Anne Devereaux Jordan Award

Recognizes significant contributions in scholarship and/or service to the field of children's literature. The award is considered annually and given as warranted. The winner receives a framed certificate that is traditionally presented at the Association's annual conference banquet. Additionally, the winner is invited to attend the conference to accept the award and if able to attend receives complimentary conference registration including a banquet ticket, travel expenses and lodging at the designated conference venue.


Recipients of the Anne Devereaux Jordan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature:

2010 — Betsy Hearne 2004 — Sheila Egoff 1998 — Jean Perrot
2009  — Elizabeth Keyser 2003 — Gillian Adams 1997 — Roderick McGillis
2008
— Jill P. May 2002 — Lois Kuznets 1996 — no award given
2007 — Ulrich Knoepflmacher 2001 — Alethea Helbig 1995 — Roni Natov and Geraldine DeLuca
2006 — Barbara Rosen 2000 — Jon Stott 1994 — Francelia Butler
2005 — Peter Neumeyer 1999 — Jack Zipes