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<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nominate your favorites
today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>JUNE 25 (this Friday) is
the deadline for submitting nominations. Please pass this along to your friends
organization and others who may be interested in nominating an individual or
group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/books/news/south-carolina-center-for-the-book-awards-program-nominations-now-available.html">http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/books/news/south-carolina-center-for-the-book-awards-program-nominations-now-available.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>The SC Center for the Book Awards Program honors excellence in writing,
teaching, and advocacy of the literary arts. This year, the Center seeks
nominations in these three categories:<br>
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1. Writing: SC writer of any genre whose work has been
published in the last year (2009)<br>
2. Teaching: SC teacher of the literary or language arts (at
any level or type of school) <br>
3. Advocacy: SC person or organization that works to promote
the literary arts and to foster a creative atmosphere in the state<br>
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The criteria for nominees are:<br>
• The nominee must be a living South Carolina resident
or an active South Carolina organization.<br>
• The nominee must be a published writer, a current
teacher, or an active promoter of the literary arts in South Carolina, as
described in a one page nomination letter.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/docs/2010_sccftb_nomination_form.pdf">Nomination
forms</a> should be accompanied by a letter (one page or shorter) to the SCCFTB
Awards Committee explaining why the nominee should receive the award.
Nomination deadline is June 25, 2010. Nomination forms and letters should be
mailed to SCCFTB Awards Committee, C/O South Carolina Center for the Book, P.O.
Box 11469, Columbia, SC 29211. Forms and letters may also be faxed to <span
class=skypepnhprintcontainer>803-734-8676</span><span class=skypepnhmark> </span>Attn:
SC Center for the Book Awards Committee.<br>
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Previous winners:<br>
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2009—Literary Arts Advocacy: Free Times; Teaching: Libby Collins, Dent
Middle School; Writing: Leonard Todd<br>
2008—Literary Arts Advocacy: Beaufort County Arts Council; Teaching:
Eileen Bergreen, Hilton Head Island Middle School; Writing: Mary Alice Monroe. <br>
2007—Dr. Walter Edgar<br>
2006—SC Young Writers Conference<br>
2005—Hub City Writers Project<br>
2004—Beaufort County Library<br>
<br>
<br>
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina affiliate of the
Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the
South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of
Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC. Formerly known
as the Palmetto Book Alliance, the SC Center for the Book changed its name in 2006
to correspond with the 49 other Centers for the Book across the country. The
Center is located at the SC State Library at 1430 Senate Street in
Columbia. Nomination forms are available at <a
href="http://www.sccenterforthebook.org">www.sccenterforthebook.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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R. Rogers, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Communications
Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/"><span style='color:blue'>South Carolina
State Library</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>POB
11469, 1430 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29211<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ph:803-734-8928
fax:803-734-8676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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You Joined SCLA Yet for 2010? </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> If not, please do! The Association
needs you as an active member in 2010! Click on <a
href="http://www.scla.org/index.php/Documents/Membership"><span
style='color:blue'>http://www.scla.org/index.php/Documents/Membership</span></a> and
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