia Gore
Agent
Martin Literacy

Anu Ohiama
Editor
Penguin Young Readers

Marietta Zacker
Agent
Galt and Zacker Literary Agency

Elizabeth Lee
Editor
Farrar Straus Giroux
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

Sydnee Monday
Editor
Penguin Random House

Natalie Lakosil
Agent
Writers House

Courtney Stevenson
Associate Editor
Quill Tree Books
Harper Collins Children Books

Karen Boss
Editor
Charlesbridge

Melissa Manlove
Executive Editor
Chronicle Books
Thank you for your partnership!
We deeply appreciate your support!
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