Welcome to the 39th Annual Judy Lopez Memorial Award For Children’s Literature
JOIN US FOR OUR 2024 VIRTUAL CELEBRATION Sunday, October 6th, 2024 Winners announcement May 2024!
VIRTUAL AWARDS Sunday, October 1st, 2023 - 2pm PDT With Host: Alan Gratz New York Times bestselling author, 2018 medalist Watch @WNBALACHAPTER
VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK Sunday, October 1st, 2023 - 3pm PDT An intimate and lively post awards talk with Authors Lisa Yee, Kwame Alexander, Celia C. Perez, and Skyler Schrempp, moderated by Brein Lopez, Children’s Book World. Pre-Register HERE
Meet Our 2023 Medalist Lisa Yee! Author of Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
The mission of the Judy Lopez Memorial Award is to celebrate excellence in children’s literature, and to champion authors who write for middle grade readers.
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