For the past 14 years, an important part of the Children's Book Academy, formerly the Picture Book Academy, has been providing scholarships. We have given hundreds of scholarships to both provide opportunities to people who can't otherwise afford them, and also to members of disenfranchised communities including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Jewish, Arab, Muslim, LGBTQIA, people who consider themselves neuro-diverse or disabled, children's librarians, and Aussies and Kiwis who have a terrible exchange rate in hopes of helping to create a more just and caring world.
Many of these recipients have gone on to create wonderful careers for themselves and indeed have helped make a better world through their books. As this is my final year of giving scholarships, I wanted to honor former students who have meant a lot to me over the years and done a ton of good with their books. So this scholarship honors:
Yuyi Morales, Karen Yin, Nancy Churnin, Vivian Kirkfield, Sandra Sutter, Megan and Jorge Lacera, Bryan P. Avery, Melissa Stoller, Tina Shepardson, Shirin Shamsi, Sue Ganz Shmitt, Marcia Berneger, Brentom Jackson, Kathryn Otoshi, Alice Faye Duncan, Ana Siqueira, A.J. Sass, Marzieh Abbas, Lauren Soloy, Leah Henderson, Lynne Marie, and so many more. Thank you for your love and support. Please check out their books. They are awesome.
And now for your easy peasy form.
Give it a go, you have nothing to lose!...
Many of these recipients have gone on to create wonderful careers for themselves and indeed have helped make a better world through their books. As this is my final year of giving scholarships, I wanted to honor former students who have meant a lot to me over the years and done a ton of good with their books. So this scholarship honors:
Yuyi Morales, Karen Yin, Nancy Churnin, Vivian Kirkfield, Sandra Sutter, Megan and Jorge Lacera, Bryan P. Avery, Melissa Stoller, Tina Shepardson, Shirin Shamsi, Sue Ganz Shmitt, Marcia Berneger, Brentom Jackson, Kathryn Otoshi, Alice Faye Duncan, Ana Siqueira, A.J. Sass, Marzieh Abbas, Lauren Soloy, Leah Henderson, Lynne Marie, and so many more. Thank you for your love and support. Please check out their books. They are awesome.
And now for your easy peasy form.
Give it a go, you have nothing to lose!...
Easy Peasy Ruby and Diamond Club Scholarships Criteria
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Here are just some of our former winners (clearly we need to update this): The ones in bold are now published or contracted. Others were either previously published or we don't know if they've since published.
2021 Winners:
Maria Pantuso, Effie Koliopoulos, Desiree Del Valle, Jennifer Jahn, Trenise Ferreira, Rebecca DesPrez, Katrina Martin, Gloria Muñoz, Madhuri Mukhtyar, Brentom Jackson, Courtney Juste, Andrea Petifer, Sandhya Parappukkaran
2020 Winners:
Andrew Allsop, Ellen Cappard, Laurie Carmody, Bonni Goldberg, Brenda Harris, Kelly Leed, Elizabeth Massa, Brittany Pomales, Alyssa Reynoso Morris, Amanda Wenger
2019 Winners:
Stephen Martin, Sussu Leclerc, Bryan Robles, Kate Talbot, Dawn Dixon, Zoraida Rivera Morales, Christin Hebron, Kavita Ramchandran, Gabriela Romero, Andrea Bazemore, Marzieh Abbas, Shay Fan, Ana Siqueira, Alejandra Santaolalla, Amanda Stone
2018 Winners:
Cathiana Sylne, Ifetayo Nellons, Phephe Rose, Deirdre Havrelock, Inda Ahmad Zabri, Ave Maria Cross, Norma Cardenas, Jolene Guiterrez
2017 Spring winners:
Natasha Yim, Brydie Wright, Hilda Burgos, Lisa Lenoir, Shilpa Agarwai, Eun Kyung Kim, Shannon Stocker, Dorothy Massey and Vong Bitania
2017 Winter winners:
Chani Becker, Cortney Benvenuto, Zoe Gaetjens, Robin Hudson, Rashad Davis, Kara McLeod, Vallerie Miller, Magdalena Mora, Salliane Norelli, Kevin Rountree, Carolyn Seymour, Youa Vang
2016 winners:
Rita Russell, Joy Michael Ellison, Cheryl Kim, Stella Lopez, Ria Sharon, Farouqua Abuzit, Jessica Fortson, Cynae Punch Brown, Joann Bradshaw, Rocio Monroy, Mac McCord, Bryan Avery, Quintyn Hobbs, Richa Jha, and Celia Viramontez
2015 winners:
Janet George, Denise Gallagher, Michelle Quraishi, Angela Dahle, Laurie Swindler, Kara Stewart, Jannie Ho, Richard Rozales, Justine Lawson, Mindy Weiss and Aja Mulford.
2021 Winners:
Maria Pantuso, Effie Koliopoulos, Desiree Del Valle, Jennifer Jahn, Trenise Ferreira, Rebecca DesPrez, Katrina Martin, Gloria Muñoz, Madhuri Mukhtyar, Brentom Jackson, Courtney Juste, Andrea Petifer, Sandhya Parappukkaran
2020 Winners:
Andrew Allsop, Ellen Cappard, Laurie Carmody, Bonni Goldberg, Brenda Harris, Kelly Leed, Elizabeth Massa, Brittany Pomales, Alyssa Reynoso Morris, Amanda Wenger
2019 Winners:
Stephen Martin, Sussu Leclerc, Bryan Robles, Kate Talbot, Dawn Dixon, Zoraida Rivera Morales, Christin Hebron, Kavita Ramchandran, Gabriela Romero, Andrea Bazemore, Marzieh Abbas, Shay Fan, Ana Siqueira, Alejandra Santaolalla, Amanda Stone
2018 Winners:
Cathiana Sylne, Ifetayo Nellons, Phephe Rose, Deirdre Havrelock, Inda Ahmad Zabri, Ave Maria Cross, Norma Cardenas, Jolene Guiterrez
2017 Spring winners:
Natasha Yim, Brydie Wright, Hilda Burgos, Lisa Lenoir, Shilpa Agarwai, Eun Kyung Kim, Shannon Stocker, Dorothy Massey and Vong Bitania
2017 Winter winners:
Chani Becker, Cortney Benvenuto, Zoe Gaetjens, Robin Hudson, Rashad Davis, Kara McLeod, Vallerie Miller, Magdalena Mora, Salliane Norelli, Kevin Rountree, Carolyn Seymour, Youa Vang
2016 winners:
Rita Russell, Joy Michael Ellison, Cheryl Kim, Stella Lopez, Ria Sharon, Farouqua Abuzit, Jessica Fortson, Cynae Punch Brown, Joann Bradshaw, Rocio Monroy, Mac McCord, Bryan Avery, Quintyn Hobbs, Richa Jha, and Celia Viramontez
2015 winners:
Janet George, Denise Gallagher, Michelle Quraishi, Angela Dahle, Laurie Swindler, Kara Stewart, Jannie Ho, Richard Rozales, Justine Lawson, Mindy Weiss and Aja Mulford.