The Michigan Library Association (MLA) has selected author and illustrator David Small to receive the 2015 Michigan Author Award. The award will be presented at a luncheon during the MLA 2015 Annual Conference in Novi on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.

The Michigan Library Association (MLA) is Michigan's oldest and largest library association, spanning more than a century. To be eligible for the award, authors must be a current resident of Michigan, a long-time resident of Michigan, recently relocated, or an author whose works are identified with Michigan because of subject and/or setting. Small was born and raised in Detroit and currently resides in Southwest Michigan with his wife, author Sarah Stewart.

For more information on the MLA and David's award, visit http://www.milibraries.org/about/michigan-author-award/