News and Events WLT Top row (left to right): Laurie Halse Anderson, Eric Gansworth, Meg Medina. Middle row: Linda Sue Park, Mitali Perkins, Jason Reynolds. Bottom row: Cynthia Leitich Smith, Laurel Snyder, Alex Wheatle Finalists for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, sponsored by World Literature Today, were announced today at the University of Oklahoma. The NSK Prize is the most prestigious international children’s literary award given in the United States. A distinguished international jury of accomplished writers and artists selected the shortlist, with their sole criterion being the significant achievement of a writer or illustrator, either over a lifetime or in a single publication, as well as an ongoing, positive impact on children’s literature. The NSK Prize is celebrated for its exclusive focus on literary merit, being recognized as one of the most truly international literary awards given in the world. Robert Con Davis-Undiano, executive director of World Literature Today, heralded the list of finalists for its excellence: “The NSK Prize recognizes the very best of children’s and young adult literature.” He noted that “it is a special moment when the NSK can boost a writer on the way up.” The finalists for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature are: ・Laurie Halse Anderson ・Eric Gansworth ・Meg Medina ・Linda Sue Park ・Mitali Perkins ・Jason Reynolds ・Cynthia Leitich Smith ・Laurel... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-05-14 16:39:10 UTC ]
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Samar Yazbek, whose latest book is an account of the Assad regime written inside Syria, will share the Pen Pinter prize with poet Carol Anne Duffy. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Individual donors including Christopher Foyle, Joanna Trollope, ebook site Bilbary, Cherie Blair... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new sponsorship deal for the Women's Prize for Fiction, previously the Orange Prize, has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont, Simon & Schuster and Templar Publishing have all landed two titles on the W H Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author J K Rowling has said she will "very likely" write a children's story next,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane has dominated the shortlist for this year’s £10,000 Royal Society Winton... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast's decision to start a French edition of Vanity Fair has some media executives questioning why the American publisher insisted on announcing the news now, amid a stubborn economic crisis. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Francesca Simon, Anthony Horowitz, Shirley Hughes and Lauren Child will be included in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new survey found that more than 70 percent of parents still prefer print books to the iPad when it comes to reading to children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Phil Earle to the newly created role of children's sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian David Walliams has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for the third... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired an illustrated young fiction series, Monster and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourteen titles have made this year's longlist for the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children's Books has acquired a new title by wildlife expert and adventurer, Steve... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since the Man Booker longlist was announced in July, Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel is still in the running for a second Man Booker Prize, with her historical novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's new lineup of devices includes a Kindle Fire tablet with HD and other new features as well as a back-lit e-reader called the Kindle Paperwhite. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has announced three new devices as it steps up the pressure to win market share from rival e... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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