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News, features and resources for media and publishing professionals. Thursday, March 28, 2002 Blogs | Subscribe | Interviews | Events | Films | Book Blog Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Borders Announces Original Voices Awards Nominees Nominees for the fifth annual Original Voices Awards were announced by Borders Books and Music. The awards, traditionally given to authors of fiction and non-fiction genres, were expanded to include children’s picture books and young adult books in 2002. The Original Voices program in Borders stores highlights innovative and ambitious books from new and emerging talents, as well as outstanding works from established authors, year-round. Each of the nominated books will be featured in the April issue of Inside Borders, and select nominees will make appearances in Borders stores throughout the next year. “Borders has been excited about the Original Voices program since its inception, and I’m very pleased that we’ve added both a children’s and a young adult category to this year’s awards list,” said Mike Spinozzi, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Borders Group, Inc. “There is an especially solid group of authors this year and it will be difficult to choose the winners.” Nominees for the awards are chosen by both corporate and store employees. A select group of Borders’ buyers and marketing staff will read each nominated book and choose the winners, to be announced on April 25. 2002 Original Voices Awards Nominees Fiction Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian Nonfiction The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Constantine’s Sword by James Carroll I Thought My Father Was God edited by Paul Auster The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Stuffed by Patricia Volk Children’s Picture Books And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel Behold the Trees by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leonid Gore The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Brian Selznick Hannah and the Homunculus by Kurt Hassler, illustrated by K.L. Darnell Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat by Catherine Ann Cullen, illustrated by David Christiana Sophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Jane Dyer The Three Pigs by David Weisner The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson Young Adult Books Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers Brides of Eden by Linda Crew China’s Son by Da Chen On the Bright Side, I’m Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison Shylock’s Daughter by Mirjam Pressler Under a War-Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott Witch Child by Celia Rees Related Links: · Borders Group, Inc. · Past Original Voices Winners Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter. www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved.