Winning books are also accessible on iTunes and Amazon as a free download. First place winners in each city received a $5,000 college scholarship and had their book professionally published.ī’nai B’rith prints thousands of copies of each winning book and donates them to local schools, libraries and places such as Boys and Girls clubs. The contest, with the help from outside sponsors, was held this year in four areas along the East Coast: Washington, D.C., New York, South Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula. As hard and painful as it is to create, it is also one of the greatest and rarest joys that most people never experience.” “Live the most inclusive life that you can. “The dream doesn’t always look the way it does in your head, but trust your gut, believe in yourselves, and keep living the dream,” said Strickland. The student author/illustrators tackle tough topics that resonate with them and hopefully will encourage younger students to be more open-minded, tolerant and accepting.Īt the Washington, D.C., award ceremony, on June 7, illustrator Shadra Strickland addressed the finalists and spoke about her professional journey and how perseverance is the only way to achieve one’s goals. Since 2006 B’nai B’rith International has been promoting tolerance and diversity through this program, which asks high school students to create children’s books that educate young people on the importance of accepting other people’s differences, cultures and ideals. Seven high school students became published authors this year, earning a collective $20,000 to help pay for college through the B’nai B’rith Diverse Minds Writing Challenge. Bnai Brith Magazine - Fall 2017 Diverse Minds Writing Challenge
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