The Educational Paperback Association (EPA) has awarded its 29th annual Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award to Anita Silvey, a professor in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature program at Simmons College. The Ludington Award, named after EPA’s founder, is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the paperback book business. Past winners have included Mary Pope Osborne, Marc Brown, Seymour Simon, Tomie dePaola, Richard Peck, Lois Lowry and Paula Danziger.
Recipients of the Ludington Award receive a framed certificate and EPA presents a $2500 check to the charity of their choice. Ms. Silvey has selected the James Marshall Fellowship at the University of Connecticut to receive the charitable donation.
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