2024 CLCSC Awards Ceremony

You are invited to the 2024 CLCSC Awards Ceremony!

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Join us in celebrating the 2024 CLCSC Award Winners at the 

2024 CLCSC Awards Ceremony

Saturday, November 2, 2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Luminarias Restaurant
3500 W Ramona Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754

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2024 Award Winners

Excellence in a Picture Book:
In Every Life by Marla Frazee

Excellence in Juvenile Fiction: 

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla

Delicious Middle Grade to Devour:

The Takeout by Tracy Badua

Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature:
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

Distinguished Body of Work:

Dan Santat

Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children's Literature:
MiJa Books - Stephanie Moran Reed and Muammar Reed

Caroline Gill Award for Exceptional Service:

Olivia Bates, Volunteer for Children's Hospital

PREORDER BOOKS

Preorder books from Once Upon a Time Bookstore from our dedicated page. The shop will have a limited number of additional books available at the event. After the awards presentation and winners' speeches, the 2024 winners will be signing their books.

You may also bring their books that you already own.

A brunch menu will be served. Please note, we cannot guarantee vegan or vegetarian selections after October 20, 2024.

Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Children's Literature Council of Southern California, a 501(c)3 organization.

Free parking is available in the restaurant lot.

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Lifetime and Supporting Members register for free (log in to the website first, then select CLC Supporting or Lifetime Member ticket level on the registration page).