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Contact: Tracy van Straaten, Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com


 

Feb 20 2025

2025 Press Release: 2025 EJK Award Winners and Honors Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jocelyn McCarthy, jmccarthy@ejkf.org 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced   February 20, 2025, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award winners […]

Feb 20 2024

2024 Press Release: 2024 EJK Award Winners and Honors Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jocelyn McCarthy, jmccarthy@ejkf.org 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced   February 21, 2024, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2024 Ezra Jack […]

Mar 13 2023

2023 Press Release: 2023 EJK Award Winners and Honors Announced

Contact: Melissa Bloomfield, melissa.bloomfield@tvsmediagroup.com 2023 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced March 14, 2022, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2023 Ezra Jack Keats Award (EJK Award), as […]

Mar 08 2022

Press Release: 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced March 8, 2022, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award (EJK Award), […]

Oct 21 2021

Documentary Film: TELL ME ANOTHER STORY

  “TELL ME ANOTHER STORY” A New Documentary Film Chronicling Diversity  in Children’s Literature _______________   Directed by Damani Baker and Produced by  the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in association with The Office Performing Arts & Film   Featuring Children’s Book Champions: Pat Cummings, Marley Dias,  Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Christopher Myers,    and Andrea Davis […]

Mar 09 2021

Press Release: 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honorees Announced

Posted 3/9/2021 Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, rlsteingroup@gmail.com 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honorees Announced Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Annual Book Award March 9, 2021, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de […]

Feb 23 2021

Press Release: Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com and Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, robyn@rlsteingroup.com Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021 Spring 2021 Celebration to Honor the Legacy of Ezra Jack Keats Includes: ● 35th EJK Award Winners Announcement and Ceremony ● Silent Auction of Original Children’s Book Illustrations ● […]

Jul 07 2020

Press Release: EJK Award 35th Anniversary

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, rlsteingroup@gmail.com Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021 EJKF Kicks Off Yearlong Celebration with Variety of Online Resources for Kids and Adults to Honor the Legacy of Ezra Jack Keats Throughout the 2020-21 School Year July 7, […]

Jun 12 2020

EJK Award 2020 revised release for deGrummond website

2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writer and Illustrator Winners (top photo) The 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award winner for writer is Sydney Smith, for Small in the City (left; published by Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House Publishing, Inc.). The winner for illustration is Ashleigh Corrin, for Layla’s Happiness (right; published by Enchanted Lion Books). The EJK Award recognizes talented authors and illustrators early in their careers whose picture books, in the spirit of Keats, portray the multicultural nature of our world.

Contact: Sheree Wichard, wichard.pr@gmail.com 34th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced Awards presented by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi during Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 2, 2020 NEW YORK—March 2, 2020—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s […]

May 05 2020

2020 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Release

Contact: Sheree Wichard 718-788-9585 wichard.pr@gmail.com Winners of 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced By Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education In Response to the COVID-19 Crisis, Winning and Honorable Mention Books will be Featured in a Virtual Celebration and Exhibition Page on Brooklyn Public Library Website NEW YORK—May, 5, […]

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