The winners of the $50,000 Whiting Awards, sponsored by the Whiting Foundation and given to emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, are:
Kayleb Rae Candrilli (poetry)
Tyree Daye (poetry)
Hernan Diaz (fiction)
Michael R. Jackson (drama)
Terese Marie Mailhot (nonfiction)
Nadia Owusu (nonfiction)
Nafissa Thompson-Spires (fiction)
Merritt Tierce (fiction)
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal (poetry)
Lauren Yee (drama)
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced its 2019 Carle Honors Honorees, who will be recognized for their contributions to the world of children's literature on September 26 in New York City:
David Saylor, v-p and creative director, the Scholastic Trade Publishing Group, and founder and publisher of Scholastic's graphic novel imprint, Graphix. He is also the art director for all American editions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.
Melissa Sweet, a collage artist and writer whose work includes two Caldecott Honor books: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus and A River of Words: William Carlos Williams, both by Jen Bryant.
The Chihiro Art Museum, the museum with two locations in Japan that is devoted exclusively to illustrations for children's books. Commemorating artist Chihiro Iwasaki (1918-1974), the museum has one of the largest collections of picture book illustrations in the world.
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, which was established in 1971 as an affiliate of the American Library Association and supports the development of library collections, services, programs, and staff to support the needs of the Latino community. It co-sponsors the Pura Belpré Award.
Award presenters will be Caldecott-honor artist and author Grace Lin and book editor Alvina Ling, friends since childhood and longtime supporters of diversity and inclusion in the world of picture books.