SCBWI Announces 2020 Work-in-Progress and Cushman Winners

SCBWI is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Work-in-Progress Awards and Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Grant. Both awards are part of SCBWI’s program to assist children’s book writers and illustrators who are in the process of completing a specific project currently not under contract.

The Work-in-Progress recipients will have their work posted on a special site which will be made available to a hand-selected list of agents and editors. The Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award also comes with a stipend of $500 and tuition to any SCBWI conference.

Work-in-Progress Grants

Picture Book:

“Miasma” by Claire Bobrow

Chapter Book:

“Riley O., Adventure Pro!” by Kirsten Kinney

Middle Grade:

“Camper Row” by Cressida Hanson

Young Adult:

“Focus. Click. Wind.” by Amanda West Lewis

Nonfiction:

“The Artist” by Elizabeth Armstrong Hall

Underrepresented (formerly known as Multicultural Fiction):

“I Cannot Wait for Grandma” by Zainab Khan

Translation

Not awarded this year

Cushman Late Bloomer Grant:

“At the End of Happy Road” by Sherrie Lorance

Visit the official awards page to learn more about the Work-in-Progress Awards.