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RE: The Printz Award and Australian / NZ Authors
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From: Frederick, Angela (Library) <"Frederick,>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:35:31 +0000
This year's honor author Craig Silvey is from Australia. I believe Christi ne Hinwood, also an honor author this year, is from Australia but now resid es in the UK.
Angela Frederick Teen Services Librarian Nashville Public Library
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From: Kathleen Horning
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 11:26 AM To: CCBC-Net Subject:
The Printz Award and Australian / NZ Authors
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. citiz en 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 Aus tralia or New Zealand, including Lucy Christopher, Judith Clarke, Sonya Har tnett, 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 wonderin g how these authors and their books are regarded at home, and whether or no t 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/
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:35:31 +0000
This year's honor author Craig Silvey is from Australia. I believe Christi ne Hinwood, also an honor author this year, is from Australia but now resid es in the UK.
Angela Frederick Teen Services Librarian Nashville Public Library
Message-----
From: Kathleen Horning
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 11:26 AM To: CCBC-Net Subject:
The Printz Award and Australian / NZ Authors
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. citiz en 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 Aus tralia or New Zealand, including Lucy Christopher, Judith Clarke, Sonya Har tnett, 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 wonderin g how these authors and their books are regarded at home, and whether or no t 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/
---Received on Fri 17 Aug 2012 04:35:31 PM CDT
