(NAME-MCE) Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards to Honor Works Addressing Racism and Diversity

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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards to Honor Works Addressing Racism
and Diversity

Deadline: December 31,  2008

Administered by the Cleveland Foundation 
(  http://www.clevelandfoundation.org/ ), the Anisfield-Wolf Book
Awards (  http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/ ) recognize books that
have made  important contributions to the understanding of racism
and the  appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.

Established  in 1935 by Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith
Anisfield Wolf, the  Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards program is the
only American book award  designated specifically to recognize
works that address issues of  racism and diversity. Past winners
have presented the extraordinary art  and culture of peoples
around the world, explored human rights  violations, exposed the
effects of racism on children, reflected on  growing up bi-racial,
and illuminated the dignity of people as they  search for justice.

There are two awards, one for a work of fiction  or poetry and one
for a work of nonfiction, biography, or scholarly  research.

Only books written in English and published in the  preceding 
calendar year are eligible. Plays and screenplays are not  eli-
gible, nor are works in progress. Manuscripts, self-published  
works, and electronic publications are not eligible, and no 
grants  are made for completing or publishing manuscripts. Works 
of poetry are  eligible for the fiction prize.

Awards winners will receive their  prize at a ceremony in Cleve-
land. Award recipients traditionally  receive a monetary gift of
$10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf  Fund.

Visit the awards program Web site for complete program  guidelines
and information on previous  winners.





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