Bunce Wins ALA’s YA Debut Award!
Elizabeth C. Bunce’s A CURSE DARK AS GOLD wins the American Library Association’s William C. Morris YA Debut Award. 2009 is the first year for this award, which honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The work cited will illuminate the teen experience and enrich the lives of its readers through its excellence, demonstrated by: compelling, high quality writing and/or illustration; the integrity of the work as a whole; and its proven or potential appeal to a wide range of teen readers.
The award’s namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. Bill Morris left an impressive mark on the field of children’s and young adult literature. He was beloved in the publishing field and the library profession for his generosity and marvelous enthusiasm for promoting literature for children and teens.
A CURSE DARK AS GOLD was published by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and was edited by Cheryl Klein.
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Laura Manivong said on Jan 26, 09 @ 8:37 am
Wooooooooooooooo!
Colleen Cook said on Jan 26, 09 @ 8:47 am
So, so thrilled!!! *tossing confetti*
Kim said on Jan 26, 09 @ 9:26 am
WOOT! SOOOOOOO excited for you! Congrats!
Jessica Burkhart said on Jan 26, 09 @ 9:32 am
Soooo happy for you!! YAY!
barb stuber said on Jan 26, 09 @ 9:58 am
Thank you for bringing Charlotte into our lives.
We love her – and you!
Barb
R.J. Anderson said on Jan 26, 09 @ 10:45 am
My heartiest congratulations to Elizabeth and to her editor Cheryl Klein!
Lisha Cauthen said on Jan 26, 09 @ 11:12 am
So thrilled for you! And happy that Charlotte will garner an even wider audience. You are a generous writer, and deserve every accolade!
Lisa Cindrich said on Jan 26, 09 @ 3:28 pm
Fab-fab-fabulous! Many congratulations!
Nancy Pistorius said on Jan 26, 09 @ 6:19 pm
This is such exciting news!!! And so well-deserved! Congratulations!!
Vicki said on Jan 26, 09 @ 6:45 pm
Squeeeee! I’m still shouting YES! YES! (So did Lilly, by the way.) Glen sends his hearty congratulations, too. They are well deserved!
Debra McArthur said on Jan 26, 09 @ 6:48 pm
What wonderful news!! Warmest congratulations on a well-deserved honor.
BTW, last week at our residency at Hamline, your book was mentioned in a session on well-done retellings of tales.
Judy Hyde said on Jan 26, 09 @ 7:27 pm
Fantastic news, Stephanie! I am SO happy for you!
Diane Frook said on Jan 26, 09 @ 7:39 pm
I am so happy and proud! We all knew what a great book CURSE is, and now independent counsel agrees! Yay!
Ann Ingalls said on Jan 27, 09 @ 6:26 am
We knew you could and now you did! So great, Stephanie!
Proud to know you.
Ann