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Press Release: EJK Award Ceremony Cancelled
Posted 3/16/2020
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is heartbroken not to be able to celebrate the fine authors and illustrators who are this year’s Ezra Jack Keats Award winners and honorees
Press Release: 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
Posted 2/24/2020
Congratulations to this year’s winners
Sydney Smith/EJK Award, Writer for Small in the City; and Ashleigh Corrin/EJK Award, Illustrator for Layla’s Happiness.
Press Release: Call for Mini-Grant Proposals
Posted 2/10/2020
Approximately 70 grants, up to $500 each, will be awarded to teachers and librarians in public schools and libraries whose proposals reflect an imaginative approach to experiential learning. Decisions will be emailed to all applicants in May, allowing educators to plan for the next academic year.
Press Release: Call for Mini-Grant Proposals
Posted 10/29/2019
Approximately 70 grants, up to $500 each, will be awarded to teachers and librarians in public schools and libraries whose proposals reflect imagination and a desire to make learning fun.
NYC Bookmaking Now!
Posted 10/23/2019
Bring EJK Bookmaking to your classroom or library and prepare to be amazed at what your students can do! Plus, browse through the outstanding books of past competitions here.
New Books! Highlight on Diversity
Posted 10/20/2019
Looking for new books to build your diverse classroom or home library? Check out our Diversity in Children’s Literature section for recommendations on the best recent kidlit releases!
2019 EJK Award Winner’s Update
Posted 7/26/2019
Winning an EJK Award is the beginning of a great career. Our 2019 winners prove the point. Thank you,Omu! By Oge Mora also won a Caldecott Honor and Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan won a Margaret Wise Brown Prize!
Bookmaking NYC Style!
Posted 5/22/2019
Our NYC Bookmaking Award winners took their bows and received their honors in a high-spirited ceremony. What was all the fuss about? Browse the books, the photo gallery and the catalogue and find out!
Press Release: 2019 EJK Bookmaking Competition
Posted 5/7/2019
Winners of 33rd Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education
Congratulations to the 2019 Mini-Grant Winners!
Posted 5/6/2019
We’re excited to award approximately $35,000 in funding to this year’s #EJKgrant winners—69 grants for educators & librarians across 29 states. We can’t wait to see the new grant projects!
Thank you to everyone who applied & congrats to the winners!
Mock EJK Award
Posted 2/25/2019
The judges were students from two kindergarten classes and the criteria, based on that used by the actual Ezra Jack Keats Award included looking for books that: make you want to learn, tell a story about family, show diversity, excite your brain and hit your heart. See and hear the excitement and book joy when the winner is announced
Press Release: 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
Posted 2/19/2019
Congratulations to this year’s winners
John Sullivan/EJK Award, Writer for Kitten and the Nightwatchman; and Oge Mora/EJK Award, Illustrator for Thank You, Omu!.
EJK Mini-Grant Apply Now!
Posted 2/16/2019
The deadline is March 31st but the application form is a breeze. Decisions are made by mid-May so you can plan for next year. Turn your best ideas into a fun program for your students.
Press Release: EJK Mini-Grants - Apply Now
Posted 2/13/2019
The deadline is March 31st but the application form is a breeze. Decisions are made by mid-May so you can plan for the next year. Turn your best ideas into a fun program for your students.
Press Release: For Educators - Call for Mini-Grant Proposals
Posted 10/23/2018
Approximately 70 grants, up to $500 each, will be awarded to teachers and librarians in public schools and libraries whose proposals reflect imagination and a desire to make learning fun.
Announcement
Program Notes
Posted 9/4/2018
The 2018 EJK Mini-Grant application is coming shortly. We’ll keep you posted!
EJK Bookmaking
Season Finale
Posted 5/29/2018
The last of the 2018 Bookmaking Awards were handed out in NYC on May 18. Check out the competition winners, the ceremony and the great catalogue of winning books.
EJK Book Award
Words of Honor
Posted 5/29/2018
We always love the personal and heartfelt acceptance speeches at the EJK Book Award ceremony. Read what some of this year’s honorees said about what drives them to create.
Announcement
EJK Summer Story Hour
Posted 5/29/2018
Join storyteller Tammy Hall at 2 p.m. on Saturdays in July and August as she spins tales at the Peter and Willie statue in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. It’s an NYC family tradition!
Announcement
EJK Story & Craft
Posted 5/29/2018
This popular program runs year-round at Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. Summer dates: June 14, July 19 and August 16. Click each date for details—and take home a free Keats book!
Announcement
Mini-Grant Winners Announced
Posted 5/9/2018
Who won a Mini-Grant this year? Seventy librarians and teachers from Alabama to Alaska whose enterprising programs piqued our interest. Take a look!
Press Release: 2018 EJK Bookmaking Awards
Posted 4/18/2018
Winners of 32th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education
Celebration
Happy Birthday, Ezra!
Posted 3/2/2018
We’re celebrating with games and read-alouds (now mobile-ready!), videos and favorite books. Check out our featured birthday activities…pin the tail on Willie, anyone?
Featured Book
A (Love!) Letter to Amy
Posted 3/2/2018
Ezra’s classic tale turns 50, and Peter’s concerns are as timely as ever. The only thing that’s old-fashioned is having to mail the letter!
EJK Mini-Grants
March Is for Mini-Grants
Posted 3/2/2018
We’ve stated every reason, answered every question…now all that’s left to do is apply. The deadline is March 31. Good luck!