The winners of the 33rd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12 were recently honored at an awards ceremony at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library.
2019 EJK Bookmaking Competition Winners
City Winners Receive $500 Cash Prize
NEW YORK—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, has announced the winners of the 33rd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12.
At the award ceremony at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library, the City and Borough winners and Honorable Mention recipients were given medals. In addition, the City winners received $500, and the Borough winners, $100. Each team of educators who assisted the winners received a Certificate and a collection of children’s books contributed by Penguin Random House, the publisher of the books of Ezra Jack Keats.
“Imaginative young writers and illustrators from public schools in each borough have spent months creating and polishing these stunning books,” says Deborah Pope, Executive Director of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. “It was in public school that Ezra first received recognition for his talent, inspiring him to pursue his dreams. We are proud to support today’s public schools, to help inspire the Ezra Jack Keats’s of tomorrow.”
“Our students’ creativity, thoughtful work, and dedication are demonstrated in these wonderful picture books. Each book is evidence of the exemplary teaching and learning that occurs daily in our public schools,” says Karen Rosner, Coordinator of Visual Arts for the New York City Department of Education and supervisor of the Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking program. “The exhibition of the winning books at Brooklyn Public Library represents our richly diverse student body and the talent of our public school students, and their art teachers, classroom teachers, and librarians.”
“For the eighth year, Brooklyn Public Library is proud to showcase the beautifully innovative books made by our city’s talented young writers and illustrators,” says Kimberly Grad, Coordinator of School Age Services at Brooklyn Public Library and one of the judges of the Competition. “The students who participated in this year’s EJK Bookmaking Competition truly embody the spirit of Ezra Jack Keats, who inspired so many readers and writers with his groundbreaking work.”
For a peek inside the winning books, the catalogue, and a list of all the winners and honorable mentions, visit www.ezra-jack-keats.org/h/2019-bookmaking-winners/
Photo Credit: Gregg Richards
Photo Courtesy of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
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