competitions

Calling all Illustrators: Katha Chitrakala Awards 2010-11

Friday, December 10th, 2010

The Chitrakala Awards, Delhi-based Katha Books‘ world-wide search for excellence in children’s book illustration, is open to all illustrators—emerging or established, in India and abroad. Whether illustrating their own story or teaming up with a writer, artists have until Jan 14 to submit their entries. See here for more details on how to apply .

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Kiwi Reads

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

From New Zealand’s lively children’s book community, today we feature two great resources. At Bookrapt, brainchild of the Bay of Plenty Children’s Literature Association, you’ll find a wealth of materials for writers and aspiring writers: competitions, publishers, advice, awards, literary organizations, industry news and more. If you’re feeling rejected (or just have those northern hemisphere winter blues), check out their list of prominent writers and the number of rejections each received before getting a book deal. It’s sure to bring a little sunshine into your life!

And Storylines, the Kiwi IBBY site, is such rich territory that the rest of this post is littered with links. The annual Storylines Festival in June connects children and families with writers and illustrators. Four literary-related prizes are awared annually. The national Mahy Award in March and the Gilderdale Award in October recognize outstanding contributions to children’s literature. The Gaelyn Gordon Award is for a much-loved book that hasn’t yet won a major award. Support for developing and unpublished writers come in the Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a chapter book and the Joy Cowley Award for a picture book.

Storylines also recommends lists of books (not all New Zealand-published) for children. Their annual Notable Books List this year is of books for and about children with disabilities.

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Growing Up Asian in America

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Calling student artists and writers (K-12) in the San Francisco Bay area! You have until March 6th to get your entries in for the Growing Up Asian in America competition! This year’s theme is:

Winning and Losing, Competition and Teamwork

and you can enter either or both of the categories – Art and Essay or Poem.

The prizes are awarded by the Asian Pacific Fund and are worth an enormous $27,000!

From the Competition’s Press Release:

Growing Up Asian in America encourages young people to creatively express their ideas on identity and culture. Students of all backgrounds are invited to submit entries, including Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, other Asians and Pacific Islanders, and students of mixed heritage.

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