The American Association of University Women of NC Young People’s Literature Award established in1953 an award in recognition of the most significant work of original literature for young readers published over the course of the last year by a North Carolina author. Beginning in 2024, the North Carolina Literary Review administers the prestigious North Carolina Book…
AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award 2024: Alicia D. Williams Alicia D. Williams was awarded the Young People’s Literature Award (YPLA) for her book, “Mid-Air”, at the annual ceremony of the NC Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh on December 6th. This annual award has been given by AAUW of North Carolina since 1953, Below…
The recipient of the award this year is a new children’s author, Micki Bare. She was also the recipient of the 2022 award. The title of her book is “Blind Fairy,” the second book in her series “Zahra of the Uwharries.” See Micki Bare’s website https://www.mickibareauthor.com/ Pictured below are the…
The recipient of the award this year is a new children’s author, Micki Bare. The title of her book is “Society of the Sentinalia, Zahra of the Uwharries.” This is the first book in a series that is planned to be published. See Micki Bare’s website https://www.mickibareauthor.com/
Since 1953, AAUW of North Carolina has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to present an award in recognition of the most significant work of original juvenile literature published over the course of the last year by a North Carolina author. This year’s recipient is a new children’s author, Halli Gomez. The title…
Since 1953, AAUW of North Carolina has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to present an award in recognition of the most significant work of original juvenile literature published over the course of the last year by a North Carolina author. This year’s recipient is a new children’s author, Meg Cannistra. The title…
Since 1952, AAUW of North Carolina has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to present an award in recognition of the most significant work of original juvenile literature published over the course of the last year by a North Carolina author. This November, the 66th AAUW NC award was presented to author Kelly…
AAUW NC has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to present this award to a North Carolina author since 1953. President Jane Terwillegar will be making this presentation at the Annual Meeting of the NC Literary and Historical Association on Thursday, November 7 at the Doubletree Hotel in Raleigh. The nominees are: The…
Carol Boston Weatherford’s book, Schomburg, The Man Who Built a Library has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award.
Ali Standish’s book, The Ethan I Was Before has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award.