Grand Prize: From "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera Williams, sketch, 10.25 x 10.25 in.

From A Chair for My Mother, Vera Williams, Sketch, 10.25 x 10.25 in.
Vera B. Williams

Vera B. Williams is an American children’s story teller and illustrator. Her stories become a part of one’s childhood. The characters, the simple plot and most importantly the way her writing and pictures make you feel, are carried with the reader for years to come. With a deep love of the “visual world” Williams considers the total experience language and art coming together. In her stories, there is string of utopianism and radical pedagogy. The stories are about curiosity, love, and ways communities grow together.