Newsweek has contacted the SCBWI and April Powers for comment. Update 6/30/21, 5:25 a.m. ET: This article has been updated to include a statement by April Powers.

April Powers, Ex-SCBWI Diversity Chief, Sent Death Threats After Condemning Antisemitism Published Jul 06, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT Updated Jul 08, 2021 at 11:38 AM EDT ...

SCBWI has more than 22,000 members around the world. A commenter identifying “as an Arab directly impacted by” the longstanding conflict in Palestine suggested that SCBWI’s “next event can ...

On SCBWI’s Twitter, responses to the apology have been largely negative, characterizing it as an “All Lives Matter” sort of statement and asking why condemning antisemitism requires also ...

The Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Chief Equity Inclusion Officer April Powers resigned on June 27 in the aftermath of a post condemning antisemitism.

At SCBWI, we recognize that publicly committing to equity and inclusion is crucial to our membership and the readers we serve. Words, stories, and images are powerful: They define who we are for ...

A statement from Asher’s spokesperson reads: “The SCBWI’s recent statement about author Jay Asher is completely false. There was no allegation, investigation or finding of sexual harassment.

Choldenko, who has been attending the annual SCBWI conference since 1994, excitedly told the audience, “This is the place to be for information, encouragement, and great critiques.” ...

SCBWI used its status to greatly damage the reputation of one of the country’s leading young adult authors, someone who spent his entire career standing up for victims and fighting harassment." ...

Last year SCBWI members wrote emails to Oliver and SCBWI claiming sexual harassment. In February Oliver said she had expelled Asher, along with illustrator David Diaz, because of the allegations.