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Richard Jackson |
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Richard
Jackson has discovered some of the most significant authors in the field of
youth literature, including Judy Blume, Paula Fox, George Ella Lyon, Virginia
Hamilton, Chris Raschka and Angela Johnson. He has brought forth writers who
have challenged and widened the range of acceptable topics for youth
literature, as well as authors and illustrators who have broadened the reach
of multicultural youth publishing. Jackson co-founded Bradbury Press in 1968, Orchard in
1986, DK, Inc in 1996, and has recently been editorial director at Richard
Jackson Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young
Readers. In his forty-three year career, Jackson has published many
award-winning authors and illustrators, and launched many young careers.
Citations for works he has edited or published include: 15
Newbery
or Newbery Honors; 5
Caldecott
or Caldecott Honors; one
National Book Award, 2
Coretta
Scott King Medals or honors; 7
Boston Globe—Horn Book Awards or
honors; one
Scott O’Dell Award;
one
Charlotte
Zolotow Award and two
Mildred
Batchelder Awards. He has served as the Chairman of the Children’s Book
Council and has been honored with a LMP Award for Editorial Excellence and in
March, 2002, the Otter Award, given by the booksellers of Northern
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“Dick’s Picks”: Some of Dick’s
favorite books from across his years of work Award Winning Books: books Dick has edited that have won
literary awards |
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