ChLA will begin accepting online nominations and applications for our awards and grants beginning December 15, 2020 continuing through February 1, 2021.  If you know someone whose undergraduate or graduate work deserves to be recognized by ChLA, please consider nominating them for the Carol Gay Award or the Graduate Student Essay Award.  Is there someone within ChLA that has contributed in significant ways to enhance others’ scholarship and/or professional careers within the field of children’s literature?  Nominate them for the Mentoring Award!

ChLA also offers a number of grants to assist with scholarship research and travel. Consider applying for one of the following this December through February: Hannah Beiter Graduate Student Research Grant, Diversity Research Grant, and the Faculty Research Grant.