Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jocelyn McCarthy, jmccarthy@ejkf.org 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced   February 21, 2024, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2024 Ezra Jack […]

Contact: Melissa Bloomfield, melissa.bloomfield@tvsmediagroup.com 2023 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced March 14, 2022, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2023 Ezra Jack Keats Award (EJK Award), as […]

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced March 8, 2022, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the winners of the 2022 Ezra Jack Keats Award (EJK Award), […]

  “TELL ME ANOTHER STORY” A New Documentary Film Chronicling Diversity  in Children’s Literature _______________   Directed by Damani Baker and Produced by  the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in association with The Office Performing Arts & Film   Featuring Children’s Book Champions: Pat Cummings, Marley Dias,  Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Christopher Myers,    and Andrea Davis […]

Posted 3/9/2021 Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, rlsteingroup@gmail.com 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honorees Announced Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Annual Book Award March 9, 2021, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de […]

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com and Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, robyn@rlsteingroup.com Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021 Spring 2021 Celebration to Honor the Legacy of Ezra Jack Keats Includes: ● 35th EJK Award Winners Announcement and Ceremony ● Silent Auction of Original Children’s Book Illustrations ● […]

Contact: Tracy van Straaten, 35th Anniversary Publicity Director, tracy@tvsmediagroup.com Robyn L. Stein, 35th Anniversary Campaign Director, rlsteingroup@gmail.com Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021 EJKF Kicks Off Yearlong Celebration with Variety of Online Resources for Kids and Adults to Honor the Legacy of Ezra Jack Keats Throughout the 2020-21 School Year July 7, […]

Contact: Sheree Wichard, wichard.pr@gmail.com 34th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced Awards presented by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi during Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 2, 2020 NEW YORK—March 2, 2020—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s […]

Contact: Sheree Wichard 718-788-9585 wichard.pr@gmail.com Winners of 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced By Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education In Response to the COVID-19 Crisis, Winning and Honorable Mention Books will be Featured in a Virtual Celebration and Exhibition Page on Brooklyn Public Library Website NEW YORK—May, 5, […]

Contact: Deborah Pope, foundation@ejkf.org 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony Cancelled in Response to Concern Over the Spread of the COVID-19 Virus Hattiesburg, MS/Brooklyn, New York—March 12, 2020—The 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony has been canceled by the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) out of concern over the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The […]