There is currently an opening on the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Committee. The Committee reviews unpublished manuscripts of Jewish interest literary fiction for ages 8-11 using a standard set of criteria. The winning manuscript (there is not always a winning manuscript) receives a cash prize. In the last few years several of the manuscripts have been published by both small presses and large publishing houses.
The committee consists of 5 members plus a chairperson. The judging takes place in early winter after the December 15 deadline. For more details about the award visit the AJL website. The committee membership represents AJL's diverse geographical,philosophical, and professional diversity. Committee responsibilities include critical reading of the manuscripts, completing an evaluation sheet, writing a reasoned review of the manuscript and participating in email discussions to select a winning manuscript. Adhering to the Committee's time-frame is essential to the selection process. Current members of another award committee and those who have served on an award committee recently are not eligible. If you are interested in serving on this committee(a five year term), please send me a resume and review samples. Please reply off-list by June 1 so that the selection may be made in time for the Cleveland convention. Aileen Grossberg Chair Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Committee Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
