JEREMIAH LUDINGTON MEMORIAL AWARD
In 1975, Jeremiah Ludington, owner of Ludington News Company in Detroit, Michigan, founded the Educational Paperback Association, now known as the Educational Book and Media Association. To honor his dedication and commitment to the educational paperback market, the EPA in 1979 established the Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award.
The Ludington award is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the educational paperback business, and is the EBMA version of a "Lifetime Achievement Award." Recipients receive a framed certificate and EBMA presents a $2,500 check to the charity of their choice. Past winners of the award have included illustrators, authors, educators, and librarians such as John Scieszka, Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume.
39th ANNUAL WINNER
Congratulations to the 39th Annual (2017) Ludington Award winner, Kate DiCamillo. Kate DiCamillo is a highly decorated author who is beloved by both educators and young readers. She is one of only two authors to receive two Newbery Medals recognizing her work, The Tale of Despereaux (2004) and Flora and Ulysses (2013). She has also received the Newbery Honor for her novel Because of Winn-Dixie (2001), the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), and the Theodor Geisel Medal and honor for Bink and Gollie, co-author Alison McGhee (2011) and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2007). In 2014 and 2015 she was the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Emerita, appointed by the Library of Congress. .
Click here to read the Ludington Award Press Release announced on October 26, 2017.
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE LUDINGTON AWARD:
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1979 Past EPA President |
