2013 Crystal Kite Award Winners

Africa  Neil Malherbe for The Magyar Conspiracy Tafelberg Publishers	Australia/New Zealand  Meg McKinlay (Author) Kyle Hughes-Odgers (Illustrator)  for Ten Tiny Things Fremantle Press	California/Hawaii Katherine Applegate  for  The One and Only Ivan HarperCollins
Southeast Augusta Scattergood for Glory Be Scholastic	Mid-South Sharon Cameron for The Dark Unwinding Scholastic	Middle East/India/Asia Benjamin Martin  for Samurai Awakening   Tuttle Publishing
Midwest Aaron Reynolds (Author) Peter Brown (Illustrator) for  Creepy Carrots   Simon & Schuster	Southwest Jean Reagan for How to Babysit a Grandpa  Alfred A. Knopf	New England Jo Knowles for See You At Harry's   Candlewick Press
New York Kate Messner for Capture the Flag Scholastic	Atlantic Ame Dyckman (Author) Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator) for BOY + BOT Alfred A. Knopf	Texas/OK Lynne Kelly for Chained   Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Americas   Jennifer Lanthier  for The Stamp Collector   Fitzhenry and Whiteside	UK/Europe Dave Cousins for Fifteen Days without a Head   Oxford University Press	West Kim Baker (Author) Tim Probert (Illustrator) for Pickle Roaring Brook Press

All of SCBWI shares in congratulations to the this year's winners!


About the Awards:

The SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards recognize great books from the 70 SCBWI regions around the world. Each regional chapter was assigned to one of 15 divisions and the membership in each division voted for their favorite book published by an SCBWI member that year. “The SCBWI is pleased to reward excellence in children’s books,” President Stephen Mooser stated.  “These awards honor authors from our many regions and help bring worthy books into the spotlight.”   

The Crystal Kite Awards are a regional complement of the annual SCBWI Golden Kite Award which are given in 4 children’s literature categories. Both awards are unique as they are chosen by other writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing for young readers. “Like the Golden Kite Awards, the Crystal Kites are selected by peers---authors and artists working in the children’s book field,” SCBWI Executive Director Lin Oliver commented.  “That makes them unique and especially satisfying to receive.”  

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