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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2017 Newbery and Caldecott Winners
PW spoke with this year's Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news.
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'Completely Gobsmacked': Kelly Barnhill on Her 2017 Newbery Medal
Kelly Barnhill was "dead to the world" when her cell phone rang very early Monday morning.
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'A Very Incredible Day': Javaka Steptoe on His 2017 Caldecott Medal
“This has been a very incredible day,” said Javaka Steptoe, referring to the hours following the announcement that he had won the 2017 Caldecott Medal.
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Barnhill, Steptoe, 'March: Book Three' Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the Printz Award for 'March: Book Three.'
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IPA Seeking Nominations for $10,000 Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association has opened the call for nominees for its freedom to publish award, which last year was renamed The Prix Voltaire.
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Reported Trump Spending Cuts Would Kill NEH, NEA
In an effort to shrink federal bureaucracy by cutting spending, President-elect Donald Trump and his administration reportedly intend to eliminate the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Arts.
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Zadie Smith, Ann Patchett Among 2016 NBCC Finalists
Thirty finalists, including the author of 'Swing Time,' Zadie Smith, 'LaRose' author Louise Erdrich, and 'Commonwealth' author Ann Patchett, are up for NBCC Awards.
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NBCC Launches Fellowship for Emerging Book Critics
The National Book Critics Circle is launching the NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship to develop and nurture emerging book critics with training and guidance for one year.
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NEA Announces 2017 Creative Writing Fellowships, Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the recipients of its Creative Writing Fellowships for fiscal year 2017, as well as its grants to nonprofit organizations for literary publishing projects.
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Chapel Hill Restaurant's Book Prize Nourishes Southern Writers, Booksellers
The Crook's Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill has sponsored a literary award since 2013, and recently increased the prize to $5,000 for the best debut novel about the South.
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