We're proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our member writers and illustrators. If you are a member of Southern Breeze and you or your book has achieved particluar distinction, e-mail Jo Kittinger or Donna Bowman!

2006

Elizabeth O. Dulemba




The Prince's Diary (Shen's Books, 2005) was named the number one 2006 Valentine's Day Pick by BookSense, in conjunction with the Association of American Publishers (AAP).






Mary Ann Rodman

Mary Ann Rodman has won the 2006 Charlotte Zolotow Award for My Best Friend (Viking), illustrated by E. B. Lewis. The award is given annually for outstanding writing in a picture book.

Deborah Wiles


National Book Award finalist
Golden Kite Honor Book
Bank Street Fiction Award
2006 E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers
Booksense Top-Ten Pick
Borders Bookstores "Original Voice"
Junior Library Guild selection
Virginia Readers' Choice List
Texas Bluebonnet Master List
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Master List

2003

Chuck Galey

Allison Mays and Chuck Galey, pictured here at the Mississippi Library Association's Annual Conference, show off the award presented to Chuck. The MLA Award was for Illustrations in Children's Literature for Jazz Cats, written by David Davis. Please visit MLA's website for more information.




2002

Deborah Wiles

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe new talent award 2002, American Library Association
Ezra Jack Keats/New York Public Library award for best new picturebook writer of the year, and best new illustrator 2002
Simon Wiesenthal "Once Upon A World Award"
Junior Library Guild Selection
Notable Book in the field of Social Studies, National Council of the Social Studies
Oprah Winfrey Book Club for Kids Selection
Children's Literature Choice List
Nominated for the Georgia State Picturebook Award 2002
Nominated for the Florida State Reading Assn. Children's Book Award 2002-2003
Nominated for the North Carolina Children's Book award, junior book category 2004
Nominated for the California Young Reader medal 2004-1005

2001

Deborah Wiles
An American Library Association Notable Book for Children
An NCTE Notable Book in the Language Arts
A Booksense '76 Pick
A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children
One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library
Children's Literature Choice List
Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
Nominated for SEBA's best children's book of 2001
Nominated for a total of 26 state book awards including the Vermont Student book award, the Rhode Island Student book award, the North Carolina Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the New Hampshire "Great Stoneface" Children's Book Award, the Utah Children's Book Award, the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award, the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award, the Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, the Indiana Young Hoosiers Book Award List, the Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Award, the Virginia Young Readers Program, Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, the Tennessee Volunteer State reading list, and the California Young Reader Medal