Editing Judy Blume (section)

== Awards and honors ==
Judy Blume has won more than 90 literary awards, including three lifetime achievement awards in the United States.<ref name="edwards" /> In 1994, she received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]}}</ref> The ALA [[Margaret A. Edwards Award]] recognizes one author who has made significant contributions to young adult literature.<ref name="flood" /> Blume won the annual award in 1996 and the ALA considered her book [[Forever... (novel)|''Forever,'']] published in 1975, was groundbreaking for its honest portrayal of high school seniors in love for the first time.<ref name="edwards" /> In April 2000, the [[Library of Congress]] named her to its ''[[Library of Congress Living Legend|Living Legends]]'' in the Writers and Artists category for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Ooge|first1=Craig|title=News From the Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2000/00-059.html|access-date=March 11, 2015|website=Library of Congress|publisher=USA.gov}}</ref> Blume received an honorary doctor of arts degree from [[Mount Holyoke College]] and was the main speaker at their annual commencement ceremony in 2003.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Honorary degree recipients {{!}} LITS|url=https://lits.mtholyoke.edu/archives-special-collections/asc-research/asc-research-guides/honorary-degree-recipients|access-date=2020-12-10|website=lits.mtholyoke.edu}}</ref> In 2004 she received the annual [[Distinguished Contribution to American Letters]] Medal of the [[National Book Foundation]] for her enrichment of American literary heritage.<ref>[http://www.nationalbook.org/amerletters.html "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved March 12, 2013.</ref><ref>Wyatt, Edward (September 15, 2004). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E6DB1130F936A2575AC0A9629C8B63 "Literary Prize for Judy Blume, Confidante to Teenagers"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> In 2009, the [[National Coalition Against Censorship|National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)]] honored Blume for her lifelong commitment to free speech and her courage to battle censorship in literature.<ref name=":13" /> Blume also received the 2017 [[E.B. White]] Award from the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]] for lifetime achievement in children's literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awards – American Academy of Arts and Letters|url=https://artsandletters.org/awards/|access-date=2020-12-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume on the Web: Judy's Bio|url=http://judyblume.com/about.php|access-date=2020-12-10|website=judyblume.com}}</ref> In 2020, Blume was named an Honoree for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community by the [[Authors Guild|Authors Guild Foundation]].<ref name=":13" />