VG has a number of different biographies and critical information about women romance writers of color.
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March 06, 2008
What's so interesting about 'romance of color'?
Romance novels—particularly those by women of color—are not just stereotyped tales about supermodel women and well-built men. At least, not always. According to Bowdoin English Professor Guy Mark Foster, these books can explore interesting issues of race, class, and ethnicity, and can confound the usual boundaries of romance and love.
February 29, 2008
Educators and Parents: Find Children's Book Resources on VG
Voices from the Gaps is not just about books for adults. We also have information for those who want to teach, or read, children’s literature written by women of color.
Where to look?
There are a number of children's-book reviews in our "critique" section.
We also have background, bibliographies, and tips for teaching authors who write primarily for a children's audience, such as award-winning authors Patricia McKissack and Virginia Hamilton. In addition, we have information about many “adult” writers who have made forays into the genre, such as June Jordan and Toni Morrison.
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February 21, 2008
Readers Can Vote for ‘Best of the Booker’
To celebrate the Booker Prize’s 40th anniversary, you are invited to choose your favorite novel in a “Best of the Booker” competition.
Nominees include all past Booker winners, including Indian novelist Arundahati Roy, who took the prize in 1997 for The God of Small Things.
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction recognizes the best novel of the year in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. “The Best of the Booker” will honor the best novel to have won the prize since its start in 1969.
Their shortlist will be announced in May, and public voting will begin via the Man Booker Prize website.
A complete list of Booker winners can be found on the Times online
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February 06, 2008
Abu-Jaber at Spokane's 'Get Lit!'
The Northwest's main festival for writers and readers is set for April 16-19 in Spokane, Wash. It promises to feature author presentations and readings, writing workshops and panels, author visits to schools throughout the region, youth poetry slams, and more. Many events are free to the public. Featured authors include Diana Abu-Jaber.
You can find more about the festival here.
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Nominees for first-ever ‘Arabic Booker’ include Lebanon’s May Menassa
Six authors from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt are on the shortlist as finalists for the first-ever International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Each of the finalists receives $10,000; the winner gets an additional $50,000.
The shortlisted books were chosen from 131 entries. The include May Menassa’s Walking in the Dust, as well as June Rain by Lebanese writer Jabbour Douaihy; The Land of Purgatory by Jordan's Elias Farkouh; In Praise of Hate, by Syria's Khaled Khalifa; Swan Song, by Egypt's Mekkaoui Said; and Sunset Oasis, by Egyptian Baha Taher.
The winner will be announced March 10 at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The award, established by the Emirates Foundation, is intended as an Arabic counterpart to Britain’s prestigious Man Booker Prize.
- May Menassa’s website
- An article on the nominees from Lebanon’s Daily Star.
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