2020 Virtual Fall Gala
November 7, 2020 at 11 am
Learn about the award winners and keynote speaker below, and view a gallery of screenshots from the event.
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2020 Award Winners
Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature
Laura Taylor Namey
The Library of Lost Things
LauraTaylorNamey on Facebook
@LauraTNamey on Twitter
@Laura_Namey on Instagram
Website laurataylornamey.com
Excellence in a Work of Juvenile Fiction
Margaret Dilloway
Summer of a Thousand Pies
MargaretDillowayAuthor on Facebook
@MDilloway on Twitter
@FumblingTowardOkay on Instagram
Website margaretdilloway.com
Distinguished Body of Work
Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Día de Los Muertos
One Is a Piñata
Noodle Magic
Green Is a Chile Pepper
Round Is a Mooncake
Website greenfield-thong.com
Notable Work of Juvenile Non-Fiction
Caroline Arnold
Butterflies in Room 6
@CarolineSArnold on Twitter
Website carolinearnoldbooks.com
Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children's Literature
Rebecca Constantino, Ph.D.
Founder & Executive Director of Access Books
accessb00ks on Facebook
@AccessBooksCA on Twitter
@AccessBooksCA on Instagram
Website accessbooks.net
Deborah Heiligman
Keynote Speaker
Deborah Heiligman
is an American author of books for children and teens.
Her work ranges from picture books to young adult novels and includes both fiction and nonfiction.
Many adults read her books, too.
DHeiligman on Facebook
@DHeiligman on Twitter
@DHeiligman on Instagram
Website deborahheiligman.com
Find information about previous events here.
Jennifer Driscoll, President, Children's Literature Council of Southern California
Annalisa Engh presents the 2020 Notable Work of Juvenile Non-Fiction Award to Winner Caroline Arnold
2020 Notable Work of Juvenile Non-Fiction Winner: Caroline Arnold Butterflies in Room 6
Charmetria Marshall presents the 2020 Excellence in a Work of Juvenile Fiction Award to Winner Margaret Dilloway
2020 Excellence in a Work of Juvenile Fiction Winner: Margaret Dilloway Summer of A Thousand Pies
Katherine Adams presents the 2020 Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature Award to Winner Laura Taylor Namey
2020 Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature Winner: Laura Taylor Namey The Library of Lost Things
Megan Panatier presents the 2020 Distinguished Body of Work Award to Winner Roseanne Thong
2020 Distinguished Body of Work Winner: Dr. Roseanne Greenfield-Thong Dia de Los Muertos, One Is a Piñata, Noodle Magic, Green Is a Chile Pepper, Round is a Mooncake, and more
2020 Dorothy C. McKenzie Award Winner: Rebecca Constantino, Ph.D., Founder & Executive Director of Access Books (www.accessbooks.net)
Keynote Speaker Deborah Heiligman
Behind the Scenes at the CLCSC 2020 Fall Gala