Hello BAISL,
I am passing along this announcement that appeared on the Hasafran listserv.
The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative is a group of translators,
librarians, editors, publishers and more dedicated to helping librarians
identify and promote world literature for children, teens, and adults.
We have established an award for translated YA literature to encourage
youth to read more widely. Translations are an important part of the
diversity conversation but account for a tiny percentage of available
works. Some Batchelder titles are YA crossover and USBBY's Outstanding
International Books list includes translations, but no other U.S. award
focuses on translated books for teens.
I'm excited to announce that we have just published our shortlist:
https://glli-us.org/2019/01/15/2019-glli-translated-ya-book-prize-shortlist/
The list is a truly global one and we would be grateful if you could share
the link widely to help spread the word. The ten books on the shortlist are
from France, China, Germany, Equatorial Guinea, Japan, Bangladesh, and
Sweden, and they include fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels.
YA is a broad age range covering many developmental needs, and the list
reflects that, with some books being well-suited to older middle-grade
readers and others being adult titles with strong teen appeal. These titles
are fresh, sometimes funny, and they invariably upend stereotypes while
telling a riveting story.
If you'd like to find out more about GLLI, check us out on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/GlobalLitinLibs/, Twitter
https://twitter.com/GlobalLitinLibs, and the Web https://glli-us.org/.
Thank you for supporting our efforts!
Annette Goldsmith
Member, 2019 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) Translated YA
Book Prize Committee
*Robin Gluck*
Librarian
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
rgluck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mehunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | www.jchsofthebay.org
