The 2023 CLCSC Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2023 CLCSC Award Winners:
Excellence in a Picture Book - Rafa Counts on Papá by Joe Cepeda
Outstanding Achievement in Social Emotional Literature - Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum
Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry - Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle
Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature - I Rise by Marie Arnold
Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service
to the Field of Children's Literature - Nikki High of Octavia's Bookshelf
Congratulations!
Thanks to the Awards Committee for their work in selecting this year’s winners.
Save the date for the 2023 Awards Ceremony (formerly the Fall Gala)
Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
at Luminarias Restaurant
3500 West Ramona Boulevard, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Books will be sold by Once Upon a Time Bookstore. Stay tuned for pre-order information.
CLCSC Members receive discounted admission at our events.
Join or renew here.
Supporting and Lifetime members attend for free; please register early to reserve your spot.
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This page will not be updated when details change.
For up-to-the-moment information,
please check the 2023 CLCSC Awards Ceremony page on WildApricot.
The CLCSC Awards Committee convenes in January each year. Submissions of books published in the prior year may be sent directly to the Awards Chair for awards consideration. Please include an official submission form with each entry.