Joy Nelkin Wieder

Jewish Children’s Bookfest Announces Adult Writing Contest Winners

After more than 60 entries from around the world, the judges of the 2004 Jewish Children’s Bookfest Adult Writing Contest chose winners in the Fiction and Picture Book categories with an Honorable Mention in the Nonfiction category. In addition to free registration at the 2004 Western Regional Jewish Literature for Children Conference, the authors will have their winning manuscripts read by editors at Karben, Knopf, Pitspopany and Little, Brown and Company.

Congratulations to the winners:

Picture Book Text

Joy Nelkin Wieder

“Rivkah and the Mice”

Fiction

Esty Schachter

“Pickled Watermelon”

Non-fiction (Honorable Mention)

Cynthia Kolodny

“I Remember Grandpa”