Executive producer and host Kwame Alexander posed with contestants for the reality show America's Next Great Author, which filmed a pilot episode at the Newark Public Library, Newark, N.J., this week. There were nearly 1,000 entries and 100 finalists, 20 of whom pitched live to judges Jason Reynolds, Victoria Christopher Murray, Marga Gomez and David Henry-Sterry. (photo: Nataki Alexander-Hewling)Image of the Day: America's Next Great Author
Executive producer and host Kwame Alexander posed with contestants for the reality show America's Next Great Author, which filmed a pilot episode at the Newark Public Library, Newark, N.J., this week. There were nearly 1,000 entries and 100 finalists, 20 of whom pitched live to judges Jason Reynolds, Victoria Christopher Murray, Marga Gomez and David Henry-Sterry. (photo: Nataki Alexander-Hewling)