[Michlib-l] 2014 Michigan Author Awards nominations due soon. Please offer suggestions.

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Nominations Being Accepted for 2014 Michigan Author Award

Submitted by coveyl on November 27, 2013 - 2:22pm.   Michigan Author Award

MLA is seeking nominations for the twenty-third annual Michigan Author Award. The award recognizes an outstanding published body of literary work by an author who is either from Michigan or has substantial ties to the state.

The Michigan Author Award was established in 1992 with the intention of recognizing significant Michigan authors with a lifetime achievement award. Over the years, the award has been given to a diverse collection of writers working in a variety of genres and styles. A panel of judges representing Michigan Library Association members determines the recipient on overall literary merit.

Please download the award criteria and guidelines for more details (Please see below, at http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/sites/default/files/Michigan%20Author%20Award%20Criteria%20and%20Guidelines_0.pdf). A nomination form can be found below or at http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/sites/default/files/Michigan%20Author%20Award%20Criteria%20and%20Guidelines_0.pdf.  Nominations will be accepted through February 28, 2014.

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Michigan Author Award Criteria & Guidelines
Purpose:
This award recognizes an outstanding published body of literary work by an author who is either from Michigan or has substantial ties to Michigan.
Background:
The Michigan Author Award was established in 1992 with the intention of recognizing significant Michigan authors with a lifetime achievement award. Michigan Author Award Work Group members consist of an assemblage of librarians, both public and academic, from across the state. Over the years the award has been given to a diverse collection of writers working in a variety of genres and styles.
Qualifications/Eligibility:
1. The author must either be a current resident of Michigan, a long-time resident of Michigan recently relocated or an author whose works are identified with Michigan because of subject matter and/or setting in Michigan.
2. The author’s work may be in the form of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, or any other literary format the Michigan Author Award Group finds acceptable.
3. The author must have a body of work encompassing at least three published titles for adults, teens or children.
4. Authors who self publish are eligible for consideration, as long as these works is available in libraries.
5. The author must be living at the time of the nomination.
6. The author must have a publishing career spanning a minimum of five years.
Criteria/Selection Process:
• The Michigan Library Association’s Michigan Author Award Work Group, representing MLA members and the Michigan Center for the Book, determines the recipient on overall literary merit spanning a body of work.
• Consideration should also include critical reviews, consistency of quality of body of work overtime, other awards and recognition, style, technique, and where appropriate, accuracy, authenticity, and illustration (but decisions should be based primarily on text). The award is intended to highlight an author who has made a significant contribution to the literary heritage of the state of Michigan.
• Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination.
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List of Previous Winners:
1992- Dan Gerber
1993- Charles Baxter
1994- Nancy Willard
1995- Janet Kauffman
1996- Elmore Leonard
1997- Loren Estleman
1998- Gloria Whelan
1999- Jerry Dennis
2000- Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
2001- Thomas Lynch
2002- Nicholas Delbanco
2003- Diane Wakoski
2004- Patricia Polacco
2005- Christopher Paul Curtis
2006- Steve Hamilton
2007- Sarah Stewart
2008- Tom Stanton
2009- Dave Dempsey
2010- John Smolens
2011- Gary Schmidt
2012-Bonnie Jo Campbell
2013-Laura Kasischke

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Call for Nominations
Twenty-Third Annual Michigan Author Award
The Michigan Library Association is seeking nominations for the Michigan Author Award. The award recognizes an outstanding published body of literary work by an author who is either from Michigan or has substantial ties to Michigan. The Michigan Author Award was established in 1992 with the intention of recognizing significant Michigan authors with a lifetime achievement award. Over the years the award has been given to a diverse collection of writers working in a variety of genres and styles. A panel of judges representing Michigan Library Association members and the Michigan Center for the Book determines the recipient on overall literary merit.
Past Michigan Author Award Winners
Tom Stanton, Sarah Stewart, Steve Hamilton, Christopher Paul Curtis, Patricia Polacco, Dan Gerber, Charles Baxter, Nancy Willard, Janet Kauffman, Elmore Leonard, Loren Estleman, Gloria Whelan, Jerry Dennis, Janie Lynn Panagopoulos, Thomas Lynch, Nicholas Delbanco, Diane Wakoski, Dave Dempsey, John Smolens, Gary Schmidt, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Laura Kasischke.
Nominee’s Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Nominee must have a minimum of 3 books to be considered. Please list full information:
Title Publisher Date
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
State briefly why you think this author’s works meet the standard of literary merit. Supportive materials, such as critical reviews from magazines or newspapers may accompany this form. Attach additional pages as needed.
Eligibility Criteria of Nominee (Check appropriate criteria) The author must either be a current resident of Michigan, a long-time resident of Michigan recently relocated or an author whose works are identified with Michigan because of subject matter and/or setting in Michigan.
The author’s work may be in the form of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, or any other literary format the Michigan Author Award Work Group finds acceptable.
The author must have a body of work encompassing at least three published titles for adults, teens or children.
The author must be living at the time of the nomination.
The author must have a publishing career spanning a minimum of five years.
Return nomination form with all supportive materials by February 28, 2014 to:
Michigan Author Award Work Group
Michigan Library Association
1407 Rensen Street, Suite 2
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone: 517-394-2774 Fax: 517-394-2675
Email to: lukea at mlcnet.org
Contact person for this entry: _______________________________ Daytime Phone: ______________________
Address: ________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ______________________________

Francine Joy Allen
Youth Services Librarian
Ecorse Public Library
4184 W. Jefferson Ave.
Ecorse, MI  48229
313-389-2030
http://www.ecorse.lib.mi.us/