Year: 2017
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Call for Entries: The 2017 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
CHICAGO _ The 2017 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best stories from the world of dogs, cats, horses, wild beasts, …
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Winners of the 2017 Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Books Awards Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For the thirteenth year, children have chosen the best read aloud picture books in the Minnesota State University Moorhead’s (MSUM) Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Awards program. The …
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Submit your books to the Southwest Book Awards Competition
The Border Regional Library Association is seeking nominations for its 47th annual SOUTHWEST BOOK AWARDS competition. Any publisher having one or more items which meet the criteria is invited to submit …
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Diverse Writing Awards from Lee & Low Books
It’s that time of year! Lee & Low is hosting its annual writing contests for writers of color in the United States. Writers have the option of submitting their work …
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NCSS announces the nomination call for 2017 Carter G. Woodson Young Reader Book Nominations
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is pleased to announce its call for nominations of books eligible to receive the CARTER G. WOODSON BOOK AWARD, presented to the most distinguished young reader non-fiction books …
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2018 FLORIDA BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
The 2018 Florida Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating the best books of the winter. The Florida Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, …
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15 Schools, Libraries and Bookstores Win 2017 Children’s Book Week Contest
Each Wins 28 Award Finalists to Donate to Local Charity Every Child a Reader is proud to announce the 15 winners of the 2017 Children’s Book Week Contest. In celebration …
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Now accepting nominations for the Campoy-Ada Award
The American Academy of the Spanish Language [ANLE] has created the Campoy-Ada Award to honor the trajectory of two Latin authors who, throughout their career, have contributed with their work of more than two …
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Clifton Branch Library is in the Children’s Book Week Spirit All Year Round!
This spring, Sara Wreath, Senior Library Services Assistant at the Clifton Branch of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, reached out to the CBC about decorating a big …
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New post by Jennifer Baker up on the CBC Diversity Blog!
Jennifer Baker, publishing professional, creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and social media director and writing instructor for Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, shares her publishing journey in a brand …
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Submit for the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection and the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation are now accepting submissions for the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Given in recognition of emerging talent in the children’s picture book world, …
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CBC Educator Panels at SDCC: the recap!
San Diego Comic-Con and the Children’s Book Council collaborated on programming at the San Diego Public Library on Friday, July 21. It was wonderful day of panels at a gorgeous …
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The Quarto Group Launches New STEAM Collections Empowering kids to be Readers, Thinkers, and Creators
The Quarto Group has launched its new Quarto STEAM initiative in support of the movement to elevate the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics through an integrated …
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Children’s Book Council (CBC) Graphic Novel Committee Programming during San Diego Comic-Con
Friday, July 21, 11 am – 6 pm San Diego Public Library, Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. All programs are in the Shiley Special Events Suite, 9th floor Program Lineup …
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Little Free Library Announces ‘Many Voices’ Theme for Action Book Club
Calling all young readers ready to make a difference! The Action Book Club, an international program hosted by the Little Free Library nonprofit organization, encourages kids to sign up today—and …
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Legendary Author/Illustrator Tomie dePaola Headlines Picture Book Summit 2017
The lineup for the 3rd annual Picture Book Summit online writing conference, set to take place Saturday, October 7, has been announced. Early Bird registration is now open. Headlining the event …
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Michael di Capua Books/HarperCollins to Publish a New Sendak Book in 2018!
Yesterday’s PW Children’s Bookshelf had some exciting news for picture book lovers everywhere! HarperCollins will be publishing a new Maurice Sendak title in the fall of 2018. A completed manuscript with …
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Hollywood favorite and best-selling author Jason Segel and co-writer Kirsten Miller head up a star-studded roster of authors at YALLFest 2017
CHARLESTON , S.C. June 29, 2017 — For two glorious days in November, Charleston gets turned over to thousands of young book lovers. You’ll recognize them by the crates of …
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EBSCO Announces the 2017 SEE-IT Award Winner at ALA Annual
Earlier this year, EBSCO partnered with the Graphic Novel Committee of the Children’s Book Council to launch the SEE-IT Award to recognize the cultural and literary impact of youth graphic …
