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Santa Monica Public
Library presents
The Green Prize for Sustainable Literature
The Green Prize for
Sustainable Literature has been established by the
Santa Monica Public Library to complement the strong
commitment to sustainability established by the City
of Santa Monica.
The Library wishes to
encourage and commend authors, illustrators, and
publishers who produce quality books for adults and
young people that make significant contributions to,
support the ideas of, and broaden public awareness
of sustainability. The City of Santa Monica’s
Sustainable City Plan defines sustainability as
“meeting current needs - environmental, economic,
and social - without compromising the ability of
future generations to do the same.”
The Green Prize is
sponsored by the Santa Monica Public Library and the
City
of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the
Environment.
The 2010 Green
Prize for Sustainable Literature
Criteria
The title must have been published in the United
States in the 2009 calendar year. The titles should
reflect basic sustainability criteria:
-Future and long-term oriented
-Awareness of ecological and resource limits
-Regional as well as global in scope
-Cognizant that everything is interconnected
-Concerned with creating diverse and balanced
communities
-Inclusive of social equality and well-being
-Supportive of public involvement in community
decisions
-Promotes environmental, economic or social equity
ideals
-Published using sustainable practices
Titles were also judged on:
-Effective presentation of material, including
exceptional integration of text, illustration, and
design
-Distinctive literary quality
-Originality of scholarship, including uniqueness of
format or approach to the topic
-Youth titles should be appropriate for children in
grades K-12 and have potential for classroom use
Green Prize
Committee
Books were judged by a panel of librarians,
teachers, and
local authorities on sustainability issues.
Submission Guidelines
Publishers, authors, and the public are welcome to
suggest candidates for the Prize, and may submit
more than one title. Publishers and authors
should send two copies of the book and a brief cover
letter that includes contact information, and
indicates how you learned about the Green Prize.
Send submissions to:
Nancy Bender
Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
2010 Submission Deadline
The submission deadline was April 30, 2010.
2010 Green Prize Presentation Date
Green Prize Winners will be announced at a
presentation in Fall 2010. The exact date is
to be announced.
Questions should be
directed to Nancy Bender, Public Services Librarian,
Santa Monica Public Library: nancy.bender@smgov.net
or 310/458-8922.
2009 Green Prize Awards
On Saturday, October 3, 2009 the Library announced
the winners of
the 2009 Green Prize for Sustainable
Literature Awards.
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Adult Nonfiction
Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee
and the Coming Agricultural Crisis
by Rowan Jacobsen, published by Bloomsbury USA |
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Adult Reference
Living Like Ed: A Guide to the
Eco-Friendly Life
by Ed Begley, Jr., published by Clarkson Potter
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Adult Local Impact
Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of
Pollution in Los Angeles
by Chip Jacobs and William J. Kelly, published by
The Overlook Press |
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Adult Honorable Mention
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution
Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
by Van Jones, published by HarperOne |
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Youth Fiction
Grow: A Novel in Verse
by Juanita Havill, illustrated by Stanislawa
Kodman, published by Peachtree Publishers |
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Youth Nonfiction
True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to
Save the Planet
by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, published by
National Geographic Society |
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Youth Picture Book
The Trouble with Dragons
by Debi Gliori, published by Walker & Company |
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Youth Reference
Earth Matters: An Encyclopedia of Ecology
by Dorling Kindersley Limited (foreword by David de
Rothschild), published by DK Publishing |
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Youth Fiction Honorable Mention
Exodus
by Julie Bertagna, published by Walker & Company |
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Youth Nonfiction Honorable Mention
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
by Melanie Walsh, published by Candlewick Press
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Pioneer Award
Jane Goodall |
2009 Green Prize Award Winners
2008
Green Prize Award Winners
2007
Green Prize Award Winners
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