2025 Winners Announced!
EXHIBITION: May 1-May 28 Brooklyn Public LIbrary
(Central Branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza)
Student-made books from all 5 boroughs
EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).
Virtual and In-Person learning tools
• Book Discussion Guides use EJK Award books for pizzazz
• Mock EJK Award promotes engaged reading
• Read Aloud Guide new tips for old pros
• Keats Author Study tools to inspire kids with EJK classics
• 30 minute Documentary
• Compelling History of Diversity in Children’s Literature
• In-depth Discussion Guide for a Classroom or Group
EJK Award
The EJK Award celebrates outstanding picture book illustrators and writers early in their careers. It is given annually by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).
EJK Bookmaking Competition
Make reading, writing and illustrating fun for your students. For public schools (grades 3–12)
About Ezra
Ezra Jack Keats changed children’s literature with the success of his groundbreaking book, The Snowy Day, in 1962. He believed all children should be able to see themselves in books they love.