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Lacapa Spirit Prize - Deadline October 31  

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Mon, 03-Jul-2006 12:37  AM


The Lacapa Spirit Prize, a new literary prize for children's books  to honor 
the memory and legacy of Michael Lacapa, will be given annually to the  best 
illustrated children's book that focuses on the spirit of the peoples,  culture 
and natural landscape of the Southwest. Books published in the two years  
prior  to the award are eligible for consideration.

This award  was created through collaborative effort of the Northern Arizona 
Book Festival  and Northland Publishing and its children's book imprints, 
Rising  Moon and  Luna Rising, to honor Michael Lacapa's commitment to art and 
storytelling about  the land and cultures of the Southwest. 

The award consists of $500 and a  featured appearance at the  10th Annual 
Northern Arizona Book Festival,  April 14 to 16,  2007.

Deadline: October 31, 2006 for  receipt of entries eligible for the  2007 
Lacapa Spirit Prize.

For  further information about eligibility and application requirements  
contact:
Lacapa  Spirit  Prize
Attn.  Jeff   Berglund
PO  Box 6032/Building 18, Rm  139
Flagstaff,  AZ   86011-6032
Phone:  928.380.8682
Fax:  928.523.7074
Email:  _lacapaspiritprize at nazfestival.org_ 
(mailto:lacapaspiritprize at nazfestival.org) 
_www.nazbookfestival.org_ (http://www.nazbookfestival.org/) 

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ABOUT MICHAEL  LACAPA
Michael Lacapa (Hopi/Tewa/Apache) was the  artist and/or  writer of such 
books as: The Magic Hummingbird: A Hopi  Folktale, collected  and translated by 
Ekkehart Malotki, narrated by Michael  Lomatuway'Ma,  illustrated by Michael 
Lacapa (Kiva, 1995); Antelope Woman: An  Apache  Folktale retold and illustrated 
by Michael Lacapa (Kiva, 1995); and most   recently, The Good Rainbow 
Road/Rawa 'Kashtyaa'tsi Hiyaani by Simon J.  Ortiz  (Acoma Pueblo), illustrated by 
Michael Lacapa (The University of  Arizona Press,  2004)(recommendation).

Michael was raised in  Whiteriver, Arizona,  graduated from Arizona State 
University and attended  Northern Arizona University  for graduate courses in 
fine arts. He and his  wife, Kathy, raised their  children, Rochelle, Daniel and 
Anthony, in  Taylor, Arizona. After a serious  automobile accident in Fall 
2004, Michael  died in March 2005. Everyone who  reflects on his life mentions 
his talent  for storytelling, his artistic vision  and eye for detail, as well 
as his  passion and unbounded spirit for life.



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