That sounds like a wonderful book. I hope Hanna finds a publisher for it. Great work, committee members!
Martha Martha Simpson Coming in April - *A Ring for a King: A Tale of King Solomon * [email protected] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.Martha-Seif-Simpson.com__;!!KGKeukY!xdMmPFMKiK1oPOKmb_-mzCCSxJIIDYcDzdqDYuANHSMM9xCu6Ya4wUht0EViUY2gWfMYywPs9VtOrpk2X-DNeBeIZ5Jnr-aZ$ FB: Martha KidLit Author @marthakidlitauthor.bsky.social On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM Paula Breger via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > The 2025 winner of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award is Hanna R. Neier > for When You Write Back, a dual point-of-view novel written in letters > between Ellie and her school-assigned pen pal, Daniel. When Ellie realizes > their letters are traveling > > > The 2025 winner of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/sydney-taylor-manuscript-award/__;!!KGKeukY!x2h_kH6s6PYkQOW4FZXoAleXaBiNUaWgHa4MWaHChck8o1CpKRNh5Fhp9f7YgbCZgQB9GCjolO4Bpe5hLfNdH1aE47gBdiq9$> > is Hanna R. Neier for *When You Write Back*, a dual point-of-view novel > written in letters between Ellie and her school-assigned pen pal, Daniel. > When Ellie realizes their letters are traveling through time, and that > Daniel is a Jewish kid living in 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris, she is > determined to save him. But as time runs out, and Ellie’s own world > unravels, she wonders whether it might be Daniel who is meant to save her. > Exploring the power and magic of connecting with another person through > words, Ellie and Daniel demonstrate that friendship can be found in the > most unlikely of places. > > The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award recognizes unpublished manuscripts of > Jewish fiction targeting ages 8–13. The award was established by Sydney’s > husband, Ralph Taylor, to encourage aspiring authors of Jewish children’s > books. It was first awarded in 1985. The winner receives a cash award of > $1000. > > Members of the 2025 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award committee are Chair > Talya Sokoll, Putnam Library Co-Director, Noble and Greenough School, > Dedham, Massachusetts; Susan Carlton, Sydney Taylor Notable Author, > Lecturer, Boston University, Hanover, New Hampshire; Mimi Leyton, > Volunteer, Greenberg Families Library, Soloway JCC, Ottawa (Canada); > Heather J. Matthews, Assistant Professor of Literacy, Salisbury University, > Salisbury, Maryland; Stacy Nockowitz, retired middle school librarian, > author, and National Jewish Book Award winner, Columbus, Ohio; Arielle > Vishny, author, Queens, New York. > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!xdMmPFMKiK1oPOKmb_-mzCCSxJIIDYcDzdqDYuANHSMM9xCu6Ya4wUht0EViUY2gWfMYywPs9VtOrpk2X-DNeBeIZ5P5i0A3$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!xdMmPFMKiK1oPOKmb_-mzCCSxJIIDYcDzdqDYuANHSMM9xCu6Ya4wUht0EViUY2gWfMYywPs9VtOrpk2X-DNeBeIZ5P5i0A3$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!xdMmPFMKiK1oPOKmb_-mzCCSxJIIDYcDzdqDYuANHSMM9xCu6Ya4wUht0EViUY2gWfMYywPs9VtOrpk2X-DNeBeIZy5dV1NQ$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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