Now accepting applications for the
November 6th 2023 CBWPB Yuyi Morales Merit Scholarships
APPLY BEFORE October 16th 2022
for the highly interactive online
Ultimate Craft and Business of Writing and Illustrating
Children's Picture Books
starting November 6th 2023!
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MANY of our scholarship recipients are now published or contracted! In fact, the Children's Book Academy has given well over 200 scholarships, and former students have won nearly every major North American KidLit award that we know of!!!
Just Fill Out the Easy Peasy Form Below and
Woo Us With Your Writing
The Children's Book Academy LOVES giving scholarships to talented BIPOC, LGBTQI, Jewish, Arab, Low-Income, Aussies and Kiwis who have a poor exchange rate, children's librarians, and those identifying as having a disability to help make a more equitable, kind, or fun world.
Heads up - if you apply, which we hope that you do, remember to be charming, concise, creative, and describe how you can give back so that you don't come across as just a taker. These instructions can help you in all sorts of things.
Heads up - if you apply, which we hope that you do, remember to be charming, concise, creative, and describe how you can give back so that you don't come across as just a taker. These instructions can help you in all sorts of things.
,We want to help support increased diversity in the field, which is why we offer these full and half-priced merit and need-based scholarships to help improve cultural representation in order to reflect the true make-up of the United States both as creators and as main characters in books!
This scholarship is to the highly-interactive but time-flexible interactive Ultimate Craft and Business of Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Picture Books e-course.
Congratulations to... (names in bold are now published or contracted. Some of the people on this list were already published so we don't include them in our stats of over 920 books published or contracted by former students).
2021 Winners: Maria Pantuso, Effie Koliopoulos, Desiree Del Valle, Jennifer Jahn, Trenise Ferreira, Rebecca DesPrez, Katrina Martin, Gloria Muñoz, Madhuri Mukhtyar, Brentom Jackson, Courtney Juste, Andrea Petifer, Sandhya Parappukkaran
2020 Winners:
Andrew Allsop, Ellen Cappard, Laurie Carmody, Bonni Goldberg, Brenda Harris, Kelly Leed, Elizabeth Massa, Brittany Pomales, Alyssa Reynoso Morris, Amanda Wenger
2019 Winners:
Stephen Martin, Sussu Leclerc, Bryan Robles, Kate Talbot, Dawn Dixon, Zoraida Rivera Morales, Christin Hebron, Kavita Ramchandran, Gabriela Romero, Andrea Bazemore, Marzieh Abbas, Shay Fan, Ana Siqueira, Alejandra Santaolalla, Amanda Stone
2018 Winners:
Cathiana Sylne, Ifetayo Nellons, Phephe Rose, Deirdre Havrelock, Inda Ahmad Zabri, Ave Maria Cross, Norma Cardenas, Jolene Guiterrez
2017 Spring winners:
Natasha Yim, Brydie Wright, Hilda Burgos, Lisa Lenoir, Shilpa Agarwai, Eun Kyung Kim, Shannon Stocker, Dorothy Massey and Vong Bitania
2017 Winter winners:
Chani Becker, Cortney Benvenuto, Zoe Gaetjens, Robin Hudson, Rashad Davis, Kara McLeod, Vallerie Miller, Magdalena Mora, Salliane Norelli, Kevin Rountree, Carolyn Seymour, Youa Vang
2016 winners:
Rita Russell, Joy Michael Ellison, Cheryl Kim, Stella Lopez, Ria Sharon, Farouqua Abuzit, Jessica Fortson, Cynae Punch Brown, Joann Bradshaw, Rocio Monroy, Mac McCord, Bryan Avery, Quintyn Hobbs, Richa Jha, and Celia Viramontez
2015 winners:
Janet George, Denise Gallagher, Michelle Quraishi, Angela Dahle, Laurie Swindler, Kara Stewart, Jannie Ho, Richard Rozales, Justine Lawson, Mindy Weiss and Aja Mulford.
We didn't keep track of 2014 winners.
This scholarship is to the highly-interactive but time-flexible interactive Ultimate Craft and Business of Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Picture Books e-course.
Congratulations to... (names in bold are now published or contracted. Some of the people on this list were already published so we don't include them in our stats of over 920 books published or contracted by former students).
2021 Winners: Maria Pantuso, Effie Koliopoulos, Desiree Del Valle, Jennifer Jahn, Trenise Ferreira, Rebecca DesPrez, Katrina Martin, Gloria Muñoz, Madhuri Mukhtyar, Brentom Jackson, Courtney Juste, Andrea Petifer, Sandhya Parappukkaran
2020 Winners:
Andrew Allsop, Ellen Cappard, Laurie Carmody, Bonni Goldberg, Brenda Harris, Kelly Leed, Elizabeth Massa, Brittany Pomales, Alyssa Reynoso Morris, Amanda Wenger
2019 Winners:
Stephen Martin, Sussu Leclerc, Bryan Robles, Kate Talbot, Dawn Dixon, Zoraida Rivera Morales, Christin Hebron, Kavita Ramchandran, Gabriela Romero, Andrea Bazemore, Marzieh Abbas, Shay Fan, Ana Siqueira, Alejandra Santaolalla, Amanda Stone
2018 Winners:
Cathiana Sylne, Ifetayo Nellons, Phephe Rose, Deirdre Havrelock, Inda Ahmad Zabri, Ave Maria Cross, Norma Cardenas, Jolene Guiterrez
2017 Spring winners:
Natasha Yim, Brydie Wright, Hilda Burgos, Lisa Lenoir, Shilpa Agarwai, Eun Kyung Kim, Shannon Stocker, Dorothy Massey and Vong Bitania
2017 Winter winners:
Chani Becker, Cortney Benvenuto, Zoe Gaetjens, Robin Hudson, Rashad Davis, Kara McLeod, Vallerie Miller, Magdalena Mora, Salliane Norelli, Kevin Rountree, Carolyn Seymour, Youa Vang
2016 winners:
Rita Russell, Joy Michael Ellison, Cheryl Kim, Stella Lopez, Ria Sharon, Farouqua Abuzit, Jessica Fortson, Cynae Punch Brown, Joann Bradshaw, Rocio Monroy, Mac McCord, Bryan Avery, Quintyn Hobbs, Richa Jha, and Celia Viramontez
2015 winners:
Janet George, Denise Gallagher, Michelle Quraishi, Angela Dahle, Laurie Swindler, Kara Stewart, Jannie Ho, Richard Rozales, Justine Lawson, Mindy Weiss and Aja Mulford.
We didn't keep track of 2014 winners.
Easy Peasy Scholarship Criteria
Applicants need to:
Please share the link to this page: https://tinyurl.com/YMSchol
- Fill out the short form
- Be committed to and excited about writing fabulous stories and/or art for children's books and want to help make a better world through children's books, whether it's just by creating more delight or by skillfully and subtly integrating social justice or environmental themes in your work.
- Commit to participating fully in the course by availing yourself of the course materials and participating in the private Mighty Networks group and help get the word out about this exceptional course.
- Write a brief description of yourself, your background, and why you'd like this scholarship. We LOVE creative well-written pitches.
- Let us know what you'll be working on in the course
- Let us know if you are already agented, published or have a website
- Share your personality
- Be as brief and appealing as you can
Please share the link to this page: https://tinyurl.com/YMSchol
AND HERE'S THE LINK TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE COURSE!!!
JUST CLICK HERE!
JUST CLICK HERE!
Meet Yuyi Morales
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Many years ago when I first started teaching children's book courses, Yuyi was one of my many favorite students and it was an honor and treat to be her teacher. She was always super talented and I knew that she was destined for greatness, which she has achieved. Yuyi is an author and illustrator of many notable and award-winning children's books. Some of her most famous books include Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, Little Night, and Viva Frida, which received the 2015 Pura Belpre Medal for illustration as well as the 2015 Caldecott Award Honor. Yuyi is the first Latina to receive the prestigious Caldecott Award. Below are some of her many wonderful books. To see more visit yuyimorales.com. We honor her with these scholarships.
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