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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE – JANUARY 18, 2014
Rationale
To encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use, the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles.
Criteria
Up to two awards (for primary and secondary reading levels) are given in recognition of U.S. published works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By linking the Americas, the intent is to reach beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere.
Books will be judged for: 1) distinctive literary quality; 2) cultural contextualization; 3) exceptional integration of text, illustration and design; and 4) potential for classroom use.
Process
To nominate a 2013 copyright title, publishers are invited to submit review copies to the committee members listed below by January 18, 2014. There is no entry fee. The award/commended list will be announced in the spring of 2014, recognizing works published in 2013; the formal award presentation will be held during Hispanic Heritage Month 2014 at the Library of Congress.
Review Committee Members
Aaron Forbes
Morris Jeff Community School
2239 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
aforbes@morrisjeffschool.org
(Morris Jeff Community School, LA)
2012-2014
Barbara D’Ambruoso
628 Lambert Road
Orange, CT 06477
(retired, Lauralton Hall, CT)
2012-2014
(Chair)
Keira Philipp-Schnurer
801 Yale Blvd. NE- MSCO2 1690
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
kphilipp@unm.edu
(University of New Mexico, NM)
2013-2015
Lucia Acosta
389 Prospect Ave.
Princeton, NJ 08540
LAcosta@princetonlibrary.org
(Princeton Public Library, NJ)
2014-2016
Robin Fogle Kurz
School of Library and Information Science
267 Coates Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
robinfoglekurz@gmail.com
(Louisiana State University, LA)
2014-2016
Award Coordinators
Claire González
Vanderbilt University
Station B; VU Station B #351806 Nashville, TN 37235 615-343-1837 claire.p.gonzalez@vanderbilt.edu (Vanderbilt University, TN)
Denise Woltering Vargas
Stone Center for Latin American Studies Tulane University 6801 Freret Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118-5698 504-862-3143 dwolteri@tulane.edu
(Tulane University, LA)
Ex-officio
Julie Kline
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
UW-Milwaukee
Pearse 168
2513 E. Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(UW-Milwaukee, WI)
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