2020 Tassy Walden Awards

Connecticut’s 2020 Tassy Walden Awards winners and finalists have been announced. This is a significant award in this state, because so many winners and finalists were later published.

The Winners Are

• Picture Book Text--Natasha Garnett for Daniela Makes Her Way   
• Illustrated Picture Book Writer/Illustrator--Gabriella Svenningsen for What Is A Memory?
• Middle Grade Novel--Paula Kay McLaughlin for Renala: Sydney Parks & the Bayab Tree
• Young Adult Novel--Katie Tietjen for In a Nutshell: The Case of the Lady in the Bathtub 
• Illustrator Portfolio Finalist--Tessa Griffin

A virtual awards reception will be held on May 27 at 7 PM