call for entries: asian/pacific american award for literature

Got this passed along to me... the American Library Association is currently accepting nominations for their Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, honoring and recognizing "individual work about Asia/Pacific Americans and their heritages based on literary merit and artistic merit." Here are some more details:

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

American Library Association is currently accepting nominations for their Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. This award is to honor and recognize individual work about Asia/Pacific Americans and their heritages based on literary merit and artistic merit. For more information and a list of past winners, please visit: http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature.htm

Categories:

Fiction
Nonfiction

Eligibility:

Original 2010 publication date

Works must be related to Asian/Pacific Heritage, not necessarily written by or illustrated by an Asian/Pacific American.

The author must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Anthologies or books containing the work of more than one author are not eligible.

Deadline: December 31

To submit a title for consideration, contact Dora Ho at dorah2005@gmail.com. For more information about the award, download the guidelines here. And to see the list of past winners, go to the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association website here.