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From: Sherryl Clark <sherrylc1>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:44:32 +1100
At 04:37 AM 1/22/2008, Betty Tisel wrote:
>I don't know how closely the "average" librarian, teacher, or bookseller (I
>know, you're all above average, it's true!) tracks the totality of ALA
>awards. But at some point it starts to feel a bit diluted
Here in Australia, the CBC (Children's Book Council) Awards dominate. A shortlisting guarantees another (often bigger) print run and many libraries and schools put the shortlist on standing order (immediate purchase). There are state Premier's Awards, but often they are only taken notice of in that particular state, and few of these are for younger books - mostly for YA. Authors like the state awards as the prize money is bigger than the CBC! There has been a lot of grumbling over the years about the influence of the CBCs - what about all the great books that don't get shortlisted? Is this the case with the Newbery and Printz? That they dominate the news and the marketplace? Do your other awards in the US redress the imbalance a little?
Sherryl Clark Author and Teacher
Sherryl's website is at http://www.sherrylclark.com/ -- her blog is at http://www.sherrylclark.blogspot.com/ Check out her new site at http://www.poetry4kids.net - it's all about poetry for kids! Tracey Binns is Trouble - new - out May 2008!
Received on Mon 21 Jan 2008 02:44:32 PM CST
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:44:32 +1100
At 04:37 AM 1/22/2008, Betty Tisel wrote:
>I don't know how closely the "average" librarian, teacher, or bookseller (I
>know, you're all above average, it's true!) tracks the totality of ALA
>awards. But at some point it starts to feel a bit diluted
Here in Australia, the CBC (Children's Book Council) Awards dominate. A shortlisting guarantees another (often bigger) print run and many libraries and schools put the shortlist on standing order (immediate purchase). There are state Premier's Awards, but often they are only taken notice of in that particular state, and few of these are for younger books - mostly for YA. Authors like the state awards as the prize money is bigger than the CBC! There has been a lot of grumbling over the years about the influence of the CBCs - what about all the great books that don't get shortlisted? Is this the case with the Newbery and Printz? That they dominate the news and the marketplace? Do your other awards in the US redress the imbalance a little?
Sherryl Clark Author and Teacher
Sherryl's website is at http://www.sherrylclark.com/ -- her blog is at http://www.sherrylclark.blogspot.com/ Check out her new site at http://www.poetry4kids.net - it's all about poetry for kids! Tracey Binns is Trouble - new - out May 2008!
Received on Mon 21 Jan 2008 02:44:32 PM CST
