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2025 CLCSC Awards Ceremony

  • November 01, 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Brand Studios, 1601 W Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91201
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Registration

  • Registration for 2024 CLCSC Award Winner and one Guest
  • Community Sponsors receive /\ Recognition in event program, website, and social media AND /\ Two (2) Tickets to the 2025 Children’s Literature Award Ceremony.
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  • Friend Sponsors receive /\ Recognition in event program, website, and social media AND /\ One (1) Tickets to the 2025 Children’s Literature Award Ceremony.
  • Ticket for non-member registration
  • Presenting Sponsors receive /\ Exclusive recognition across all printed materials and social media, /\ Feature in award presentations, /\ Sponsorship signage displayed at Excellence in an Non-Fiction Picture Book, Excellence in Picture Book Artistry, or Excellence in Juvenile Fiction Award Winner table, /\ Four (4) Tickets to the 2025 Children’s Literature Award Ceremony, AND /\ Collection of 2025 Award Winning Books.
  • Ticket for student registration
  • Supporting Sponsors receive /\ Recognition in event program, website, and social media, /\ Feature in award presentations, /\ Sponsorship signage displayed at Myra Cohn Livingston, Peggy C. Miller, or Dorothy C. McKenzie Award Winner table, AND /\ Two (2) Tickets to the 2025 Children’s Literature Award Ceremony.
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You are invited to the 2025 CLCSC Awards Ceremony!

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Join us in celebrating the 2025 CLCSC Award Winners at the 

2025 CLCSC Awards Ceremony

Saturday, November 1, 2025
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Brand Studios
1601 W Mountain St, Glendale, CA 91201

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2025 Award Winners


Excellence in a Non-Fiction Picture Book:

Milkweed for Monarchs by Christine Van Zandt



Excellence in Picture Book Artistry: 

The Ofrenda That We Built illus. Gabby Zapata



Excellence in Juvenile Fiction:

A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold



Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry:

The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté


Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature:

This Is Me Trying by Racquel Marie



Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children's Literature:
Annabelle's Book Club of LA - Annabelle Chang


PREORDER BOOKS

Preorder books from Once Upon a Time Bookstore. The shop will have a limited number of additional books available at the event. After the awards presentation and winners' speeches, the 2025 winners will be signing their books.

You may also bring their books that you already own.

A box lunch 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 Brand Park.

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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).

Questions? Registration problems? General feedback? Please email Helen Fairman, awardsceremonychair@childrensliteraturecouncil.org.
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