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ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series
The American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table named its first-ever slate of Outstanding Comics Awards, with winners in the adult, YA, and children’s categories including Sophie Escabasse and Anders Nilsen.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2026 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
The annual Youth Media Awards were announced on January 26 by the American Library Association. See our interviews with the winners of the three top prizes about their initial reactions to the life-changing news.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Printz Win: ‘Genuinely Gobsmacked’
Smith describes her delight and surprise at winning the Printz Medal for 'Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories,' a compendium written by 17 Indigenous authors, which she edited.
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Cátia Chien’s Caldecott Win: ‘Wait, Is This What I Think It Means?’
For newly anointed Caldecott Medalist Cátia Chien, the past few days have been worthy of party sparklers and confetti cannons: her illustrations for the picture book Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess and published by Clarion Books, earned the coveted prize at the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards on January 26.
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Renée Watson’s Newbery Win: ‘Tears of Joy’
When Renée Watson arrived home to New York City this past weekend, she had plenty of things on her mind—and hearing from the Newbery Committee wasn’t one of them.
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Watson, Chien, Smith Win 2026 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards
Renée Watson has won the 2026 John Newbery Medal for her novel 'All the Blues in the Sky'; Cátia Chien has won this year’s Randolph Caldecott Medal 'Fireworks', written by Matthew Burgess; and 'Legendary Frybread Drive-In,' edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, has won the Michael L. Printz Award.
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NBCC Announces Award Finalists
The National Book Critics Circle has unveiled the finalists for its annual awards, which will be presented at a ceremony on March 26 in New York City.
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Mary Anne Carter Returns to Chair NEA
Carter, who also led the National Endowment for the Arts during President Donald Trump’s first term, has historically supported the agency’s literacy initiatives as well as funding for creative arts therapies.
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NBCC Announces Award Longlists
The National Book Critics Circle has unveiled the seven longlists for its annual awards. Finalists will be announced on January 20, with winners to follow at a ceremony on March 26 in New York City.
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NBCC Announces Award Longlists
The National Book Critics Circle has unveiled the seven longlists for its annual awards. Finalists will be announced on January 20, with winners to follow at a ceremony on March 26 in New York City.
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