CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Library of Virginia is seeking nominations for its annual literary
awards honoring outstanding Virginia authors of fiction, non-fiction, and
poetry. Past winners include James I. "Bud" Robertson Jr., Donald McCaig,
Eleanor Ross Taylor, Eric Pankey, Carrie Brown, R. Kent Newmyer, Rod Smith,
Charles Wright and Tom De Haven.

Books eligible for the Library of Virginia literary awards must have been
written by a Virginia author or have a Virginia-related theme. A Virginia
author is defined as
a writer meeting one or more of the following qualifications: a native-born
Virginian author living in Virginia; an author whose permanent home address
is Virginia but who does not at present live in Virginia.

Any person, organization, company, or publisher may nominate books to be
considered for these awards. The book must have been published and
distributed between January 1, and December 31, 2002.

Entry forms can be found on the Library of Virginia's Web site at
<www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/awards/entries.htm>.

The deadline for entries is February 10, 2003. The completed entry form and
three copies of the book (nonreturnable) must be on hand prior to that date.

The winner in each category (fiction, non-fiction, and poetry) receives
$1,000 and a crystal replica of a book.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Gregg Kimball
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-8000
804-692-3722

Entry forms and books should be mailed to:

6th Annual Literary Awards Nominations
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-8000

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html