tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8468783286896641440..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: All Shall Have Prizes Catherine JohnsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-65836527690075242352009-05-25T18:04:23.450+01:002009-05-25T18:04:23.450+01:00While it does the ego good - my own included - be ...While it does the ego good - my own included - be long or shortlisted for any kind of award - I'm not sure it does that much good in the long run. Maybe for short-term sales and bursts of excitement over whatever books is nominated or wins. But for the writer - this writer at least - they have a detrimental effect, taking the focus off the actual work itself, which is where the focus should always be. And writers are a competative enough bunch anyway without being egged on by awards and prizes.David Calcutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921635406181298202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-87307400180844107492009-05-21T14:31:24.653+01:002009-05-21T14:31:24.653+01:00Being an almost local author, I sneaked into the L...Being an almost local author, I sneaked into the LBA afternoon event. (Thank you, Leeds librarians, for accepting my nosiness!) I could NOT get into the morning presentations because SO MANY schools and children wanted to come along.How good is that? And there are worries that is the LBA becomes more popular, they'll have to find a bigger venue! As Catherine says, their enthusiasm for the books and for reading was so encouraging. And it's the wide choice of books that does it for the LBA, and for the Hull Book Award, and for all the other "small" awards where there's such a strong feel for the needs of the young readers. It certainly didn't feel a "small award" to me!<br />Congratulations on the Nest of Vipers being there, Catherine!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-1903253769723412202009-05-21T11:51:00.124+01:002009-05-21T11:51:00.124+01:00I couldn't agree more with this - these projects r...I couldn't agree more with this - these projects really get the kids reading. Between Two Seas is longlisted for the Wirral book prize and went up to the event in March, and it was the best event I've yet been to. Full of kids really enthusiastic about books and lots of them had read the entire longlist. And as you say, a much greater variety of books than the Carnegie.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.com