The​ ​sixth annual Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​Awards​ ​for​ ​Outstanding​ ​Children’s​ ​Literature Ceremony and Symposium ​on​ ​diversity​ ​in​ ​children’s​ ​literature ​will​ ​be​ ​held on ​Friday,​ ​March​ ​12,​ ​2021. The pre-recorded event will be virtual and will begin at 1:00 PM EST. Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson will serve as the Ceremony’s Emcee.

The​ ​Symposium,​ ​titled​ ​“Listening, Learning, Creating Communities,”​ ​will be​ ​moderated​ ​by​ Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement award-winning librarian and educator ​Deborah D. Taylor, and will include panelists Traci Chee, Robin Ha, Daniel Nayeri, and Kacen Callender.

Clear your calendar - It's going down! You're invited to take part in the festivities. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!