From: Woltering, Denise C <dwolteri_at_tulane.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:50:25 +0000

Just wanted to remind folks of the Américas Award and to urge colleagues to consider submitting titles with a copyright of 2013 to this year's competition. More information on the award can be found on our site <http://claspprograms.org/americasaward> and attached. Thanks to everyone for this wonderful blog and Happy Holidays!!

Denise Woltering Vargas Coordinator, Américas Award Tulane University Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs 504.862.3143

claspprograms.org/americasaward<http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/> www.facebook.com/americasaward<https://www.facebook.com/americasaward>

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE – JANUARY 18, 2014
*see attached for printable version.

2014 Américas Award Children's and Young Adult Literature

Rationale To encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children's and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use, the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles.

Criteria Up to two awards (for primary and secondary reading levels) are given in recognition of U.S. published works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By linking the Americas, the intent is to reach beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere.

Books will be judged for: 1) distinctive literary quality; 2) cultural contextualization; 3) exceptional integration of text, illustration and design; and 4) potential for classroom use.

Process To nominate a 2013 copyright title, publishers are invited to submit review copies to the committee members listed below by January 18, 2014. There is no entry fee. The award/commended list will be announced in the spring of 2014, recognizing works published in 2013; the formal award presentation will be held during Hispanic Heritage Month 2014 at the Library of Congress.

Recent Winners

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. (Scholastic, 2012)

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle. (Henry Holt and Company, 2011) Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. (Henry Holt and Company, 2011)

Clemente! by Willie Perdomo; illustrated by Bryan Collier (Holt, 2010) The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan; illustrated by Peter Sís (Scholastic, 2010)

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez (Knopf, 2009) What Can You Do With a Paleta?/ ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?by Carmen Tafolla; illustrated by Magaly Morales (Tricycle Press, 2009)

Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales (Roaring Brook Press, 2008) The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle (Holt, 2008)

Red Glass by Laura Resau (Delacorte, 2007) Yum! ¡ Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas Sproutings by Pat Mora; illustrated by Rafael López (Lee & Low, 2007)

Publishers: Please send eight copies of the nominated book (one each) to Américas Review Committee Members (including the ex-officio member) and the Award Coordinators. Thank you.

For more information, please visit the CLASP website: http://claspprograms.org/americasaward and connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americasaward

2014 Américas Award Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Review Committee Members

Aaron Forbes Morris Jeff Community School

3368 Esplanade Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70119

aforbes_at_morrisjeffschool.org<mailto:aforbes_at_morrisjeffschool.org>
(Morris Jeff Community School, LA) 2012-2014

Barbara D’Ambruoso 628 Lambert Road Orange, CT 06477 bdambruoso_at_gmail.com<mailto:bdambruoso_at_gmail.com>
(retired, Lauralton Hall, CT) 2012-2014
(Chair)

Keira Philipp-Schnurer 801 Yale Blvd. NE- MSCO2 1690 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 kphilipp_at_unm.edu<mailto:kphilipp_at_unm.edu>
(University of New Mexico, NM) 2013-2015

Lucia Acosta 389 Prospect Ave. Princeton, NJ 08540 LAcosta_at_princetonlibrary.org<mailto:LAcosta_at_princetonlibrary.org>
(Princeton Public Library, NJ) 2014-2016

Robin Fogle Kurz School of Library and Information Science 267 Coates Hall Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 robinfoglekurz_at_gmail.com<mailto:robinfoglekurz_at_gmail.com>
(Louisiana State University, LA) 2014-2016

Award Coordinators

Claire González Vanderbilt University

Station B; VU Station B #351806 Nashville, TN 37235 615-343-1837

claire.p.gonzalez_at_vanderbilt.edu<mailto:claire.p.gonzalez_at_vanderbilt.edu>

(Vanderbilt University, TN)

Denise Woltering Vargas

Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Tulane University

6801 Freret Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70118-5698

504-862-3143

dwolteri_at_tulane.edu<mailto:dwolteri_at_tulane.edu>
(Tulane University, LA)

Ex-officio Julie Kline Latin American & Caribbean Studies UW-Milwaukee Pearse 168 2513 E. Hartford Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53211 jkline_at_uwm.edu<mailto:jkline_at_uwm.edu>
(UW-Milwaukee, WI)

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