Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Work-in-Progress Awards! These awards are given to children’s book creators who have completed an excellent manuscript not currently under contract. The winners will have their work promoted and sent to a hand-selected list of agents and editors.
These are the winners for 2023:
Picture Book
Ugo Anidi
MELODIES
Chapter Book
Trenise Ferreira
GLORIA JACKSON EXPLAINS IT ALL
Middle Grade
Jason Peterson
THE BOOK CRAWLERS
Young Adult
Jenny Tynes
ELEVENTH WINTER
Underrepresented Voices
Sadia Heil
WHAT IS A MASI?
Nonfiction
Rachel Katz
RADICAL HOPE: The Reconstruction Fight for Justice and Equality
The Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Grant and the Don Freeman Grant winners will be announced next month.
Go to the official award page to learn more about the Work-in-Progress Award. This award will reopen for submissions in March 2024.