We saw this news in the Latinxs in Kids Lit blog recently and are excited to share it with you. The twelve pages of award winners announced in August include a number of children's and young adult books in both English and Spanish.
According to the Latino Awards website, "Since 1997, Empowering Latino Futures has celebrated literature through its book awards. The objective has been to recognize the greatness in both Latino writers and in non-Latinos who are writing on Latino topics. In 2007 the Latino Book Awards were renamed International Latino Book Awards. Up to date, 3,194 authors and publishers have been honored over the years. In 2020, 297 authors were recognized in 96 book categories. Categories include: Children’s, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Fiction, Design, Translation, and Best First Books. While 85% of our winners are not yet well known, the awards has proven to be an appropriate launching pad for the next generation of authors who work with smaller publishing houses. These awards have grown to become the largest Latino cultural awards in the U.S. In 2020, it took 214 judges to evaluate all book entries. This is a dedicated effort to growing the awareness for books written by, for and about Latinos."
To see the youth award winners, please stop here at the Latinxs in Kids Lit blog
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