WALTER DEAN MYERS NAMED NATIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE -
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Walter Dean Myers, a long time SCBWI Board Member and prolific, esteemed writer, has been named to the prestigious post of National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. All of us in the SCBWI community send our hearty congratulations for this well deserved honor.
For more on Walter Dean Myers, the appointment and his career check out the links below:
More on his recent appointment from
Publisher's Weekly
More information about the role of
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Get to know him through a collection of articles, reviews and videos in
School Library Journal
Listen to stories about him from
National Public Radio
In his own words from his
Author Website