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Children Are Welcome
The Writers Notes Book Awards for independent publishing offers three distinct categories for childrens authors. The 2004 awards include a diverse selection of entertainment and learning. (www.WritersNotes.com)
(PRWEB) April 20, 2004 --The Annual Writers Notes Book Awards--defining excellence in independent publishing--offers three distinct categories for childrens authors: childrens books (stories and picture books), young adult (juvenile and teen), and legacy (books over 2 years old).
The awards are sponsored by Writers Notes Magazine, which is the latest brainchild of cult author Christopher Klim (Everything Burns, Jesus Lives in Trenton). Writers Notes Magazine contains stories, essays, interviews, poetry, and visual arts. It is being compared to the early releases of Story and The Paris Review. Its a collection of ideas," says senior editor Klim. Ideas arent circulating like they were 30 years ago. Its a forum for people to get their words and concepts before the public."
The 2004 book award winners include a diversity of titles for kids. In the childrens books category, Hildegarde and the Great Green Shirt Factory proved that the story needed to be as captivating as the pictures. Children are very discerning readers. They immediately cast aside an unappealing book, and by all accounts, The Thirsty Horse of Mongolia is an unusual book in design and execution, yet a classic story for young adults, including no small number of grownups.
Heres a breakdown of the winning titles for children:
CHILDRENS CATEGORY
Winner:
Hildegarde and the Great Green Shirt Factory, Ravay Snow, Snowbound Press
1st Runner-Up:
Sweet Dreams Douglas, Regan Dunnick, The Junior League of Houston, Inc.
Notable:
Let's Make-Believe, P. Taylor Copeland, Grammy Time Books
My Dad, Everyone's Soldier, Tiera Rozman, Beaver's Pond Press, Inc
Tobin Learns to Make Friends, Diane Murrell, Future Horizons, Inc.
YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY
Winner:
The Thirsty Horse of Mongolia, Anthony Sansom, Thirsty Horse, LLC
1st Runner-Up:
Iraq, 2003, Nancy Poffenberger & Val Gottesman, Fun Publishing Co.
Notable:
Miranda and Starlight, Janet Muirhead Hill, Raven Publishing of Montana
Monday Redux, Robert Favole, Flywheel Publishing
Countdown to College: 21 'To Do' Lists for High School, Valerie Pierce & Cheryl Rilly, Front Porch Press
Senior Editor Christopher Klim is no stranger to writing for kids. Hes recently signed a multi-book contract for a juvenile detective series, Firecracker Jones. A regular speaker at elementary and secondary schools, he often interacts with kids through www.FirecrackerJones.com. Hes also touring his latest adult novel, Everything Burns.
The next issue of Writers Notes Magazine, which includes the annual writing awards for fiction and nonfiction, is slated for fall 2004. The 2005 Writers Notes Book Awards are now open for submission and will be covered in the spring 2005 magazine issue.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,
about the Writers Notes Book Awards or Writers Notes Magazine visit:
www.WritersNotes.com
editor@hopepubs.com
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