Shoreline Arts Alliance announces the 2024 winners of the Tassy Walden Awards for new voices in children’s literature
Shoreline Arts Alliance is happy to announce the finalists and award winners for the 24th Annual Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature. This program is one of a kind in the state of Connecticut, rewarding unpublished Connecticut based writers and illustrators for their hard work and dedication to their craft. Our professional judges have selected the following winners, honorees and finalists for 2024.
Picture Book Text
Winner: Chaunell Feliciano, Wilton – All In A NameHonorable Mention: Katherine Wilkes, Madison – You Are A Star
Finalists:
Lisa Brown, East Haven – The Messy Hair Fairy
Victoria A. Reed, Southington – Popcorn Friday
Ruth Williams, Norwalk – Cell (The Origin of You)
Illustrated Picture Book Writer-Illustrator
Finalist: Cathy Grinfield, Colchester – Alphabetically
Middle Grade Novel
Winner: John Parent, Clinton – Annabelle Blue
Honorable Mention: John Alvaro, Hamden – The End of the Story
Finalists:
Jacquelyn Licare, Quaker Hill – Reed and the Giant Crystal
George Shapiro-Weiss, Killingworth – Bobo and Podgie Know Everything There Is To Know
Young Adult Novel
Winner: Patricia M. Carey, East Lyme – The Swan Maiden
Finalist: Lori Kase, Simsbury – The Accident
Illustrator Portfolio
Honorable Mention: Moira Ratchford, Norwalk
This year’s honorees will be celebrated at an Awards Reception at the James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street in Branford on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 PM. The event, which is generously sponsored by Branford Community Foundation and Guilford Savings Bank, is free and open to the public.
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