2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize Winner

Emily Carrington masterfully guides readers through her harrowing tale of childhood abuse, effectively compelling action in Our Little Secret, published by Drawn & Quarterly. "The story is clear and engaging and invites readers to witness the author’s futile quest for redress through the courts. This cultivates empathy and performs a kind of grassroots justice..."

2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Honor

Experience the captivating narrative of Ducks (Drawn & Quarterly), an exploration of the Oil Sands that skillfully tackles environmentalism, sexism, and the high cost of education in a male-dominated landscape. "Throughout, Beaton pulls the reader through with rich images and a personal but relatable touch."

2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

This year’s winner is Garvey in the Dark, a verse novel that explores the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement from a preteen boy’s perspective, written by Nikki Grimes, and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor Award

The 2023 honor A Poem Grows Inside You, written by Katey Howes, illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee, and published by The Innovation Press, is a beautiful and playful picture book that fittingly celebrates the joy of writing poetry through the poetic form.

2022 Lee Bennett Hopkins Celebratory Event

On March 29th, we celebrated the 2022 winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water written by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith, and published by Kokila. Click here to watch!