Submissions Open for the 2015 Children’s Africana Book Awards
Publishers are invited to nominate titles for the 2015 Children’s Africana Book Awards. The Children’s Africana Book Awards are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa published or republished in the U.S. The awards were created by the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) to encourage the publication and use of accurate, balanced children’s materials about Africa. The awards are presented in two categories: Young Children and Older Readers.
Nominated books must meet the following criteria:
1. Books should be suitable for children and young adults ages 4-18;
2. A significant portion of the book’s content should be about Africa (books with content primarily about African Americans and other parts of the African Diaspora are not eligible);
3. Books must be copyrighted in 2014 to be eligible for the 2015 awards;
4. Books must be available for purchase in the U.S, and published in English. Bi-lingual books that include English are eligible. Translations are eligible in the year first published in English.
Nominations for the Children’s Africana Book Awards are made directly by publishers, who may nominate as many separate titles for a given year’s competition as they desire. Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than December 31, 2014. Each book is read and evaluated by African studies scholars. Reviews of nominated titles are posted on the Internet at: Africa Access Review and selected printed reviews will be published in Sankofa: A Journal of African Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
Please send a copy of each book(s) that you wish to nominate for the 2015 awards to each member of the Awards Committee at the addresses below.
2015 AWARDS COMMITTEE
Dr. Patricia Kuntz, Independent Scholar
317 Farley Ave
Madison, WI 53705-3723
Email: pskuntz@uwalumni.com
Dr. Lesego Malepe, Independent Scholar
2 Father Jacobbe Road, Apt. 552
East Boston, MA 02128
Email: lesegomalepe@yahoo.com
Dr. John Metzler, Outreach Director
African Studies Center
100 International Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Email: metzler@msu.edu
Dr. Anne Waliaula, African StudiesOutreach Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1618 Fordem Avenue, Apt. 116
Madison, WI. 53704
Email: awaliaula@wisc.edu
Dr. Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, College of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
140 Chambers
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Email: sihshu@hotmail.com
Ms. Brenda Randolph, Chair of CABA
Africa Access
2204 Quinton Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: 301-585-9316
Email: Brenda@africaaccessreview.org
Dr. Meena Khorana, Senior Editor
Sankofa : A Journal of African Children’s and Young Adult Literature
11611 Wave Lap Way
Columbia, MD 21044
Tel.: 410-740-8022
Email: Meenakh@aol.com
Ms. Harriet McGuire (for transmittal to external reviewer)
3007 Russell Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22305-1719
Tel: 703-549-8208
Email: Harriet@AfricaAccessReview.org
Address any questions to Ms. Harriet McGuire.
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