Jean Little First-Novel Award

The Jean Little First-Novel Award is an annual Canadian literary award, administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, to recognize a Canadian author's first middle-grade novel.

Named in honour of the late Jean Little, the award was established by fellow children's authors and Little's friends, Sarah Ellis, Kit Pearson, and Maggie de Vries, who is also Little's niece.[1] The award carries a monetary prize of $5,000. Jean Little (1932–2020) was an award-winning Canadian writer of more than 50 books for young readers.[2]

The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award.

Honourees
Jean Little First-Novel Award winners and finalists[3]
Year Author Title Publisher Result
2021 Tziporah Cohen No Vacancy DCB Young Readers Winner [4]
Alisa Siegel My Name is Konisola Second Story Press Finalist [5]
Nadine Neema Journal of a Travelling Girl Wandering Fox, an imprint of Heritage House Finalist [5]
2022 Leslie Gentile Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer DCB Young Readers Winner [6]
Rosena Fung Living with Viola Annick Press Finalist [7]
Chad Lucas Thanks a Lot, Universe Amulet Books Finalist [7]

References
  1. Deziel, Shanda (November 3, 2020). "Friends of Jean Little announce a new Canadian middle-grade novel award in her memory". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. "Children's author Jean Little dead at 88". CBC Books. April 7, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "Previous Jean Little First-Novel Award Winners and Finalists". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. Doegun, Inderjit (November 3, 2021). "Winners of the 2021 CCBC Book Awards revealed". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. Doegun, Inderjit (September 14, 2021). "CCBC Book Awards announces 2021 shortlist". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. Doegun, Inderjit (September 30, 2022). "Winners of the 2022 CCBC Book Awards revealed". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. Doegun, Inderjit (September 8, 2022). "CCBC Book Awards announces 2022 shortlist". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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