MGOC Contributor News: Lynn Salsi Wins Literary Awards

Many Genres, One Craft contributor, Lynn Salsi, has won several literary awards for her Children's book Jack and the Giants (illustrated by James Young) and published by Headline Books, Inc.:

Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for Excellence in Creative Writing
North Carolina General Federation of Women’s Clubs gives the award annually in memory of its first president, Mrs. J. Lindsay Patterson, to honor a female North Carolina published writer for outstanding creative writing. The award recipient receives an engraved Jefferson Cup at a luncheon ceremony and the club will give in Salsi’s honor a $1,000 scholarship to the Salem College Center for Women Writers to a rising senior.

Military Writers of America
Gold Medal, Best Children’s Book

The Great Southeast Book Festival
Honorable Mention Best Children’s Fiction

Event: Karen Lynn Williams at NCTE 2012

Many Genres One Craft contributor and Children's book author Karen Lynn Williams was a guest speaker and panelist at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2012 Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

The annual event brings together librarians, educators, parents, writers, editors, and publishers to discuss the future of education in English Studies, Literacy, and Language Arts.

Among her many appearances, Karen served on the panel Books That Make a Difference: Kids Taking Action for Social Justice with author Deborah Ellis and illustrator Floyd Cooper.

Karen has written many multi-cultural picture books, including Circles of Hope and Galimoto.

For more about Karen's time at NCTE and to read an excerpt from her speech, visit her blog, Williams Writes.