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September 22, 2006
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
American Library Association (ALA)
Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
DEADLINES ANNOUNCED: 12/01/2006
The Coretta Scott King Book Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Committee of the Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination
in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood. This award seeks to encourage the artistic expression of the African American experience via literature and the graphic arts, including biographical, social, historical, and social history treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
SUPPORT PROVIDED: The Award consists of a plaque and a cash award of $1,000 donated by Johnson Publications to the author and Book wholesalers to the illustrator. Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book donate sets of encyclopedias (Britannica to the author, and World Book to the illustrator).
APPLICANT INFORMATION: Recipients are African American authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books reflect the African American experience from both the historical and contemporary perspectives.
APPLICATION INFORMATION: Nominated books must: portray some aspect of the black experience, past, present, or future; be written/illustrated by an African American; be published in the U.S. in the year preceding presentation of the Award; be an original work; and be written for a youth audience in one of the three following categories: preschool-grade four; grades five to eight; or grades 9-12. Particular attention will be paid to titles that seek to motivate readers to develop their own attitudes and behaviors as well as comprehend their personal duty and responsibility as citizens in a pluralistic society. Applications must be received by December 1, annually.
Posted by sharum at September 22, 2006 2:33 PM