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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 10:12:06 -0600
Although the following memo is dated 1/24, the CCBC did not receive it in time to forward it to the CCBC-Net community in January. CCBC-Net announcements are made on the last and first days of each month. Here's the memo. You are welcome to print it out and post it and to forward it to someone who might be interested.
From: Laura Atkins Date: 1/24/00 3:35PM Subject: Lee & Low Books announces the first annual NEW VOICES AWARD
Dear Friend,
I am writing from Lee & Low Books to ask for your help in getting the word out about our New Voices Award. As a publisher of award-winning multicultural children's books, it has always been an important part of our mission to publish the work of new authors, especially authors of color. For this reason, we created our New Voices Award, which will be given to an author of color who has not previously published a picture book for children.
In this email you will find our Call for Entries which announces the Award and explains the contest rules. If you know of any individuals, groups, or institutions who you think would be interested in knowing about this Award, we would appreciate your help in passing along this information. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Laura Atkins Editor latkins at leeandlow.com
Lee & Low Books announces the first annual NEW VOICES AWARD
Lee & Low Books, the award-winning publisher of multicultural books for children, is pleased to announce the NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children's picture book story by a writer of color. The Award winner will receive a cash grant of $1,000 and a publication contract, including an advance against royalties. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash grant of $500.
Lee & Low Books is one of the few publishing companies owned by people of color. We have published over fifty first time writers and illustrators. Titles include In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers, winner of the 1998 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, an American Library Association Notable Book; and Under the Lemon Moon, a Smithsonian magazine "Notable Children's Books" selection.
Eligibility: 1. The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the U.S. and who have not previously published a children's picture book. 2. Writers who have published in other venues, such as children's magazines, young adult fiction and nonfiction, or books for adults, are eligible. 3. Manuscripts previously submitted to Lee & Low Books are not eligible.
Submissions: 1. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another. Of special interest are stories in contemporary settings. 2. Submissions may be realistic fiction or nonfiction for children ages 2 to 10. Folklore and animal stories will not be considered. 3. Manuscripts should be no more than 1,500 words in length, and accompanied by a cover letter that includes the author's name, address, phone number, a brief biographical note, relevant cultural and ethnic information, and publication history, if any. 4. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. A self?dressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage should be included for return of the manuscript. 5. Up to two submissions per entrant. Each submission should be submitted separately. 6. Submissions should be clearly addressed to: New Voices Award , Lee
& Low Books, 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 7. Manuscripts may not be submitted to other publishers while under consideration for this Award. The publisher is not responsible for late, lost, or incorrectly delivered submissions.
Dates for Submission: Manuscripts will be accepted from January 1, 2000, through September 30, 2000, and must be postmarked within that period.
Announcement of the Award: 1. The Award and Honor Award winners will be announced no later than December 31, 2000. 2. The judges are the editors of Lee & Low Books. The decision of the judges will be final. 3. At least one Honor Award will be given each year, but Lee & Low Books reserves the right not to choose an Award winner.
For more information about Lee & Low Books visit our Web site at www.leeandlow.com
Received on Tue 01 Feb 2000 10:12:06 AM CST
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 10:12:06 -0600
Although the following memo is dated 1/24, the CCBC did not receive it in time to forward it to the CCBC-Net community in January. CCBC-Net announcements are made on the last and first days of each month. Here's the memo. You are welcome to print it out and post it and to forward it to someone who might be interested.
From: Laura Atkins Date: 1/24/00 3:35PM Subject: Lee & Low Books announces the first annual NEW VOICES AWARD
Dear Friend,
I am writing from Lee & Low Books to ask for your help in getting the word out about our New Voices Award. As a publisher of award-winning multicultural children's books, it has always been an important part of our mission to publish the work of new authors, especially authors of color. For this reason, we created our New Voices Award, which will be given to an author of color who has not previously published a picture book for children.
In this email you will find our Call for Entries which announces the Award and explains the contest rules. If you know of any individuals, groups, or institutions who you think would be interested in knowing about this Award, we would appreciate your help in passing along this information. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Laura Atkins Editor latkins at leeandlow.com
Lee & Low Books announces the first annual NEW VOICES AWARD
Lee & Low Books, the award-winning publisher of multicultural books for children, is pleased to announce the NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children's picture book story by a writer of color. The Award winner will receive a cash grant of $1,000 and a publication contract, including an advance against royalties. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash grant of $500.
Lee & Low Books is one of the few publishing companies owned by people of color. We have published over fifty first time writers and illustrators. Titles include In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers, winner of the 1998 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, an American Library Association Notable Book; and Under the Lemon Moon, a Smithsonian magazine "Notable Children's Books" selection.
Eligibility: 1. The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the U.S. and who have not previously published a children's picture book. 2. Writers who have published in other venues, such as children's magazines, young adult fiction and nonfiction, or books for adults, are eligible. 3. Manuscripts previously submitted to Lee & Low Books are not eligible.
Submissions: 1. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another. Of special interest are stories in contemporary settings. 2. Submissions may be realistic fiction or nonfiction for children ages 2 to 10. Folklore and animal stories will not be considered. 3. Manuscripts should be no more than 1,500 words in length, and accompanied by a cover letter that includes the author's name, address, phone number, a brief biographical note, relevant cultural and ethnic information, and publication history, if any. 4. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. A self?dressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage should be included for return of the manuscript. 5. Up to two submissions per entrant. Each submission should be submitted separately. 6. Submissions should be clearly addressed to: New Voices Award , Lee
& Low Books, 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 7. Manuscripts may not be submitted to other publishers while under consideration for this Award. The publisher is not responsible for late, lost, or incorrectly delivered submissions.
Dates for Submission: Manuscripts will be accepted from January 1, 2000, through September 30, 2000, and must be postmarked within that period.
Announcement of the Award: 1. The Award and Honor Award winners will be announced no later than December 31, 2000. 2. The judges are the editors of Lee & Low Books. The decision of the judges will be final. 3. At least one Honor Award will be given each year, but Lee & Low Books reserves the right not to choose an Award winner.
For more information about Lee & Low Books visit our Web site at www.leeandlow.com
Received on Tue 01 Feb 2000 10:12:06 AM CST
