With this fellowship, I will take advantage of every opportunity to push myself and my craft to create a book where diverse readers, like my students, can see themselves represented.” Jess Harold is an incredible editor and has worked with some of my favorite authors. I am grateful that Latinx in Publishing created this fellowship for Latinx authors to grow. I write for the girl I once was, the girl who didn’t see herself reflected in her classroom library. Truly excellent.”Ībout being selected, Sarah Marie said, “As a Mexican American woman, my identity is a huge part of my writing. The precise plotting will keep readers engaged while really saying something without sounding didactic.
Our finalist judge Shelley Vale, Reviews editor at School Library Journal, anonymously selected Jette’s story, ESTRELLA ZALDIVAR’S GUIDE TO EXCELLENCE, and noted the following of the manuscript: “effortless worldbuilding a well-realized protagonist, and a magnetic voice made Estrella Zaldivar's Guide to Excellence stand out among the amazing submissions. Jette will be paired with Jess Harold, Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, over the next ten months from September 2022 to June 2023 to work on the fellow’s middle-grade work-in-progress manuscript for future publication. (LxP) in collaboration with Macmillan Publishers, has selected Mexican American writer Sarah Marie Jette as the 2022 Work-in-Progress Fellow.
SARAH MARIE JETTE SELECTED AS 2022 LATINX IN PUBLISHING WORK-IN-PROGRESS FELLOW SPONSORED BY MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS
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