Children's Peace Literature Award

Administration

The Award is the responsibility of the Psychologists for Peace Interest Group.

The South Australian Group of Psychologists for Peace will have primary responsibility for raising the funds for the Award.

The Chair of the South Australian Group of Psychologists for Peace will appoint a coordinator for the Award and a selection committee of at least four members, comprising both members of the Society and experts on children‟s literature to be responsible for recommending an appropriate recipient to the Board.

The selection committee will have the discretion to recommend that the Award be divided between up to three (3) recipients, which they consider to be of merit.

A short list of nominees will be announced usually by late September/early October.

The award will be presented at a public meeting in October/November, and will be announced in InPsych.

Eligibility

Nominees need not be members of the Society.

Authors who have published a book for children in the period commencing two years prior to September in the year the call for nominations is made are eligible for consideration for the prize.

Nomination process

A call for nominations for the Children‟s Peace Literature Award will be made every two years by publication of notices in InPsych, advertisements in national newspapers, letters to publishers and notices in trade magazines.

Nominations should be addressed to the South Australian Group of Psychologists for Peace and received by the date set in the call for nominations notice. The coordinator for the Award will send each nominee an acknowledgement of receipt of their nomination.

Nominations will only be accepted from the publisher or author/illustrator.

Nominations are made by submitting a copy of the book together with the nominee‟s full contact details and a statement outlining how the book encourages the peaceful resolution of conflict and/or promotes peace at the global, local or interpersonal level.

Judging criteria

In judging nominations for the Children‟s Peace Literature Award, the selection committee will have regard to:

1. the extent which the theme of the book encourages the peaceful resolution of conflict and/or promotes peace at the global, local or interpersonal level; and
2. literary merit.

Value of the Award

Successful candidates for the Children‟s Peace Literature Award will receive an award of $2000 or portion of that amount divided equally between the successful candidates if more than one.

Closing date and further information

Nominations for 2009 have closed.

Two copies of the book with the nominator's name and address, publication date and an entry donation of $15 per title (cheque payable to Psychologists for Peace, South Australia), should to be forwarded to Psychologists for Peace:

• By Post:
  c/- PO Box 104
  HOVE, South Australia 5048            
• By Courier:      
  1 Hillview Crescent
  South Brighton, South Australia 5048

For further information, please visit the APS Psychologists for Peace Interest Group website or email blaikies@adam.com.au.

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