2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Ceremony

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS - Chair of the Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Scholastic Entertainment, Iole Lucchese, back row far left, Chair of the Board of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Olivia Morgan, back row second from left, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Playwright and Alumni Achievement Award recipient Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, back row center left, Actor John Leguizamo, back row center, Emmy® Award-winning actress Sarah Jessica Parker, back row center right, President and CEO of Scholastic Peter Warwick, back row second from right, and Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Chris Wisniewski, back row far right, pose with the Gold Medal Portfolio recipients and National Student Poets backstage at the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Content Services for Alliance for Young Artists & Writers)