Sue Alexander Award

An award for most promising critiqued manuscript
Presented by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Selected from manuscripts submitted for individual critique at the SCBWI Annual Conference in Los Angeles, the Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award is given to the manuscript deemed most promising for publication. Critiquers at the Los Angeles conference determine the finalists, and Ms. Alexander makes a final selection after the conference. The winner receives an expense-paid trip to New York to meet with interested editors. Only manuscripts submitted for conference manuscript critiques by full-time conference attendees are eligible; see deadline and submission guidelines in the conference brochure or online, available in mid-May. There is no prior application process for this award.