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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 16:33:26 -0600
Between now and mid?y on January 15th, we'll take a look at the
"young people's literature" brought to attention most recently by the National Book Award Foundation's process. I'm referring to the NBA process, because this award is organized and administered quite differently from most of the children's literature & adolescent/young adult literature awards. The NBA guidelines for the Young People's Literature Award corresponds closely to those of the NBA adult literature categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry.
You might want to visit the NBA web site to see the scope of these awards, find out who the panel of judges was for each award category, etc. http://www.publishersweekly.com/NBF/docs/guidelines.html On that web site, one reads that one winner in each category reaceives a cash award of $10,000. Short-list prizes of $1,000 are awarded to the other four finalists in each category. To be eligible, a book must be written by a U.S. citizen, published in the United States for the first time, and scheduled for publication between 12/1/99 and 11/30/00. Eligible books may be a full-length book of fiction, general nonfiction, a collection of short stories by one author, or a collection of selected poems by one author.
Entries for this year's award had to be submitted by their publishers in published or pre-publication form no later than July 14, 2000. Publishers must pay a $100 entry fee for each title submitted. The chairperson of each panel may "call in" titles not previously submitted by publishers. Each author must consent to the formal entry of his/her book; if the book is one of the five shortlisted Finalists, the author must consent to be present at the National Book Award announcement event and prior related events in NYC during which time the surprise announcement of each winner will be made public. The publisher of all entries must agree in advance to contribute $1,000 to a promotion campaign if the entry becomes a shortlisted Finalist.
I've no doubt made errors of which I'm not aware while summarizing information from the NBA web site in the above paragraphs. If so, I apologize to the National Book Award Foundation and to all who know more about these awards than I. However, I think you'll get the general idea of how these awards are administered. That is not to take anything away from previous or current winners and finalists, but rather - to contrast this process with that of most other awards for outstanding writing for young readers.
I hope that some of you who have served on the NBA panel of judges for the Young People's Literature Award in the past will share some of your memories and impressions of the process. We're not asking you to reveal the confidential deliberations of the judges, but - rather - to talk about the award process in general and tell us anything else you think will be helpful to people interested in knowing more about why and how the NBA award is given.
The winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Young People's Literature is Homeless Bird (HarperCollins) by Gloria Whelan. The shortlisted Finalists are Forgotten Fire (A Melanie Kroupa Book, DK Ink) by Adam Bagdasarian; The Book of the Lion (Viking) by Michael Cadnum; Many Stones (Front Street) by Carolyn Coman; and Hurry Freedom! (Crown) by Jerry Stanley.
Have you had a chance to read any of these books? If so, let us all know whether or not you agree with the judges and what you admire about one or more of these books. If you have a question or a comment about any of these five books, this is a good time to raise or share your thoughts and opinions.
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Wed 03 Jan 2001 04:33:26 PM CST
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 16:33:26 -0600
Between now and mid?y on January 15th, we'll take a look at the
"young people's literature" brought to attention most recently by the National Book Award Foundation's process. I'm referring to the NBA process, because this award is organized and administered quite differently from most of the children's literature & adolescent/young adult literature awards. The NBA guidelines for the Young People's Literature Award corresponds closely to those of the NBA adult literature categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry.
You might want to visit the NBA web site to see the scope of these awards, find out who the panel of judges was for each award category, etc. http://www.publishersweekly.com/NBF/docs/guidelines.html On that web site, one reads that one winner in each category reaceives a cash award of $10,000. Short-list prizes of $1,000 are awarded to the other four finalists in each category. To be eligible, a book must be written by a U.S. citizen, published in the United States for the first time, and scheduled for publication between 12/1/99 and 11/30/00. Eligible books may be a full-length book of fiction, general nonfiction, a collection of short stories by one author, or a collection of selected poems by one author.
Entries for this year's award had to be submitted by their publishers in published or pre-publication form no later than July 14, 2000. Publishers must pay a $100 entry fee for each title submitted. The chairperson of each panel may "call in" titles not previously submitted by publishers. Each author must consent to the formal entry of his/her book; if the book is one of the five shortlisted Finalists, the author must consent to be present at the National Book Award announcement event and prior related events in NYC during which time the surprise announcement of each winner will be made public. The publisher of all entries must agree in advance to contribute $1,000 to a promotion campaign if the entry becomes a shortlisted Finalist.
I've no doubt made errors of which I'm not aware while summarizing information from the NBA web site in the above paragraphs. If so, I apologize to the National Book Award Foundation and to all who know more about these awards than I. However, I think you'll get the general idea of how these awards are administered. That is not to take anything away from previous or current winners and finalists, but rather - to contrast this process with that of most other awards for outstanding writing for young readers.
I hope that some of you who have served on the NBA panel of judges for the Young People's Literature Award in the past will share some of your memories and impressions of the process. We're not asking you to reveal the confidential deliberations of the judges, but - rather - to talk about the award process in general and tell us anything else you think will be helpful to people interested in knowing more about why and how the NBA award is given.
The winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Young People's Literature is Homeless Bird (HarperCollins) by Gloria Whelan. The shortlisted Finalists are Forgotten Fire (A Melanie Kroupa Book, DK Ink) by Adam Bagdasarian; The Book of the Lion (Viking) by Michael Cadnum; Many Stones (Front Street) by Carolyn Coman; and Hurry Freedom! (Crown) by Jerry Stanley.
Have you had a chance to read any of these books? If so, let us all know whether or not you agree with the judges and what you admire about one or more of these books. If you have a question or a comment about any of these five books, this is a good time to raise or share your thoughts and opinions.
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Wed 03 Jan 2001 04:33:26 PM CST
