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PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship ($5,000)
To assist a writer of children’s or young adult literature at a crucial
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Translation Fund Grants ($2,000–$3,000)
To support the translation of book-length works of fiction, creative
nonfiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in
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| January 2007 Children's/Young Adult Authors Meeting Minutes |
On Tuesday, January 23, the committee met at the home of Elizabeth Levy. Stephanie Ramos, from the organization FACING HISTORY, was a guest speaker. She told us about the work her group does educating
teachers about how to deal with subjects such as genocide and war. They have established a high school in New York, and also have summer workshops for teachers. Elizabeth Levy suggested that we link the New
Orleans school we've adopted with FACING HISTORY by sending one of the New Orleans teachers to a workshop. We'll also be thinking of other ways to work together. We've added a link to FACING HISTORY on our Web site.
A lively discussion centered once again on the concept of "truth" and how it's portrayed to children and young adult readers. Robert Lipsyte and others spoke about various nuances of censorship they're encountering when making author visits to schools. In one case, Mr.
Lipsyte was disinvited to a school because his novel, Raiders Night,
met with the disapproval of the athletic department because his book was critical of pressures that high school coaches place on their teams. Elizabeth Levy mentioned being told by a school to speak about some of her books, omitting others. Carla Stevens spoke about a similar experience.
We decided to continue this discussion on our PEN Web page by launching an interactive conversation about it. The first topic, NUANCES OF CENSORSHIP, will lead off with short, anecdotal essays by Robert Lipsyte, Elizabeth Levy, Mary Ann Hoberman, and others about their experiences. We'll be welcoming your responses to these and will place them on the Web site as well.
The next topic, led by Cheryl Wilson Hudson and Fatima Shaik, will be about racism in children's books. We'd like to thank Paul Zelinsky for the taking minutes at the meeting, which we've edited.
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27, at the home of Susan Kuklin.
We hope you enjoy these minutes and welcome your feedback!
Please write to Fran at franm@nyc.rr.com and Susan at skuklin1@nyc.rr.com
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