Experts in children’s literature are once again being sought
to help judge the prestigious New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young
Adults. The call for judges opens today and closes on October 30. The selected
judges’ work will begin in November when the first wave of entries in the
awards begins to arrive.
A total of three judges are sought and the New Zealand Book
Awards Trust, which governs the awards, is confident that terrific candidates
will step forward and be selected. “We’ve always been delighted by the calibre
and dedication of our judges,” says Trust chair Nicola Legat. “It’s a very
substantial job which involves hours of work, but they’ve always risen to the
challenge because they believe in the power and importance of books and stories
written by New Zealand writers for New Zealand children.”
Application forms and background information can be downloaded
from http://booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-childrens-book-awards/2015-call-judges,or please email childrensawards@bookawards.org.nz.
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