Known collectively as the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, the New Writer Award was established in 1985 and the New Illustrator Award in 2001 to recognize and encourage emerging talent in the field of children’s books. The EJK Book Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation.
To be eligible, writers and illustrators must have had no more than three books previously published. The prize includes an honorarium of $1,000 for each winner.
FAPA President’s Book Awards
Each year the Florida Authors and Publishers Association (FAPA) sponsors the FAPA President's Book Awards, which recognizes book publishing excell...
CWA Communications Contest
Each year, the Cat Writers’ Association selects the best entries in each category and awards them with Certificates of Excellence. The highest-scori...
National Book Awards
The National Book Award is one of the nation’s most prestigious literary prizes and has a stellar record
of identifying and rewarding quality w...