*AWARD and AWARD CRITERIA*

Thanks to the generous support of Marshall Cavendish, NMRT is able to
offer three tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the ALA
Annual Conference. Tickets are $94 each, which would be out of the
financial reach of most NMRT members if it weren't for the generosity of
Marshall Cavendish.

Any NMRT member who is not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish
Award Committee may enter. Just write a short essay (around 250 words)
telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet
and how you feel you would benefit. For more information about Newbery,
Caldecott and Wilder honorees, go to
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm

*TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY*

Write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend
the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit.
Submit your information and essay on the NMRT Award page at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/marshallcavendish.cfm
by May 31, 2009. For more information, contact the award committee
chair, Laura Carscaddon at carscaddonl@u.library.arizona.edu
<mailto:carscaddonl@u.library.arizona.edu>

*ENTRY EVALUATION*

The Award Committee will review the entries and select the winners based
on their essays.

*NOTIFICATION*

All nominations will be acknowledged. The winners will be notified by
email no later than June 15, so that they may attend the reception at
the ALA Annual Conference.

*The 2008/09 Marshall Cavendish Award Committee,*

Laura Carscaddon, Chair

Todd Grooten

Inger Kruger

Robert Perret

Thomas Shelton

Marcy A. Strong

Li Zhang