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Literature Awards Committee

Committee Charge
To solicit nominations, review and vote for an award each for Adult Fiction, Adult Non-fiction, Illustration in Children’s Literature, and Youth Literature. Please visit the Literature Awards page for more information.

Chairs: litawards@apalaweb.org

2023-2025
Sandy Wee
Zoë McLaughlin
Candice Mack

2022-2024
Helen Look
Zoë McLaughlin
Candice Mack

2021-2023
Helen Look
Zoë McLaughlin
Candice Mack

2020-2022
Dora Ho
Ven Basco
Helen Look

EB Liaison: Alanna Aiko Moore

Adult Literature (Fiction)

2023-2025
Chair: Elizabeth Joseph

Members:
Matthew Galloway
Monica Shin
Karen Fernandez
Tiffany Mallery
Michelle Young

2022-2024
Chairs: Sofia Leung

Members:
Tom Poehnelt
Jenny Yap
Coleen Umali

2021-2023
Chair: Jonathan Khan

Members:
Erika Fitzpatrick
Helen Lee
Jaena Rae Cabrera
Rose L. Chou

2020-2022
Chair: Sandy Wee

Members:
Anjali Goyal
Michelle Lee
Elaine Tai
Jerry Dear

Adult Literature (Non-Fiction)

2023-2025
Chair: Annie Pho

Members:
Ray Pun
Tarida Anantachai

2022-2024
Chair: Richard Cho

Members:
Alan Cho
Simon Lee

2021-2023
Chair: Jen Woo

Members:
Young-Joo Lee

2020-2022
Chair: Ann Crewdson

Members:
Paul Drake

Children’s Literature

2023-2025
Chair: Jane Khaytin

Members:
Miyo Sandlin
Sine Hwang Jensen
Isariya Locke
Neha Thakkar

2022-2024

Chair: Florence Tang

Members:
Jen Woo
Danny Le
Andrew Chae

2021-2023
Chair: Jamie Kurumaji

Members:
Lamonica Sanford
Neha Thakkar
Hanna Lee
Danilo M. Baylen

2020-2022
Co-Chairs: Florence Tang, Jamie Kurumaji

Members:
Arya Hackney
Katie Hom
Angie So

YA Literature

2023-2025
Chair: Ariana Hussein

Members:
Connie Lin
Jade Alburo
Stephanie Mahar
Crystal Chen

2022-2024
Chair: Helen Lee

Members:
Tiffani Lewis-Lockhart
Jovy O’Grady
Erika Fitzpatrick
Perlita Payne

2021-2023
Chair: Sandy Wee

Members:
Jade Alburo
Nicole Shibata
Helen Li
Xuemin Zhong

2020-2022
Chair: Crystal Chen

Members:
Danilo M Baylen
Anna Coats
Jen Woo
Tamiko Welch

Picture Books (Illustration in Children’s Literature)

2023-2025
Chair: Charlene Hsu Gross

Members:
Danica Ronquillo
Becky Leathersich
Yun Ji (Angie) So
Christine Chai
Xuemin Zhong

2022-2024
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Mari Orozco, Hannah Park

Members:
Jerry Dear
Joy Shioshita
Charlene Hsu Gross

2021-2023
Chair: Karen Nguyen

Members:
Janet Mumford
January Sanalak
Quinn Tomlinson

2020-2022
Chair: Dora Ho

Members:
Kristen Kwisnek
Becky Leathersich

Last updated on July 26, 2022