Vote for your Favorite Children's Book
From England and Germany to California and Washington State and the great state of Texas, 14 authors are anxiously awaiting the outcome of this final phase in a competition. This competition began with hundreds of participants. The American Book Cooperative, sponsors of the contest, have posted the manuscripts, an example of the illustration and bios of the author and illustrator on the website at www.abcbookcompetition.org. The winning author will receive a publishing contract valued at approximately $30,000.
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) July 27, 2004 -- Do you like pigs brain soup? Have you ever caught a whale or heard a chicken sing? Does your best friend's Mom wear combat boots?
These are just four of the 14 childrens stories which made the American Book Cooperatives Childrens Picture Book Contest list of finalists according to executive director Rita Mills. "These finalists will be presented to the reading public via website and readers will select the grand prize winner! Just go to www.abcbookcompetition.org and vote for your favorite story." The voting allows for one vote per computer address per day and ends Sunday, August 29, 2004. The winner will be announced the following Monday.
Where do children's authors get their inspiration? Gail Greenberg, author of "No Pig's Brain Soup, Please" laughs and says, "From life!" Greenberg adopted a daughter from China into her Jewish family. Greenberg says the cultural differences create some very unusual holidays at her house. When asked how she feels about becoming a finalist in the contest and winning the recognition as an author, she exclaimed, "It feels great. It's about time," she giggles, "I have enough rejection slips to paper an entire apartment!"
Only three out of 15,000 children's picture books submitted to mainstream publishers are actually printed each year. The winner of the ABC childrens picture book contest will walk away with a prize package valued at more than $30,000 and 3,000 ready-for-sale books.
Finalists include: Texans: Karl Klicker from Cypress, TX - "What if there Bumble A's and not just Bumble B's?"; Pam Van Scoyoc, Manvel, TX – "I Could Catch A Whale"; Gail Greenberg, "No Pig's-Brain Soup, Please!" – Houston, TX; Patricia Morse McNeely, Round Rock, TX - "My Counting Calendar"; Dr. Maritha Burmeister, San Antonio, TX - "The 12 Dog Days of Christmas in New York City"; Matthew MacArthur, Seattle, WA - "Sunny the Star"; Lisa Maletis-Massey, Sunnyvale, CA - "The Rainbow Kangaroo"; Jim Gray, Fairfax, VA - "A Trip to the End of the Hall and Jimmys Great Escapes";
Carol Reed-Jones, Bellingham, WA – "Jazz Rats"; Gabrielle Farrenkokpf, Gahann, OH – "No One Noticed Parker"; Piper Dellums-Ross, Tujunga, CA – "Mommy and Me and the Things That Are Free"; and from across the sea: Diane Dill, APO, AE Japan – "Mom Wears Army Boots"; and Juli Smethhurst, Kent, England - "Finclucky from Kentucky."
The American Book Cooperative is a non-profit assembly of authors, publishers, and publishing artisans devoted to the publishing and marketing of books. Designed as an organization that offers an alternative to traditional publishing, ABC makes it feasible for the voice of the independent author to be heard as the world moves into the 21st century. Founded in Houston, Texas in 2003, it is the first agency cooperative in the publishing industry. The American Book Cooperative will produce the Houston Festival of Books, April 9-10, 2005.
For further details on the competition, www.AmericanBookCooperative.org.
For stories, photos and author bios, www.abcbookcompetition.org
For interviews: contact Catherine Noyes 281.829.5221; Art Noyes 281.924.4346 or Sandy Lawrence 281.855.4191
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