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Awards for literature representing Asian-Americans. Alexandra Jennelle -Collins LIS 629 Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults. Asian American Literary Award. Issued by the Asian-American Writers’ Workshop since 1998
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Awards for literature representing Asian-Americans Alexandra Jennelle-Collins LIS 629 Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
Asian American Literary Award • Issued by the Asian-American Writers’ Workshop since 1998 • To be eligible: book must be written by someone of Asian descent living in the US. The book must have been first published in English. • Honors • Fiction • Nonfiction • Poetry
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature • http://www.apalaweb.org/ (So cool!) • To honor and recognize works related to Asian/Pacific American experiences or cultures • For books published in USA or any of its territories, or in Canada. • Book must have been originally published in English. • Winner, honor book in each category: Picture Book, Children’s Literature, and Young Adult Literature
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Honor Books:
The Batchelder Award • http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward • Presented by the ALSC • Named for the amazing Mildred Batchelder • Award is for an American publisher, recognizes the most outstanding translated work of the year • Works have won from many different language families, with a considerable number of Japanese winners
But wait, there’s more! For Asian literature that is great for American audiences, check out the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (http://afcc.com.sg/_2013) • 2013 will be the fifth year • Each year focuses on a different country in Asia • The festival presents three awards through the National Book Development Council of Singapore: • The SingTel Asian Book Award • The Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award • The Scholastic Asian Book Award (Yup, that Scholastic) • Winners and the short lists for all of these awards are available through the festival website.