2024 Winner Eloise Greenfield Children’s Poetry Advocate Prize
The annual Eloise Greenfield Children’s Poetry Advocate Prize recognizes a librarian, teacher, or bookseller supporting Black-authored children’s poetry in their community.
2024 WINNER AND CELEBRATION
WINNER. Untia Bigelow is the winner of the second annual Eloise Greenfield Children’s Poetry Advocate of the Year Prize. Untia is a library associate at Wicomico Public Library in Salisbury, Maryland, who “gives out free material that highlights African American poetry, literature, and culture to the children of Wicomico.” Untia said, “Poetry is the heart in the form of words that sometimes take on rhyme and rhythm that has the impact to change lives through expressed expression of life!”
IN CONVERSATION. The CBC recorded a 25-minute “In Conversation”, moderated by Deborah Taylor, a retired Coordinator of School and Student Services for the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and a recipient of the Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Deborah, Monica Greenfield, and Untia Bigelow share their thoughts about Eloise Greenfield’s legacy and the power of poetry for children, especially the importance of Black-authored poetry and storytelling. Watch the video here.
MORE AWARDS. Goddard Riverside / CBC Young People’s Book Prize for Social Justice, Notable Social Studies Trade Books, Outstanding Science Trade Books, Best STEM Books, and more collaborations.
