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[UBE] Award Eligilibility
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From: Melody Allen <melody_allen>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:56:46 -0500
Here is what it says in the terms for the Newbery (basically the same for the Caldecott):
"2. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States." Hope this adds to the clarifications, Melody melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
The Newbery and Caldecott awards are presented for the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children (novel and picture book, respectively). The ethnicity of the author or illustrator is not a factor, the book must be first publish ed in the United States. Please correct me if this assumption is in error - nothing on the ALA website notes that this should be a factor.
David Almond's "The Fire Eaters" was first published in England in 2003, then published in the United States in 2004, thus making it ineligible for the Newbery Award. Similarly, Cornelia Funke has published most of her stuff in Germany, first, then cross ing over to commercial success in the United States, and is also ineligible for the Newbery.
Other non-American authors usually choose to publish their work in their home country first - more familiarity, a better audience, name recognition, etc. If they have a wider audience or a more commercially or critically successfulk body of work, they may publish in the United States first. Although I would be hard pressed to list any recent Newbery or Caldecott award recipient who has not taken up residence in, and thus publish first in, the united States.
TJ
Received on Wed 19 Jan 2005 11:56:46 AM CST
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:56:46 -0500
Here is what it says in the terms for the Newbery (basically the same for the Caldecott):
"2. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States." Hope this adds to the clarifications, Melody melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
The Newbery and Caldecott awards are presented for the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children (novel and picture book, respectively). The ethnicity of the author or illustrator is not a factor, the book must be first publish ed in the United States. Please correct me if this assumption is in error - nothing on the ALA website notes that this should be a factor.
David Almond's "The Fire Eaters" was first published in England in 2003, then published in the United States in 2004, thus making it ineligible for the Newbery Award. Similarly, Cornelia Funke has published most of her stuff in Germany, first, then cross ing over to commercial success in the United States, and is also ineligible for the Newbery.
Other non-American authors usually choose to publish their work in their home country first - more familiarity, a better audience, name recognition, etc. If they have a wider audience or a more commercially or critically successfulk body of work, they may publish in the United States first. Although I would be hard pressed to list any recent Newbery or Caldecott award recipient who has not taken up residence in, and thus publish first in, the united States.
TJ
Received on Wed 19 Jan 2005 11:56:46 AM CST
