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Winner of the We Need Diverse Book contest held by We Need Diverse Books & the Texas Teen Book Festival (October 2017)

The essay is linked above.

The following links contain information about the event:

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Publisher Weekly Article

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Essay Prompt

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Event Information

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Adam Silvera (center), Phoebe Angaye (after Adam), and then Dhonielle Clayton (second from r.), and I.W. Gregorio at the the exclusive We Need Diverse Books/TTBF essay contest reception.

Phoebe was one of the essay winners who won the Texas Teen Book Festival which was hosted with the  We Need Diverse Books in 2017. The event put winners face to face with professionals in the publishing industry in the form of a group discussion. Phoebe (along with other winners) engaged with the hosts about strategies for creating inclusiveness in the publishing world. 

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How to Be Beautiful (2016)

The short story "How to Be Beautiful," is featured in Best of Sprout: Issue 1; pg 15 above.

Stained (2015)

The short story Stained can be bought from Canvas Teen Literary Journal linked above.

Scholastic Arts and Writing Award Silver Key Winner (February 2015)

The short story My Dear Sydney can be read above.

Phoebe Angaye's short story, My Dear Sydney, won her a Silver Key from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

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In 2015, 300,000 works were submitted to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Winning a Silver Key made Phoebe Angaye an alumna among people such as Stephen King and Sylvia Plath. Only the top forty percent receive some recognition.

 

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