Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an American award established in 1982 to encourage authors to focus on historical fiction. The award was created by Scott O’Dell in hopes of increasing young readers' interest in the history that shaped their nation and their world. Eligibility for the award requires that a book be written in English for children or young adults, published by an American publisher, and the author must be a United States citizen.
election Committee
The annual selection from qualifying books is made by the O’Dell Committee. Zena Sutherland — who was Professor Emeritus of Children’s Literature at the University of Chicago — headed the committee from its formation in 1982 until her death in 2002. The committee currently consists of three people: Chairperson Hazel Rochman, Young Adults Book Editor, "Booklist"; Ann Carlson, Librarian at Oak Park and River Forest High School; and Roger Sutton, Editor-in-Chief of "Horn Book Magazine".
History
No award was given in 1982 and 1983, as the committee felt that “no books of sufficient merit had been published.” Elizabeth George Speare was the first recipient, receiving the award for her book, "The Sign of the Beaver", a tale of wilderness survival. The award has been presented every year since 1984. O’Dell himself won the award in 1987 for "Streams to the River, River to the Sea", his fictional retelling of the story of Sacagawea. No author has ever received the award more than once. The most recent winner is Ellen Klages, for her World War II novel, "The Green Glass Sea".
Past winners
See also
* Newbery Medal
Documents
*Submission Information: http://www.scottodell.com/documents/submissions.pdf
*2007 Committee Press Release: http://www.scottodell.com/documents/ODell2007Award.pdf
ources
*http://www.scottodell.com/odellaward.html
*http://www.scottodell.com/documents/ODell2007Award.pdf
Books
* ISBN 0440479002
* ISBN 0395404304
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