2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards Announced! -
Monday, May 02, 2011

The SCBWI is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural 2011 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards.
The Crystal Kite Awards are given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to recognize great books from the 70 SCBWI regions around the world. Along with the SCBWI Golden Kite Awards, the Crystal Kite Awards are chosen by other children’s book writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing for young readers.
Please click on winner's name and the book for more information about our winners!
Click here for more information about the Crystal Kite Award.
Africa
Maja Sereda -
A Kite's Flight (Jacana Media - text by
William Gumede.)

Kansas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Tennessee/Kentucky/Missouri

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Minnesota/Iowa/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois/Michigan/Indiana/Ohio

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Nevada/Arizona/Utah/Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico
Brian Lies - Bats at the Ballgame (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

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Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey/Wash DC/Virginia/West Virginia/Maryland
Kathryn D. Erskine - Mockingbird (Philomel Books - Penguin Young Readers Group)

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Texas/Oklahoma
Tammi Sauer -
Mostly Monsterly (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

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