Cheers to the Winners of the 2022 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards!

SCBWI is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards. Given to books in fifteen regions that represent excellence in the field of children’s literature, the Crystal Kites Awards are peer-selected, voted on by SCBWI members from local regions. Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 publishing year, proudly presented here by regional division: 

Asia Temple Alley Summer Written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa 

Atlantic  (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland) A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus 

Australia / New Zealand Heroes of the Secret Underground by Susanne Gervay 

California, Hawaii Hello, Star written by Stephanie Lucianovic, illustrated by Vashti Harrison 

Canada Tough Like Mum written by Lana Button, illustrated by Carmen Mok 

Other Internationals The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe written by Sandra Nickel, illustrated by Aimée Sicuro 

Midsouth (Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana) I'll Meet You in Your Dreams Written by Jessica Young, illustrated by Rafael Lopez  

Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio) Headstrong Hallie! The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard” Written by Aimée Bissonette, illustrated by David Hohn 

New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island) Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca 

New York Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai 

Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama) The Longest Letsgoboy written by Derick Wilder, illustrated by Catia Chien 

Southwest (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Southern Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico) Watercress Written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin 

Texas, Oklahoma Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain

United Kingdom, Ireland The Bear and her Book Written by Frances Tosdevin, illustrated by Sophia O’Conner 

West (Washington, Northern Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota) The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera 

You can learn more about the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards here.

Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee