The following item from the Addis Ababa paper The Daily Monitor was seen on AllAfrica.com at http://allafrica.com/stories/200504140086.html . DZO
Pawa to Coordinate Africa's Nomination for World's Second Largest Literary Prize The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) [no URL] April 14, 2005 Posted to the web April 14, 2005 Our Staff Reporter Addis Ababa Winner to get $655,000 The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) will nominate and propose an African writer or illustrator of children's literature for consideration for the award of the world's largest prize for children's literature. PAWA is selected by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs as an international organization to perform the role of a nominating body for all Africa and propose an African writer or illustrator. The Astrid Lindgren memorial Award, bearing the prize money of approximately 655,000 US dollars, is the second-largest literature prize in the world. The Pan African Writers' Association brings together and represents all national writers' associations on the African continent, as well as writers of African descent in the Diaspora. "It is among the nine international organizations which have been charged with the task of contributing nominations for writing, illustrating and story-telling as well as reading promotion activities for their specific regions or areas," according to a press release sent to The Daily Monitor. The Pan African Writers' Association is to cover Africa, while the European Writers Congress (EWC) General Secretariat covers Europe, and ACCU/Cultural Centre for UNESCO covers Asia. The other international organizations include UNESCO and UNICEF. Astrid Lindgren is Sweden's favourite author and one of the world's most popular. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 94. To honour her memory and promote children's and youth literature around the world, the Swedish Government founded the international prize in her name. The prize, given annually to one or more recipients, irrespective of language or nationality, is for a body of work that upholds the highest artistic quality and evokes the deeply humanistic spirit that Astrid Lindgren treasured. The deadline for submissions of nominations to Sweden is May 15, 2005. PAWA said it will receive submissions from member-associations and all African publishers till 30th April, 2005, after which a PAWA- empanelled jury will evaluate the submitted entries and decide on PAWA's nomination for Africa. Overall there are over 400 selected nominating bodies from around the world. PAWA's is being contacted through [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
