Ezra Jack Keats Award
Honoring outstanding new bookmakers to advance diversity in children’s literature for a better world.
Celebrating our 35th Anniversary
See all Winners and Honorees
Watch the Virtual 2020 EJK Award Ceremony
Meet the 2020 Winners
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Writer Sydney Smith
Small in the City
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Illustrator Ashleigh Corrin
Layla’s Happiness
2020 Honor Books
About the Award
The EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).
2020 EJK Award
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Mock EJK Award
Kindergarten student judges awarded books that: excite your brain, show diversity, and hit your heart. Watch the video to see the children cheer for their favorite books!
