Press Releases

Posted 5/2/2017

Winners of 31th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education

Posted 4/6/2017

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated Amazon’s Original Special The Snowy Day for five Daytime Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Program,

Posted 2/23/2017

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi to Present Awards at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 6th

Posted 2/2/2017

60+ Grants of Up To $500 Each Will Be Awarded to Teachers and Librarians Across the Country

Posted 10/7/2016

29th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grants Call for Proposals—Applying Is Fast and Easy

Posted 6/7/2016

Event-filled June Weekend Planned in Brooklyn to Celebrate Centenary of Ezra Jack Keats

Posted 5/16/2016

Winners of the First Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition in Baltimore Announced By Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

Posted 5/2/2016

Winners of 30th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education

Posted 3/9/2016

Ezra Jack Keats, the acclaimed author-illustrator of The Snowy Day, which broke the color barrier in mainstream children’s literature, turns 100 on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Posted 2/4/2016

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi to Present Awards at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 7th

Posted 1/19/2016

100th Birthday of Ezra Jack Keats Inspires Year-long Celebration

Posted 9/14/2015

2016 EJK Mini-Grants to Honor Ezra’s 100th Birthday by Accepting Only Keats-Themed Submissions

Posted 6/5/2015

Ezra Jack Keats Inducted into the NYS Writers Hall of Fame at Sixth Annual Ceremony. Acclaimed Illustrator E.B. Lewis Presented the Award to Deborah Pope, Executive Director of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

Posted 5/4/2015

Winners of 29th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education

Posted 2/17/2015

27th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals—Common Core and Special Project Submissions Welcome

Posted 2/11/2015

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi to Present Awards at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 9^th

Posted 5/28/2014

26th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Awards Teachers and Librarians at Public Schools and Libraries Across 27 States

Posted 4/28/2014

Winners of 29th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education

Posted 2/18/2014

2014 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners Announced for New Writer, New Illustrator, Honor Books―Awards Will Be Presented at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 10^th

Posted 1/10/2014

26th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Minigrants Call for Proposals—Applying
Is Fast and Easy

Posted 5/29/2013

25th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Awards Teachers and Librarians at Public Schools and Libraries Across 29 States

Posted 5/1/2013

Winners of 28th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education

Posted 3/1/2013

2013 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Announced, Will Be Presented to Winners at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 11^th

Posted 2/11/2013

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Pays Tribute to Black History Month with List of Recommended Picture Books that Celebrate African-Americans

Posted 11/20/2012

The Power of Children’s Literature Highlighted at Event to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day, hosted by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, Society of Illustrators and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection