FAME

Congratulations to "In Nightfall" by Suzanne Young for winning the 2024-2025 Florida Teens Read Award!

Congratulations to "The Duck Never Blinks" by @almaxlat for winning the SSYRA Jr. award for 2024-2025! This was a historic turnout for SSYRA Jr. votes, with more than 44,000 votes throughout the state!

Congratulations to "New Dragon City" by @marimancusi for winning the SSYRA 6-8 award for 2024-2025!

Congratulations to "The Cursed Moon" by @AngelaCervantes for winning the SSYRA 3-5 award for the 2024-2025 year!

Up next: our SSYRA 3-5 List for 2025-2026! A huge congratulations to all the authors and books that have been selected for next year, and thank you to our SSYRA 3-5 committee for all of your hard work making these selections!

Time to highlight our SSYRA 6-8 list for 2025-2026! Congratulations to all the incredible authors and books selected for next school year! Thank you as well to our SSYRA 6-8 committee for all the time and hard work that goes into selecting the new list!

Let's spotlight our 2025-2026 Florida Teens Read list! Congratulations to all the incredible authors and books selected for next year, and thank you to our FTR committee for the hard work, time, and dedication that went into selecting these lists!

Last, but most certainly not least, be sure to join four of our incredible YA authors as they discuss "Voices of the Next Generation: Crafting Authentic Stories for Teens & Young Adults" on Friday, November 22 at 10:00 am!

Don't miss some of our previous SSYRA and FTR award winning authors in our "Spotlight on Success: Celebrating the Voices of Florida Award-Winning Authors" panel on Thursday, November 21 at 9:00 am!

On Friday, November 22 at 9:00 am, 8 amazing middle grade authors will be discussing "Mastering Middle Grade: Crafting Captivating Chapter Books for Middle Grade Readers"!

Also on Thursday morning at 8:00 am, you won't want to miss the amazing elementary panel "Chapter by Chapter: Creating Captivating Stories for Elementary Readers"!

We have a number of wonderful author panels scheduled for FAME 2024! Up first: Thursday, Nov 21 at 8 am, don't miss 10 incredible authors and illustrators discussing "Imagination in Action: Crafting Magic in Picture Books & Early Readers"

We are just TWO DAYS away from FAME! Make sure to take time during your conference experience to see Amalie Howard, Jaron Roselló, and Dev Petty!

Don't miss the fantastic authors Gloria Munoz, Mitali Banjeree Ruths, Stacy Wells, and Kerry O'Malley Cerra in just a few days at FAME 2024!

There is no shortage of absolutely amazing authors and illustrators joining us at FAME 2024! Be sure to take time to see Bea Jackson, Alan Katz, Angela Cervantes, and Neal Shusterman this week!

Make sure to see the incredible Sarah Mlynowski, Jen Calonita, Jarrett Lerner, and Mari Mancusi during FAME this week!

Check out all the FAME events that authors Danielle Joseph, Varian Johnson, Taryn Souders, and Alicia Klepeis will be at! You won't want to miss them!

You won't want to miss these four amazing authors this week, make sure to check out the events attended by S.A. Rodriguez, Chantel Acevedo, Erika Lewis, and José Pablo Iriarte!

At FAME 2024, we will also be joined by authors Natalia Sylvester, FTR Winner Brigid Kemmerer, and current SSYRA 6-8 authors Jenni Walsh and Lindsay Currie! Be sure to check out their events next week!