Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:

Congratulations! Deborah D. Taylor is the winner of the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. Deborah Taylor is a frequent presenter at CLNE programs. Deborah and Robin Smith presented "Books Not on the LIst" at the 2015 CLNE Symposium.

Taylor’s career in public service began more than 40 years ago with the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, where she is currently coordinator of School and Student Services. Her career has been spent as mentor, educator and literacy advocate for young adults. As an inspiring young adult librarian, leader in national associations and university instructor, she has been distinctly effective in introducing young people and her professional colleagues to the outstanding work of African American authors.

Astrid Lindgren Award

Children's Literature New England and The Examined Life have been nominated for the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Professor Boel Westin, the incoming chair of the ALMA jury, stated, "The candidates-authors, iliustrators, oral storytellers and individuals and organisations involved in reading promotion work- have been nominated by over 100 organisations worldwide. The nominating bodies, with expertise in children's and young adult literature, are allowed to nominate candidates from their own country or region and from other countries as well." There are 197 candidates from 61 countries who are included in the list of nominees. The 2015 winner will be announced on March 31, 2015.

2015 ALMA Nominees

2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominees include Susan Cooper, CLNE honorary board member and Sarah Ellis, CLNE board member.

CLNE on Facebook

Go to our lively Childrens Literature New England Facebook group page where you can find children's literature news and events, interesting articles, and CLNE happenings. Once there, ask to join our group.

Gregory Maguire

Kudos to Gregory Maguire, Founding Co-director Emeritus of CLNE, on the publication of his most recent book, Egg & Spoon.

Sarah Ellis

Congratulations to author Sarah Ellis, CLNE board member, Greek Study Fellow and CLNE/EXL writer in residence, on the publication of her new book, Outside In.

Katherine Paterson

Congratulations to Katherine Paterson, CLNE honorary board member on the publication of her new book.

Elizabeth Partridge

Author Elizabeth Partridge was interviewed on NPR about her new book, Dorothea Lange: Grab A Hunk of Lightening. She will be a speaker at Writing the Past, the 2014 CLNE Symposium.

"A Visit With Ashley Bryan"
College of the Atlantic

The exhibition, “A Visit with Ashley Bryan” has reopened in Bar Harbor Maine at the College of the Atlantic, where it will be on view 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday through February at the Blum Gallery. This past summer, the celebration of Bryan’s life and work was enjoyed by over 12,000 visitors at Acadia National Park’s Islesford Historical Museum on Little Cranberry Island, the island Bryan has called home for over sixty years. The exhibition is the inaugural event of the Ashley Bryan Center, established in 2013. Ashley Bryan, CLNE honorary board member, will be presenting poetry at the Writing the Past, the 2015 CLNE Symposium.

Links:

• Press release
• An article/review about the exhibition this summer
• For more information about the Ashley Bryan Center or email: Donna Isaacs at donna@ashleybryancenter.org