▁the ▁nation ' s ▁longest - running ▁art ▁and ▁writing ▁awards . ▁▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁of ▁The ▁Sch ol astic ▁Art ▁and ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁include : ▁Richard ▁An us zk iew icz ▁Richard ▁A ved on ▁Harry ▁Ber to ia ▁Mel ▁Bo ch ner ▁Tr uman ▁Cap ote ▁Paul ▁Davis ▁Frances ▁Far mer ▁Red ▁Gro oms ▁Robert ▁Indiana ▁Bernard ▁Mal am ud ▁Joy ce ▁May n ard ▁Joy ce ▁Carol ▁O ates ▁Philip ▁Pear l stein ▁Peter ▁S . ▁Be agle ▁Syl via ▁Pl ath ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁Sid ney ▁Simon ▁Jean ▁Staff ord ▁Ned ▁V izz ini ▁Kay ▁Walk ing St ick ▁Andy ▁War hol ▁Charles ▁White ▁Sarah ▁En nis ▁ ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁won ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁James ▁P atter son ▁P ledge ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁author ▁James ▁P atter son ▁announced ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁his ▁annual ▁don ations ▁for ▁class room ▁libraries ▁from ▁$ 1 . 7 5 ▁million ▁to ▁$ 2 ▁million , ▁in ▁a ▁program ▁run ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Sch ol astic ▁Book ▁Club s . ▁P atter son ▁is ▁also ▁distrib uting ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁g ifts ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁each ▁to ▁teachers ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Im print s ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁divisions ▁ ▁Trade ▁Publishing ▁Im print s ▁include : ▁ ▁Arthur ▁A . ▁Lev ine ▁Books , ▁which ▁special izes ▁in ▁fiction ▁and ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁for ▁young ▁readers . ▁The ▁im