In recent years, the Pitt Children’s Literature Program has been gaining a national reputation as one of the top places in the country to study this subject. A remarkable sign of our excellence is that Pitt faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates have now won every major writing/research prize given out by the national Children’s Literature Association.
Year Awarded | Award Title | Recipient | Status |
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2022 | Undergraduate Essay Award | Lauren Clark | Undergraduate Certificate Student |
2020 | Book Award | Jules Gill-Peterson | Faculty Member |
2020 | Judith Plotz Emerging Scholar Award | Sreemoyee Dasgupta | PhD Student |
2017 | Graduate Student Research Grant | Sreemoyee Dasgupta | PhD Student |
2015 | Honor Book Award | Courtney Weikle-Mills | Faculty Member |
2015 | Undergraduate Essay Award | Alexandra Cathcart | Undergraduate Certificate Student |
2012 | Graduate Student Essay Award | Amanda Phillips Chapman | PhD Student |
2011 | Graduate Student Research Grant | A. Robin Hoffman | PhD Student |
2010 | Graduate Student Research Grant | Kerry Mockler | PhD Student |
2009 | Book Award | Marah Gubar | Faculty Member |
2009 | Graduate Student Essay Award | A. Robin Hoffman | PhD Student |
2008 | Graduate Student Essay Award | Anna Redcay | PhD Student |
2008 | Undergraduate Essay Award | Paige Carlson | Undergraduate Certificate Student |
2007 | Undergraduate Essay Award | Carolyn Blythe Giles | Undergraduate Certificate Student |
2003 | Article Award | Marah Gubar | Faculty Member |
2000 | Undergraduate Essay Award | Patricia McCauley | Undergraduate Certificate Student |
2000 | Honor Book Award | Valerie Krips | Faculty Member (now Emeritus) |