I'm delighted to share the news that Elizabeth C. Bunce's
A Curse Dark as Gold is one of five nominees for the ALA's William C. Morris Award, for a debut work of young adult fiction. Elizabeth and I are both pretty pleased, as you can imagine, though it's hard to find a book-specific way to celebrate . . . I mean, we
could go out and buy ourselves dresses made from gold thread, but that seems a little creepy in context. (And Elizabeth would probably prefer to make her dress anyway!) So I simply lift a glass of cider to her across the states. The winner will be announced at the ALA awards ceremony in January.
The other nominees (and editors) are:
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore, edited by Kathy Dawson
- Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne, edited by my excellent friend (and an author herself) Jill Santopolo
- Madapple by Christina Meldrum, edited by Michelle Frey
- Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine, edited by Stella Paskins of HarperCollins UK
Cheers to all!