Publishers of picture books released in 2021 are invited to have their works considered for the 2022 Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children鈥檚 Literature. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2022.
Presented annually, the Margaret Wise Brown Prize recognizes the author of the best text for a picture book published during the previous year. The award is a tribute to one of Hollins University鈥檚 best-known alumnae and one of America鈥檚 most beloved children鈥檚 authors. Winners are given a $1,000 cash prize, which comes from an endowed fund created by James Rockefeller, Brown鈥檚 fianc茅 at the time of her death. Each recipient will also receive an engraved bronze medal as well as an invitation to accept the award and present a reading on campus during the summer session of Hollins鈥 graduate programs in children鈥檚 literature.
Judges for the 2022 prize include:
- Meg Medina, author of the 2021 Margaret Wise Brown Prize winner Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away and the Newbery Award winner Mercie Su谩rez Changes Gears.
- Marla Frazee, author-illustrator, recipient of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for The Farmer and the Clown and two Caldecott Honor medals.
- David LaRochelle, recipient of multiple children鈥檚 choice awards for his many picture book titles, including Geisel Award-winner See the Cat.
The publisher should submit four copies of each book they wish to nominate for the Margaret Wise Brown Prize: one copy to Hollins University and one copy to each of the three judges. Books must have been first published in 2021; reprints and translations are not eligible. The winner will be announced in May 2022.
Please contact Lisa Rowe Fraustino at fraustinolr@糖心传媒.edu for the judges鈥 addresses and further submission instructions.
The study of children鈥檚 literature as a scholarly experience was initiated at Hollins in 1973; in 1992, the graduate program in children鈥檚 literature was founded. Today, Hollins offers summer M.A. and M.F.A. programs exclusively in the study and writing of children鈥檚 literature, an M.F.A. in children鈥檚 book writing and illustrating, and a graduate-level certificate in children鈥檚 book illustration.
For more information about the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children鈥檚 Literature, visit www.糖心传媒.edu/mwb.
