Mississippi Library Association

Nominations for the MS Authors Award 2007

Please go to MLA’s website for the nomination form which can be submitted electronically. The address is
http://www.misslib.org/index.php/awards-scholarships/mla-awards-scholarships/
mississippi-authors-awards/mississippi-authors-awards-nomination-form/

Someone asked a few weeks ago about the MS Authors Award Medallions. These and an order form can be found at misslib.

The books that win the award must meet certain standards. So please be sure that the book you nominate conforms to the following:

Criteria for the Award:

1. Awards may be presented in two categories, fiction and non-fiction, if meritorious works have been published in each category.

2. The honored author(s) must be a Mississippian or have lived in Mississippi for at least five years.

3. An editor or translator may be considered.

4. The honored author(s) must be living.

5. The award(s) shall be presented for a specific work rather than a body of work.

6. To be eligible for consideration, a book must have been published within three calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made.

7. Each work should be judged on its overall quality, with consideration given to literary merit, style and technique, originality, and if applicable accuracy, authenticity and illustrations.

The committee may give a special award at its discretion.

Thank you so much for your help with the nominations. We have some very eager people waiting to read the books that you think are worthy of this award. After all the books are read and reviewed, the committee will vote for the winner or winners.

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Posted on: January 29th, 2007