From: Kathleen Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:25:42 -0500

One of the things that is different about the Printz Award compared to the Newbery Medal is that the winning author is not required to be a U.S. citizen or resident. This opens up the award to authors from other nations, and many of the winners have indeed come from outside the U.S.

There have been a striking number of winning or honor book authors from Australia or New Zealand, including Lucy Christopher, Judith Clarke, Sonya Hartnett, Elizabeth Knox, Margo Lanagan, Melina Marchetta, and Markus Zusak. (Have I missed anyone?)

Since we have a number of people on this list from Australia, I am wondering how these authors and their books are regarded at home, and whether or not the Printz Award is well-known there.

The same questions could be asked (and answered) for authors from the U.K. and Canada, if someone would care to respond.

-- Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Tel: 608-263-3721 Fax: 608-262-4933 horning_at_education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
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