tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post8789721554520879520..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Plan Ahead for AwardsLDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-20500074670839360082010-09-26T22:46:03.957-06:002010-09-26T22:46:03.957-06:00Rebecca, are you sure it will say 2010 on the copy...Rebecca, are you sure it will say 2010 on the copyright page? In my books it lists the date of "first printing" as being the release date--not the date when it actually went to press. If your book won't be available until 2011, surely it would be eligible for a 2011 Whitney.Stephanie Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848784501386694887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-63647928033397477012010-09-25T19:54:13.786-06:002010-09-25T19:54:13.786-06:00My next novel, "The Upside of Down" will...My next novel, "The Upside of Down" will be officially released in January, but will be printed in 2010. I understand the copyright date of 2010 makes it only eligible for a 2010 Whitney, but it'll be very tough for me to get the word out. Perhaps, it wouldn't be worthy of a Whitney nomination, but I'm not sure it will even have a chance.<br /><br />Hey, LDSP, wanna read a pdf? :).Rebecca Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969923131001170254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-54477212216612616622010-09-23T16:43:25.749-06:002010-09-23T16:43:25.749-06:00It's also important to remember that authors l...It's also important to remember that authors like Bree Despain publishing on the national market might not be aware of the Whitneys (not saying she specifically wasn't, but first-time authors *might* not be). I wasn't, as an editor, until the year I was a guest editor at LDS Storymakers, and I'm friends with one of the people on the committee.<br /><br />National-market-wise, publishers often choose late Dec. releases, at least for YA, because they count on teens buying the books themselves with their Christmas gift cards and money. That way, they don't get lost in the holiday book glut--so many HUGE books get released then--and teens have the money. <br /><br />However, it can backfire on you, because book sales notoriously slump relative to the rest of the year in Feb., no matter whether it's a big year for sales or not.<br /><br />So, this is good advice for authors, but it's also important to remember that a new author might not be aware of their eligibility for an award like the Whitneys, and New York publishers don't keep an eye on the Whitneys--yet. If the author does tell their national-level publisher about it, you're more likely than not to get your book sent out to whatever committee you need. <br /><br />I have a feeling this is a place where LDS publishers keep a closer eye on relatively local awards. But the Whitney is also growing, and perhaps in a few years it'll catch a more national-level attention. The committee in general has been really good at being aware of who in the Utah writer community is getting published, but sometimes the random LDS author from another state might not be caught in that net.stacyhttp://www.stacylwhitman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-84883034233588034972010-09-21T15:29:31.239-06:002010-09-21T15:29:31.239-06:00LDS Publisher: Thanks for this great post. I immed...LDS Publisher: Thanks for this great post. I immediately went and let my facebook friends know that I would appreciate their consideration.<br /><br />You are exactly right . . . we all get so busy, and sometimes a gentle reminder is all it takes. Thanks again!Daron D. Fraleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753629830336214161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-1612140268841348552010-09-21T12:05:46.264-06:002010-09-21T12:05:46.264-06:00I'm in the process of reading books I plan to ...I'm in the process of reading books I plan to nominate for Whitneys, and I'll do a brief blurb about each of them sometime this fall at Segullah in a post about the Whitney nominating process. If anyone wants to send us an ARC, that would be fabulous. (With this caveat: I am kind of picky, and I may not end up reviewing it. I don't do mixed or negative reviews of books--if I would give it below a B+ as a grade, I don't review it. Also it will be included in a group review, not a solo one.)<br /><br />Email at emilymilner at byu dot net.Emily M.http://segullah.org/blognoreply@blogger.com