[CC] 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award Ceremony

[CC] 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award Ceremony

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The Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature celebrates diverse books by diverse creators. Also​ ​known​ ​as​ ​“The​ ​Walter,”​ ​the awards are​ ​named​ ​for​ ​prolific​ ​children’s​ ​and young​ ​adult​ ​author​ ​Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​(1937-2014).​ ​Myers​ ​was​ ​the​ ​third​ ​National​ ​Ambassador for​ ​Young​ ​People’s​ ​Literature,​ ​appointed​ ​in​ ​2012​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​of​ ​Congress.​ ​He​ ​was​ ​a​ ​champion of​ ​diversity​ ​in​ ​children’s​ ​books.​ ​The​ ​Walter​ ​Awards​ commemorate ​Myers’​ ​memory​ ​and​ ​his​ literary legacy,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​celebrate​ ​diversity​ ​in​ ​children’s​ ​literature.

2024 WINNERS AND HONOREES:

🏆 2024​ ​Walter​ ​Award,​ ​Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category

đź“– “Remember Us” by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House)

🏅 2024​ ​Walter​ ​Honors,​ ​Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category

đź“– “Grounded” by Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S.K. Ali (Amulet/Abrams)

🏆 2024​ ​Walter​ ​Award,​ ​Teen​ ​Category

đź“– “Saints of the Household” by Ari Tison (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan)

🏅 2024​ ​Walter​ ​Honors,​ ​Teen​ ​Category

đź“– “All the Fighting Parts” by Hannah V. Sawyerr (Amulet/Abrams)

CREDITS:
đź“š The 2024 Walter Awards Ceremony was held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in collaboration with DCPL

đź“š AV recording/production provided by Olive Tree Media Group

đź“š Original illustrations used in thumbnail and video intro were created by author/illustrator Gareth Hinds

ABOUT WNDB:

We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all people.

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