{"id":28268,"date":"2023-01-03T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=28268"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:47:39","slug":"mark-your-calendar-for-the-youth-media-awards-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/mark-your-calendar-for-the-youth-media-awards-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Your Calendar for the Youth Media Awards Press Conference!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s on your calendar for the morning of Monday, January 30, 2023? If you don\u2019t yet have it on your schedule, make sure to pencil in 8:00 a.m. Central Time that morning for one of the most exciting events of the year for children\u2019s literature. That\u2019s right\u2013the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/mediapresscenter\/presskits\/youthmediaawards\/alayouthmediaawards\">2023 Youth Media Awards Press Conference<\/a> is coming!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-650x366.jpg\" alt=\"YMA Logo\" class=\"wp-image-22067\" style=\"width:344px;height:194px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YMA-Webcast-Logo.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Image courtesy of ALSC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each year, the winners of many of the oldest and most prestigious awards for literature for youth are announced at the event. The 2023 press conference will mark the first in-person announcement since January 2020\u2013for attendees at the 2023 LibLearnX conference in New Orleans, you\u2019ll be able to be in the room where the announcement happens and bask in the happy energy and celebration first hand! And if you can\u2019t be there in person, fret not\u2013the event is live-streamed globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What awards will you hear announced during the Youth Media Awards Press Conference? This year, the press conference will include the announcement of the winners and honorees of the following awards for young readers (listed here in alphabetical order by award name):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/booklists\/alex\">Alex Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/01\/asianpacific-american-award-literature\">Asian\/Pacific American Awards for Literature<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/rt\/cskbart\">Coretta Scott King Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/rt\/cskbart\/virginia-hamilton-award-lifetime-achievement\">Coretta Scott King &#8211; Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/clla\/about\">Children\u2019s Literature Legacy Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/EELDM\">Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/newberymedal\/newberymedal\">John Newbery Medal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/edwards\">Margaret A. Edwards Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/printz-award\">Michael L. Printz Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/batchelder\">Mildred L. Batchelder Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/odyssey\">Odyssey Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/belpre\">Pura Belpr\u00e9 Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/caldecottmedal\/caldecottmedal\">Randolph Caldecott Medal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/sibertmedal\">Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/awardsgrants\/schneider-family-book-award\">Schneider Family Book Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/rt\/glbtrt\/award\/stonewall\">Stonewall Book Award &#8211; Mike Morgan &amp; Larry Romans Children\u2019s &amp; Young Adult Literature Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/01\/2022-sydney-taylor-book-award-winners-announced\">Sydney Taylor Book Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/geiselaward\">Theodor Seuss Geisel Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/morris-award\">William C. Morris Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/nonfiction-award\">YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we await the excitement of these announcements, don\u2019t forget that you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023-mock-yma-election-results\/\">share the results of your mock awards discussions<\/a> at your library or school. Mock discussions are a great way to build awareness of these magnificent awards while sharing phenomenal books with young readers\u2013give a mock discussion a try if you haven\u2019t done one before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I look forward to seeing lots of librarians in New Orleans for LibLearnX, and most especially at this year\u2019s Youth Media Awards Press Conference. It may be bright and early on a Monday, but it\u2019s an event you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s on your calendar for the morning of Monday, January 30, 2023? If you don\u2019t yet have it on your schedule, make sure to pencil in 8:00 a.m. Central Time that morning for one of the most exciting events of the year for children\u2019s literature. That\u2019s right\u2013the 2023 Youth Media Awards Press Conference is coming! Each year, the winners of many of the oldest and most prestigious awards for literature for youth are announced at the event. The 2023 press conference will mark the first in-person announcement since January 2020\u2013for attendees at the 2023 LibLearnX conference in New Orleans, you\u2019ll be able to be in the room where the announcement happens and bask in the happy energy and celebration first hand! And if you can\u2019t be there in person, fret not\u2013the event is live-streamed globally. What awards will you hear announced during the Youth Media Awards Press Conference? 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