From: K.T. Horning <khorning>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:52:32 -0500 (CDT)

To respond to Michael Thorn's question: "But is the Newbery completely hush-hush until the last minute? You must tell me."

Yes, it is. With the Newbery Medal, only the 15-member committee knows which books are even being considered for the award. There is no pre-announced shortlist of titles (one of which is destined to win), as with the Carnegie. The publisher and author of the Newbery-winning book are informed immediately before it's announced to the world at large. (Of course, it's a great sport here in America for people to spend the month before the announcement guessing the winner and the month after second-guessing the committee's choice. With the Carnegie, it sounds as though you'd get the second-guessing prior to the final decision.)

Michael, who decides on the short-listed books for the Carnegie? And how is the final decision made?

Kathleen Horning (khorning at facstaff.wisc.edu) Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education University of Wisconsin-Madison
Received on Wed 03 Jun 1998 06:52:32 PM CDT