Scholastic Awards alumni go on to do incredible things! Here are some recent accomplishments and news about notable alums: 

Our 2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient, Derek Fordjour ’92, has two art installations on view in Los Angeles—a 5,400-square-foot mural on the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art and an immersive exhibition called “Magic, Mystery & Legerdemain” at David Kordansky Gallery. Learn more about these projects in this Los Angeles Times article.  

Tschabalala Self ’08, our 2021 Alumni Achievement Award recipient, was recently profiled in The New York Times Style Magazine piece, 24 Hours in the Creative Life. In this interview, she talks about how sewing became part of her art practice and a way to honor her mother. 

The Time Traveler’s Wife, the 2003 best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger ’81, is being adapted for the screen again—a new HBO series of the same name will premiere on May 15. 

A new animated film from Richard Linklater ’78 premiered on Netflix in April. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood is an autobiographical fantasy, focused on childhood amidst the space race. Learn more in this New York Times review.   

Haydil Henriquez ‘08, the first-ever Bronx Poet Laureate (and the Alliance’s very own Manager, NYC Scholastic Awards) kicked off National Poetry Month on WNYC’s Morning Edition with a reading of her poem “how to save yourself, divine.” 

Did you have any Scholastic Awards alumni news you’d like to share? Email us with your updates at support@artandwriting.org.