Asian/Pacific American Award

1. Is there an official website for the award?
No there is not an official website just for the Asian Pacific American Award, but there is a website for the Asian Pacific American Librarians Assiociation with a list of the Asian Pacific American Awards and the winners.
http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/awards.htm
2. Are there other resources that provide information about the award?
Yes, there are various website with a list of the Asian Pacific American Award winners, but also inform people about other issues going on in the Asian Pacific American community and not just dealing with literature.

3. Why and when was this award created?
The goal is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.

4. What books, authors, illustrators are eligible?
Works eligible must have had premier publication during the calendar years from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and must have been published for general commercial release in the U.S.
Award categories are:
a. Adult (fiction and nonfiction)
b. Young Readers fiction and nonfiction – for text
c. Young Readers fiction and nonfiction - for illustrations.
Works must be related to Asian/Pacific Heritage, not necessarily written by or illustrated by an Asian/Pacific American. The individual must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Works must have been published by a large publishing house, trade or small press/publisher located in the United States or one of its territories. Self-published works and exclusive internet publications are not eligible.
Anthologies or books containing the work of more than one author are not eligible.
Works must be originally written in English.
Works that have previously won other prizes or recognition are eligible.

5. How are the books judged?
6. Who sponsors it?
The Asian Pacific American Librarian Association
7. Who chooses the winner?
The Literacy Award Committee under the Asian Pacific American Librarian Association.
8. How do you get on the committee?
Membership is open to all librarians/information specialists of Asian Pacific descent working in U.S. library/information centers and related institutions/organizations, and to others who support the goals and purpose of APALA (Asian Pacific American Librarian Association).