CONGRATULATIONS to the #scbwiWinter22 Scholarship Winners & the 2022 Spark Award Winners

 Congratulations to the #scbwiWinter 22 Scholarship Recipients. 

BIPOC Scholarship

Marzieh Abbas

Karen Chow

Zahra Haque

Sonya Kenkare

Tiara Luten

Sherri Mercer

Ebony Mudd

Akbar Shabazz Jenkins

Beverly Taylor

Morris Washington

General Scholarship

NaShanta Fletcher

Kyle Horne

Andrea Campos

Effie Koliopoulos

Farnaz Nadim

Student Writer Scholarship

Jazmín Abels

Sarah Rouhier

Student Illustrator Scholarship

Tsae Yung (Kelly) Wu

Elena Aguirre Uranga

THE SPARK AWARDS

And a big round of applause to the winners of this year's Spark Awards. The Spark Award is an annual award that recognizes excellence in children's books published through a non-traditional publishing route. 

Spark Winners

Picture Book:

Imani's Undersea Adventure by T.M. Jackson

Book for Older Readers Winner:

Blue by L.E. DeLano

Spark Honor Books

Picture Book:

Read Island, written by Nicole Magistro, Illustrated by Alice Feagan 

Book for Older Readers:

The Girl in the Triangle by Joyana Peters