Last year we had the honor of receiving a Green Prize for Sustainable Literature for our book, and we're glad to see they're going to be awarding them again. It's a pretty cool idea, acknowledging authors who are writing well about the future of the planet:
Criteria The title must have been published in the United States in the 2007 calendar year. The title must reflect basic sustainability criteria: -Future and long-term oriented -Awareness of ecological and resource limits -Regional as well as global in scope -Cognizant that everything is interconnected -Concerned with creating diverse and balanced communities -Inclusive of social equality and well-being -Supportive of public involvement in community decisions -Promotes environmental, economic or social equity idealsTitles will also be judged on:
-Effective presentation of material, including exceptional integration of text, illustration, and design
-Distinctive literary quality
-Originality of scholarship, including uniqueness of format or approach to the topic
-Youth titles should be appropriate for children in grades K-12 and have potential for classroom useJudges
Books will be judged by a panel of librarians and local authorities on sustainability issues.Submission Deadline
March 31, 2008Submission Guidelines
Publishers, authors, librarians and the public are welcome to suggest candidates for the prize, and may submit more than one title. Publishers or authors should send two copies of the book and a brief cover letter that includes contact information and indicates how you learned about the Green Prize.
Who would you nominate from 2007? What would you say the best, most worldchanging books of last year were?
