New Voices Award
In 2000, Lee & Low Books established the New Voices Award to encourage writers of color. The award is open to any United State resident of color who has not had a children's picture book published previously. A winner receives $1000 and a standard publication contract, while an Honor Award winner receives $500. While Honor Award winners are not guaranteed publication, several honor books have been published.
New Voices Award Recipients
| Year | Author | Book | Citation | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Solorzano,Tiare Williams !Tiare Williams Solorzano | Little Fish | Honor | |
| 2008 | Charara,Hayan !Hayan Charara | Three Lucys,The !The Three Lucys | Honor | |
| 2007 | Tuck,Pamela M. !Pamela M. Tuck | Fly in a Bowl of Milk,A !A Fly in a Bowl of Milk | Winner | 2012 |
| 2007 | Yamasaki,Katie !Katie Yamasaki | Edwin's Lucky Thirteen | Honor | |
| 2006 | Sheppard,Gloria Armand !Gloria Armand Sheppard | Love Twelve Miles Long | Winner | 2011 |
| 2006 | Bates,Janet Costa !Janet Costa Bates | Seaside Dream | Honor | 2010 |
| 2005 | Tate,Don !Don Tate | It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw | Honor | 2012 |
| 2005 | Elliott,Zetta !Zetta Elliott | Bird | Honor | 2008 |
| 2004 | Bogan,Carmen !Carmen Bogan | Fit Like Frankie | Honor | |
| 2003 | Yoo,Paula !Paula Yoo | Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story | Winner | 2005 |
| 2003 | Norman,Lisette !Lisette Norman | My Feet are Laughing | Honor | 2006 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) |
| 2002 | Bayton,Adrienne Lorraine !Adrienne Lorraine Bayton | Dance, Nishi, Dance | Honor | |
| 2001 | Smith,Patricia !Patricia Smith | Janna and the Kings | Winner | 2003 |
| 2001 | Vega,Denise !Denise Vega | Superhombre | Honor | |
| 2000 | Boyden,Linda !Linda Boyden | Blue Roses,The !The Blue Roses | Winner | 2002 |
| 2000 | Terasaki,Stanley Todd !Stanley Todd Terasaki | Ghosts for Breakfast | Honor | 2002 |
| 2000 | Louie,Therese On !Therese On Louie | Raymond's Perfect Present | Honor | 2002 |
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