The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association has announced the winner of the 2022 Sophie Brody Medal is Jane Yolen for Kaddish Before the Holocaust and After: Poems, published by Holy Cow Press. RUSA press … Continue reading
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the recipient of the 2016 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Award is Jan Peck, author of The Green Mother Goose (Sterling, 2010) and Giant Peach Yodel (Pelican Publishing, 2012). Two Honor … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has named Jane Yolen the 33rd Damon Knight Grand Master for her contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy. The award is given by SFWA for “lifetime achievement in science … Continue reading
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the recipients of the 2015 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Award — Karen Coombs, author of Woody Guthrie, America’s Folk Singer (Lerner, 2002) Sallie Wolf, author/illustrator of The Robin Makes a … Continue reading
Fans are divided over the proposal to add a Hugo category for YA books. No matter your opinion, it’s worth hearing what a leading YA author thinks about the idea. Jane Yolen has enjoyed success in many literary categories and is renowned among … Continue reading
Jane Yolen received the 2014 New England Public Radio Award for the Arts and Humanities Award at a ceremony in Holyoke, MA on May 12. Established by the New England Public Radio Foundation in 2008, the award recognizes the contributions … Continue reading
Jane Yolen’s announcement on Facebook that she will no longer travel to Texas or Florida to speak or do signings led to “a sudden flood of folks unfriending me here (I CAN read the statistics, puleeze.) Have to put it … Continue reading
Jane Yolen announced to her Facebook followers on July 14 that she will no longer travel to Texas and Florida, as a protest against certain laws enacted there: Until Texas repeals its recent misogynistic laws and Florida repeals it’s “Stand Your Ground” laws, I … Continue reading
(1) THE SHARP END OF SCIENCE FICTION. At Reactor, James Davis Nicoll delivers a highly scientific “Ranking of Science Fiction’s Most Dangerous Awards”. … Most awards are woefully unfit as weapons3. Authors with a mantlepiece loaded with award trophies would … Continue reading
(1) TOMLINSON AND ROBINSON SUE MILWAUKEE. In February, Patrick Tomlinson and his partner, Niki Robinson filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee over the multiple instances of swatting: “Robinson v. City of Milwaukee, 2:24-cv-00264”. At the link you can … Continue reading