About the Raab Associates Prize

Purpose of the Raab Associates Prize
Sponsors & Winners

Purpose of the Raab Associates Prizes for Illustration and Writing

The Raab Associates Prizes are intended to promote the field of children's book writing and illustration. The illustration competition was created in 1999 by Susan Salzman Raab, founder and co-owner of Raab Associates, a children's book marketing agency based in Chappaqua, New York. Ms. Raab, who is also a 1980 UConn alumna with a degree in English, especially wants to encourage and support people who have interests in the arts and the world of publishing. The competition is held annually and the prize is awarded to students enrolled in the University of Connecticut's School of Fine Arts' illustration courses or in the English Department's creative writing courses offered during the fall semester. In 2009, Susan Raab established the Raab Associates Prize for Writing in conjunction with faculty in the English Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Sponsors

The Raab Associates Prize is made possible by a partnership between the following organizations:

• Raab Associates
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
• University of Connecticut's School of Fine Arts, Department of Art & Art History
• University of Connecticut's Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
• University of Connecticut's English Department

 

Winners

10th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2008)

• Subject: Dino Thought by Jane Yolen
• 1st Place Winner: Claire Belton
• 2nd Place Winner: Carrie Palazzo
• Visit the Image gallery to view all of the submissions for 2008.

9th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2007)

8th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2006)

• Subject: Illustration for original poem, "Snake in a Box" by Jane Yolen
• 1st Prize Winner: Margi Kimball
• 2nd Prize Winner: Arek Sak
• Visit the Image gallery to view all of the submissions for 2006.

 

7th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2005)

• Subject: Illustration for the poem, "Best Friends" by Jane Yolen
• 1st Prize Winner: Julia Senecal ($400 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• 2nd Prize Winner: Emily Parsons ($100 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• Visit the Image Gallery to view all of the submissions for 2005.

 

6th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2004)

• Subject: Illustration for the poem, "Some Cats," by Jane Yolen
• 1st Prize Winner: Kerry Kozaczuk ($300 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• 2nd Prize Co-Winners: Sean Brennan ($100 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI) and Jon Miguel ($100 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• Visit the Image Gallery to view all of the submissions for 2004.

 

5th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2003)

• Subject: Illustration for the poem, "Under the Arbor," by Jane Yolen
• 1st Prize Winner: Ashley Dorner, from Southington, CT ($400 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• 2nd Prize Winner: Ross Sullivan-Wiley, from Middlebury, CT ($100 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)

 

4th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2002)

• Subject: Illustration for the poem, "Blueberry Summer," by Jane Yolen
• 1st Prize Winner: Danielle Lorde, from Bridgeport, CT ($300 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)
• 2nd Prize Co-Winners: Tommy Rosa, from Stratford, CT, ($100) and Esther Cushing, from East Haddam, CT ($100)

 

3rd Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2001)

• Subject: Illustration of an Ogre in the popular children's tale, Puss'n'Boots
• Winner: Tommy Rosa, from Stratford, CT ($500 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)

 

2nd Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (2000)

• Subject: Illustrations for the poem, "The Flood," by Gerald Hausman
• Winner: Teri Abbey, from Uncasville, CT ($500 and 1-year membership in the SCBWI)

 

1st Annual Raab Associates Prize for Illustration (1999)

• Subject: Illustrations for the poem, "Three Wise Old Women, " by Elizabeth T. Corbett
• 1st Prize Winner: Susan Simon, from Simsbury, CT ($400)
• Honorable Mention: Sergio DaSilveira, from Danbury, CT ($100)