The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected the winners of the 2009 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The awards promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and are awarded based on literary and artistic merit.
Here are the winners in the picture book and youth literature categories:
The picture book winner is Cora Cooks Pancit, written by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and illustrated by Kristi Valiant, published by Groundwood Books. The picture book honor was given to Tan to Tamarind, written by Malathi Michelle Iyengar and illustrated by Jamel Akib, published by Children’s Book Press.
The youth literature winner is Everything Asian, written by Sung J. Woo and published by Thomas Dunne Books. The youth literature honor was given to Tofu Quilt, written by Ching Yeung Russell and published by Lee & Low Books.
The winners and honor books were chosen from titles by or about Asian/Pacific Americans published in 2009.
The APALA was founded in 1980 by librarians of diverse Asian/Pacific ancestries committed to working together toward a common goal: to create an organization that would address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities.
The winners will each receive an award plaque at the APALA Award Ceremony on Sunday, June 27 during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Publishers interested in submitting books for the 2010 awards should contact Dora Ho, Jury Chair, at dorah2005@gmail.com.
Here are the winners in the picture book and youth literature categories:
The picture book winner is Cora Cooks Pancit, written by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and illustrated by Kristi Valiant, published by Groundwood Books. The picture book honor was given to Tan to Tamarind, written by Malathi Michelle Iyengar and illustrated by Jamel Akib, published by Children’s Book Press.
The youth literature winner is Everything Asian, written by Sung J. Woo and published by Thomas Dunne Books. The youth literature honor was given to Tofu Quilt, written by Ching Yeung Russell and published by Lee & Low Books.
The winners and honor books were chosen from titles by or about Asian/Pacific Americans published in 2009.
The APALA was founded in 1980 by librarians of diverse Asian/Pacific ancestries committed to working together toward a common goal: to create an organization that would address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities.
The winners will each receive an award plaque at the APALA Award Ceremony on Sunday, June 27 during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Publishers interested in submitting books for the 2010 awards should contact Dora Ho, Jury Chair, at dorah2005@gmail.com.
Hi Tarie, Thanks for this! I'm going to repost this on the PAWA blog.
ReplyDeleteHi, Barbara! =D Here are the winners in the other categories:
ReplyDeleteAdult fiction winner: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, published by Ballantine Books
Adult fiction honor book: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, published by Random House
Adult nonfiction winner: American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods by Bonnie Tsui, published by Free Press (Simon & Schuster)
Adult nonfiction honor book: Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, published by the University Press of Colorado
Hi, Tarie. I have a blog award waiting for you on my blog. http://sharifwrites.blogspot.com/2010/02/only-alien-on-planet-kristen-randle.html
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you, Medeia! =D
ReplyDeleteThanks for highlighting this award. I look forward to reading the two picture books!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Zoe! =D
ReplyDeleteBy the way, there are very few Asian nominations for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Adarna House and Albert Gamos from the Philippines are two, Qin Wenjun from China another. But there should more, many more. Where are all the Koreans, Japanese and Taiwanese, for example? Couldn't you campaign a little to make Asian and East Asian nominating bodies push a bit harder? http://www.alma.se/en/
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