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The Tassy Walden Awards
for New Voices in Children's Literature
Image © Deborah Freedman, adapted from her book This House, Once, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017
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Tassy Walden Awards Announcement
2023
Picture Book Text
Winner
Karen Fox - Mishmash Garden
No Honor Named
Finalists
Claire Foster - One More
Sherry Peterson - Baby Truck Takes A Bath
Victoria Reed - Farm Pride
Claudia Wolen - A Library for You
Illustrated picture book writer-illustrator
Honorable Mention
Ed Chicoine - Otto the Oyster
No Winner Named
Middle Grade Novel
Winner
Kelly Kandra Hughes - Bird on a Wire
Honorable Mention
Stephanie Lim - Etta Mouse Sings Again
Finalists
John Hastings - The Adventures of Ronny Starlight and Lucy Blue
Bethany Jensen - Blue Earth
Diana Sussman - The Neighbor's Secret
Young adult novel
Winner
Ginger Merante - Flying Horses
Honorable Mention
Patricia M. Carey - The Swan Maiden
No Other Finalists
Illustrator Portfolio
Winner
Hollie Michaels
Finalist
Marcus Fort
A Celebration of Tassy Success Stories
The Shoreline Arts Alliance and Tassy Founders celebrate the work of all Tassy Award winners and finalists who are now published. Please enjoy a visit to their websites and blogs.
Alice C. Bauer, Leslie Bulion, Paige Classey, Leslie Connor, Abi Cushman, Maggie Dana, Stacy DeKeyser, Betsy Devany, Frank Dormer, Julia Denos, Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo, Deborah Freedman, Thea Guidone, Kimberly Behre Kenna, Janae Marks, Elizabeth Millane, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Rolandas Kiaulevicius, Amanda Marrone, Marilyn Taylor McDowell, Stacy Barnett Mozer, Nina Nelson, Nicole Panteleakos, Steven Parlato, Martha Seif Simpson, Joyce A. Stengel, Jane Sutcliffe, Cat Urbain, Brenna Burns-Yu, Karen Fortunati. Sam Taylor, Nancy Tandon, Anne Kubitsky, Gabriella Svenningsen
These winners and finalists have self-published their award-winning submissions: