The 2025 CLCSC Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 CLCSC Award Winners:
Excellence in a Non-Fiction Picture Book - Milkweed for Monarchs by Christine Van Zandt, Illustrated by Alejandra Barajas
Excellence in Picture Book Artistry - The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez and Shaian Gutiérrez, Illustrated by Gabby Zapata
Excellence in Juvenile Fiction: A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold
Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry: The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté
Peggy C. Miller: This is Me Trying by Raquel Marie
Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children’s Literature - Annabelle Chang of Annabelle's Book Club LA
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Congratulations to the winners!
Thank you to the CLCSC Awards Committee for their hard work in selecting this year’s winners.
Save the date for the 2025 Awards Ceremony (formerly the Fall Gala)
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.