Zohra A. Chunawala

Green graphic with a white border titled “Meet the Walter Grantees”. The graphic contains four headshots for writers/creatives who received a $2000 Walter Dean Myers Grant in 2026 courtesy of We Need Diverse Books. The creatives featured on this slide include Zohra A. Chunawala, Claire A. Berman, Elaine Chai, and Nicole Knight-Justice.

Welcoming the 2026 Walter Grantees:

▪︎ Zohra A. Chunawala
▪︎ Claire A. Berman
▪︎ Elaine Chai
▪︎ Nicole Knight-Justice

Green graphic displaying a stylized illustration of three individuals sitting in a circle and reading books together. The graphic is titled, “Introducing our 2026 Walter Grantees”.

We’re delighted to announce our 2026 Walter Grantees!

The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides a financial boost to promising writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Each grantee receives $2000 to hone their craft and support their career development.

Light yellow graphic with illustrations of teal-lined clouds lining the top and bottom of the graphic. This slide displays the headshot of one of WNDB’s 2026 Picture Book Mentees, followed by a tag that contains the name and headshot of their mentor. The mentee featured on this slide is Zohra A. Chunawala, who will be mentored by Suma Subramaniam.

📖 2026 Picture Book Mentee:

Zohra A. Chunawala, mentored by Suma Subramaniam

Thank you Samira :)

Thanks, Debbie :)

Thank you Mentor!!!

I’m beyond thrilled to share that I am now represented by Sally Kim @sallymkim.bsky.social
at ABLA @andreabrownlit.bsky.social!

What a wild ride 2025 has been!
I'm thrilled to share my PBRS experience and honored to be a featured author for November with SCBWI Kansas Missouri Region sharing my experience as a PB Rising Stars mentee. @pbrisingstars.bsky.social

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We're so excited to make this final #SunWriteFun prize announcement! A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated this year! UP NEXT? Raffle Winners! #kidlit #steameducation #writingcommunity
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Great Pitch Naazia! Way to go!

Love this concept Naazia!

Thank you so much! I love your books! 😍

I am happy to report that I am one of the winners for the #SunWriteFun
🥳🥳

Way to go Brooke! I love it so much 😍

Thank you, Sa'diyya!

Thank you, Tiffanie!

Thank you, Sahitya!

I love the theme. Good Hooks!

Thank you Kristen!

Thank you so much Brooke. You are the best! 🤩

Thanks Brooke! Cannot wait to read your pitch! 😎

Thank you Madiha!

Thank you!

I love this!

I love a Partition Story!

Thank you Tamla!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you Naazia :)