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Oklahoma 2003 A Celebration of Oklahoma Books and Authors Book Awards March 8, 2003 Petroleum Club Oklahoma City Welcome to the 14th Annual Oklahoma Book Awards Ceremony Oklahoma Book Awards 2003 Welcome........................................................................................................... B.J. Williams President, Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book Comments..................................................................................................... Susan McVey Oklahoma Department of Libraries Master of Ceremonies................................................................................ Joan Gilmore Columnist for The Journal Record Read Y’All...................................................................................................... M. Scott Carter Metropolitan Library System Children/Young Adult Award Presentation................................. Molly Levite Griffis Recipient of 2002 award for children/young adult Poetry Award Presentation........................................................................ Ivy Dempsey Recipient of 2002 award for poetry Fiction Award Presentation........................................................................ Gerald Hibbs Board Member, Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book Design/Illustration Award Presentation............................................ Louisa McCune Editor in Chief, Oklahoma Today Non-fiction Award Presentation................................................................ Judy Randle Tulsa World Book Editor Introduction of .......................................................................................... Craig Womack 2003 Lifetime Achievement Department of English, University of Oklahoma Award Winner 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award................................................................ Joy Harjo Announcements......................................................................................... Glenda Carlile Executive Director, Oklahoma Center for the Book Music by Edgar Cruz The book sale and signing continues following the dinner and ceremony. Please enjoy visiting with Book Award Finalists and Recipients. Fiction Criminal Intent—William Bernhardt—Ballantine Books, New York, NY Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid is back in action, this time defending a priest with renegade views and a violent temper. Bernhardt, an attorney himself, is often called “the master of the courtroom drama.” The author of fifteen books, he has twice won the Oklahoma Book Award in the Fiction category: in 1995 for Perfect Justice, and in 2000 for Dark Justice. He lives in Tulsa with his wife Kirsten, and their children, Harry, Alice, and Ralph. The Mask Maker: A Novel—Diane Glancy—University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Edith Lewis, a recently divorced mixed-blood American Indian, travels Oklahoma teaching students the custom of mask making. As Edith works to reach students on an intuitive, creative level, she confronts her own questions about identify and meaning. Glancy was, herself, an artist-in-residence for the Oklahoma State Arts Council. Today, she is a Professor of English at Macalester College in Minnesota. She has been a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award in the poetry, fiction, and non-fiction categories. The Wailing Wind—Tony Hillerman—Harper Collins, New York, NY The recipient of the Oklahoma Center for the Book’s Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achieve-ment Award in 1991, Hillerman is also Past President of the Mystery Writers of America and has received its Edgar and Grand Master Awards. Other honors include the Navajo Tribe’s Special Friend Award. In The Wailing Wind, he combines knowledge of Navajo country and traditions with his mystery writing skills. He and his wife Marie live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shell Shaker—LeAnne Howe—Aunt Lute Books, San Francisco, CA Two murders, separated by more than two centuries, form the framework for this story about the strength of love, family, culture and heritage. It is the destiny of the women in a Choctaw family to solve both murders with the help of the Shell Shaker, a power-ful spirit and a peacemaker of the Choctaw people. A fiction writer, playwright, scholar and poet, Howe is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She cur-rently lives in Ohio. Oblivion’s Altar 2003 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists David Marion Wilkinson—New American Library/Penguin Putnam, New York, NY Once a respected warrior, the great Cherokee chieftain known as the Ridge was later considered a traitor, hunted down by his own tribe. Based on historical events, Wilkin-son’s novel details the Ridge’s contribution to the survival of the Cherokee Nation, a contribution that would be forgotten on the infamous Trail of Tears. Wilkinson is an award-winning author who lives in Austin with his wife and two sons. Children/Young Adult The Babbs Switch Story—Darlene Bailey Beard—Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, NY Babbs Switch, Oklahoma was a real town, and a thriving community until a fire in its one-room schoolhouse claimed the lives of thirty-six people on Christmas Eve, 1924. Based on this true story that made national headlines, Bailey Beard’s novel is also filled with warmth and humor, and told in the sparkling voice of a spunky, irreverent hero-ine. The author is a frequent speaker to young people, and lives in Norman with her two children, Spencer and Karalee. Tulsa Burning—Anna Myers—Walker and Company, New York, NY While there have been many articles and books in recent years on the tragedy of the 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Myers wanted to add a book for young people to that list, because “it is the young who must learn from mistakes made by earlier generations.” Author of eleven books for young people, Myers is a two-time winner of the Oklahoma Book Award in the Children/Young Adult Category. She won in 1993 for Red Dirt Jessie and in 1996 for Graveyard Girl. She has recently moved to Tulsa. Goosed—Bill Wallace—Holiday House, New York, NY When his owners receive a mysterious box, T.P. the dog decides to investigate. T.P. does not know how to react to a new … puppy. A prolific writer, Wallace has written or co-written 25 novels for young people and won numerous awards. He received the 2000 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book. A former elementary teacher and principal, he and his wife Carol, also a writer, live in Chickasha. Wingwalker—Rosemary Wells—Hyperion Books for Children, New York, NY Wingwalker takes us back to a small town in Oklahoma shortly after the droughts of the Dust Bowl. Second-grader Reuben’s secure life has vanished, and he needs a mea-sure of love and courage. Wells shows us a lost America, of small farms and county fairs where men and women danced on the wings of planes for a few dollars. A versatile author, Wells is renowned for her outstanding picture books. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Poetry Contradictions—Alfred Corn—Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA In his ninth book of poems, Corn explores multiple and often opposing viewpoints to illuminate objects, places and ideas. Corn was raised in Georgia and earned degrees from Emory and Columbia University. He is a visiting professor at Oklahoma State Uni-versity in Stillwater, and held the 2001-2002 Bell Chair at the University of Tulsa. How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems Joy Harjo—W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY This collection offers a selection of Joy Harjo’s body of work, including new poetry written within the past four years, as well as author commentary on the individual poems. Harjo received the 1995 Oklahoma Book Award in Poetry for The Woman Who Fell from the Sky. She is tonight’s recipient of the Oklahoma Center for the Book’s Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Book of Jade—Yun Wang—Story Line Press, Ashland, OR This work was selected from 900 entries to receive the 15th Annual Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. Yun Wang employs the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist to plot the hidden meanings in experiences both personal and universal, horrifying and beau-tiful. She was born in a small town in Southwest China in 1964 and came to the United States to study physics in 1985. She is an assistant professor specializing in theoretical cosmology at the University of Oklahoma. Design/Illustration Cherokee—Photography by David Fitzgerald—Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, OR This is the first large-format photo-essay book about the Cherokee people’s history and culture. Fitzgerald’s photographs, which capture the diversity and common values of his subjects, were shown in a Smithsonian exhibition, Cherokee: A Portrait of a People. The Oklahoma City native received the 1999 Oklahoma Book Award in this category for Bison: Monarch of the Plains. Andiamo, Weasel!—Illustrated by Jon Goodell—Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY Goodell earned his degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and has worked as an illustrator ever since. His paintings of the gorgeous Tuscan landscape grace this trickster tale about a weasly weasel who takes advantage of an industrious crow. In righting the wrong, the crow discovers she may be piccola in size, but she is grande in spirit. The Great Ball Game of the Birds and Animals—Drawings by Murv Jacob University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM Jacob is an award-winning artist and pipe maker who makes his home in Tahlequah. This marks the fourth time he has been honored as an Oklahoma Book Award finalist in design and illustration. The Great Ball Game is inspired by an ancient Cherokee story about courage, creativity and determination. Jacob’s drawings bring the characters of this legend to life for a new generation of children. Will Rogers—Illustrated by Mike Wimmer—Silver Whistle / Harcourt, Inc., San Diego, CA Norman’s Michael Wimmer received the 1995 Oklahoma Book Award in design/ illustration for All the Places to Love, and his book Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth was named a Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association. For Will Rogers, Wimmer’s illustrations capture the state’s favorite son from his boyhood days in Okla-homa to his role as a citizen of the world. Non-Fiction Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Alfred L. Brophy—Oxford University Press, New York, NY Drawn on extensive contemporary accounts and court documents, Brophy offers a gut-wrenching portrait of mob violence and racism. In addition to the revelations and stark narrative of the events of 1921, Brophy also considers the case surrounding reparations for the victims of the riot and the implications for other reparations move-ments, including those for slavery. Brophy, who contributed to the report to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission, is professor of law at the University of Alabama. Outlaw Woman: Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz—City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA A dedicated activist and one of the founders of the early women’s liberation move-ment, Dunbar-Ortiz tells about her decades of involvement with Students for a Democratic Society, the Weather Underground, the Revolutionary Union, the African National Congress, among other groups and causes. Through a working-class, feminist lens, this is a fascinating view of one of the most extraordinary times in U.S. history. Dunbar-Ortiz is professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies at California State University, Hayward. She grew up in Piedmont. Te Ata: Chickasaw Storyteller, American Treasure —Richard Green—University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Set against the historical, political, economic, and social upheavals of the Dawes allot-ment program, Green, tribal historian for the Chickasaw Nation, recounts the life of Te Ata. From her early life in Tishomingo to her performances before European royalty and across the Americas, Te Ata’s special talent for collecting, adapting, and perform-ing the stories of her Chickasaw family is displayed through personal papers, memora-bilia, letters and photographs. An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887 Kevin J. Hayes—University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE Described as “an entertaining, informative, and well-written romp across late-nine-teenth- century America,” Hayes meticulously compiled this fascinating account of a cross-country bicycle ride. Accomplished by newspaperman George Nellis (1965- 1948), the trip was re-constructed using Nellis’ letters and media coverage about his journey. Presented in compelling detail, the reader gains a close-up view of America and Americans of the time. Hayes is professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and its Legacy James S. Hirsch—Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA Hirsch has produced an extensive investigation into the causes of the race riot, includ-ing what he has called de facto apartheid, and the legacy the riot has left during the past eight decades. Tracing how the memory of the riot gradually revived through the work of academics and ordinary citizens of all colors, Hirsch addresses the ironies in today’s battles about affirmative action and reparations. Hirsch is a former staff reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal; he lives in the Boston area. A Desert Calling: Life in a Forbidding Landscape Michael A. Mares—Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA Hostile habitats can reveal remarkable behavioral, physiological, and ecological adap-tations to field observers with fortitude enough to struggle through the perils and pit-falls awaiting them. Deserts denote barren wasteland, but Mares, while revealing inti-mately the biologist’s life in the field, presents his life-filled findings from the deserts of Argentina, Iran, Egypt, and the American Southwest. The driving force in the establish-ment of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Okla-homa, and its former director, Mares serves as the museum’s curator of mammals. Prayer on Top of the Earth: The Spiritual Universe of the Plains Apaches Kay Parker Schweinfurth—University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO The important ethnographic information about the Plains Apaches is preserved in this work about the spiritual lives of the tribe. From the U.S. Government ban on native religions, to the arrival of the evangelicals, to the birth of the peyote religion, this work reveals the Apaches’ spiritual challenges, in part, through the eyes of the last surviv-ing primary repositories of Apache history. Schweinfurth is a native Oklahoman and a research anthropologist. Backyard Brawl: Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M W.K. Stratton—Crown Publishers, New York, NY This historic football and cultural rivalry, once postponed because the fans were just too violent, is chronicled in vivid detail. In ethnographic style, Stratton describes the cultural divide, capturing the color and deeper significance of this game by victories and defeats, triumph and tragedy. Stratton, who was raised in Oklahoma, writes for the Dallas Morning News and has contributed to many national magazines. Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Circe Sturm—University of California Press, Berkeley, CA This insightful analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity. Sturm considers the social and political construction of Cherokee identity, as well as the blood connections to the tribe. Combining contemporary ethnography with ethnohis-tory, the meanings and significance of race and identity are considered, along with the dangers of linking them. Strum is assistant professor of anthropology and Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma. What Color is a Conservative? My Life and My Politics J.C. Watts Jr. with Chriss Winston—Harper Collins, New York, NY A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Watts relates the stories of his early life in Eufaula, his years as an Oklahoma Sooner quarterback, his years in politics, and his decision to retire. The first black Republican elected to Congress from a south-ern state since Reconstruction, Watts, in straight talk, shares his perspectives about the nation’s parties and politics. Joy Harjo Recipient of the 2003 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award Recognized as one of America’s foremost poets, Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa and is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation. She received the Oklahoma Book Award in 1995 in the poetry category for The Woman Who Fell From the Sky. She is a high school graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she studied painting and theater, not poetry and music. She received a BA degree from the University of New Mexico followed by an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. She began writing poetry when the national Indian political climate demanded singers and speakers, and was taken by the intensity in the craft. She has published seven books of poetry. They include: The Last Song, She Had Some Horses, In Mad Love and War, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, A Map to the Next World, and What Moon Drove Me to This? Her most recent book, How We Became Human, New and Selected Poems is nominated for a 2003 Oklahoma Book Award. Awards for her writing include the 2002 Beyond Margins Award from the PEN American Center, the 2001 American Indian Festival of Words Author Award from the Tulsa City County Library, the 2000 Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, the 1988 Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is also a member of the National Council on the Arts. Harjo was the narrator for the Native American series on Turner Network and the narrator for the Emmy award-winning show, Navajo Codetalkers for National Geographic. Currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii, Harjo travels nationally and internationally playing saxophone with her band. The Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award The Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award is presented each year to recognize a body of work. This award was named for the Norman historian who served as the first president of the Oklahoma Center for the Book. Previous Fiction 1990, Robert Love Taylor, The Lost Sister 1991, Linda Hogan, Mean Spirit 1992, Robert L. Duncan, The Serpent's Mark 1993, Rilla Askew, Strange Business 1994, Eve Sandstrom, Down Home Heifer Heist 1995, William Bernhardt, Perfect Justice 1996, Billie Letts, Where the Heart Is 1997, Stewart O’Nan, The Names of the Dead 1998, Rilla Askew, The Mercy Seat 1999, Billie Letts, The Honk and Holler Opening Soon 2000, William Bernhardt, Dark Justice 2001, Carolyn Hart, Sugarplum Dead 2002, Douglas Kelley, The Captain’s Wife Non-Fiction 1990, Leonard Leff, Hitchcock & Selznick 1991, Carl Albert and Danney Goble, Little Giant 1992, David Morgan, Robert England, and George Humphreys, Oklahoma Politics & Policies: Governing the Sooner State 1993, Henry Bellmon and Pat Bellmon, The Life and Times of Henry Bellmon; and Daniel Boorstin, The Creators 1994, J. Brent Clark, 3rd Down and Forever 1995, Dennis McAuliffe Jr., The Deaths of Sybil Bolton 1996, William Paul Winchester, A Very Small Farm 1997, Annick Smith, Big Bluestem: A Journey into the Tall Grass 1998, John Hope Franklin and John Whittington Franklin, Editors, My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin 1999, Bob Burke, From Oklahoma to Eternity: The Life of Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae 2000, Michael Wallis, The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West 2001, David LaVere, Contrary Neighbors: Southern Plains and Removed Indians in Indian Territory 2002, Lydia L. Wyckoff, Editor, Woven Worlds: Basketry from the Clark Field Collection Poetry 1990, William Kistler, The Elizabeth Sequence 1992, Carol Hamilton, Once the Dust 1993, Jim Barnes, The Sawdust War 1994, Carter Revard, An Eagle Nation 1995, Joy Harjo, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky 1996, Francine Leffler Ringold-Johnson, The Trouble with Voices 1997, Renata Treitel, translation of Rosita Copioli’s The Blazing Lights of the Sun 1998, Betty Shipley, Somebody Say Amen 1999, Mark Cox, Thirty-Seven Years from the Stone 2000, N. Scott Momaday, In the Bear’s House 2001, Carolyne Wright, Seasons of Mangoes and Brainfire 2002, Ivy Dempsey, The Scent of Water: New and Selected Poems Winners Design/Illustration 1990, David E. Hunt, The Lithographs of Charles Banks Wilson 1991, Carol Haralson, Cleora's Kitchens 1992, Joe Williams, Woolaroc 1993, Carol Haralson, Will Rogers: Courtship and Correspondence; and Kandy Radzinski, The Twelve Cats of Christmas 1994, Deloss McGraw, Fish Story 1995, Mike Wimmer, All the Places to Love 1996, Kim Doner, Green Snake Ceremony 1997, Carol Haralson and Harvey Payne, Big Bluestem: A Journey into the Tall Grass 1998, Carol Haralson, Visions and Voices: Native American Painting from the Philbrook Museum of Art 1999, David Fitzgerald, Bison: Monarch of the Plains 2000, Carol Haralson, Glory Days of Summer: The History of Baseball in Oklahoma 2001, Lane Smith, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip 2002, Carl Brune, Woven Worlds: Basketry from the Clark Field Collection Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award 1990, Daniel Boorstin—Librarian of Congress Emeritus—native of Tulsa 1991, Tony Hillerman—mystery writer—native of Sacred Heart 1992, Savoie Lottinville—Director of the University of Oklahoma Press for 30 years 1993, Harold Keith—Newbery Award winning children's author—Norman 1994, N. Scott Momaday—Pulitzer Prize winning Kiowa author—native of Lawton 1995, R.A. Lafferty—Hugo Award winning author—Tulsa 1996, John Hope Franklin—historian—native of Rentiesville 1997, S.E. Hinton—award winning author of young adult novels—Tulsa 1998, Jack Bickham—novelist, teacher and journalist—Norman 1999, Michael Wallis—award-winning historian and biographer—Tulsa 2000, Bill Wallace—prolific and popular writer of novels for young people—Chickasha 2001, Joyce Carol Thomas—children and adult fiction author and playwright—native of Ponca City 2002, World Literature Today—Norman Ralph Ellison Award 1995, Ralph Ellison—National Book Award winner—Oklahoma City 1997, Angie Debo—“First Lady of Oklahoma History”—Marshall 1999, Melvin Tolson—poet, journalist, and dramatist—Langston 2000, Jim Thompson—novelist and screenwriter—Anadarko 2002, John Berryman—poet, biographer, and editor—McAlester 1990, Helen Roney Sattler, Tyrannosaurus Rex and His Kin 1991, Stan Hoig, A Capitol for the Nation 1992, Jess and Bonnie Speer, Hillback to Boggy 1993, Anna Myers, Red Dirt Jessie 1994, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Cherokee Summer 1995, Russell G. Davis and Brent Ashabranner, The Choctaw Code 1996, Anna Myers, Graveyard Girl 1997, Barbara Snow Gilbert, Stone Water 1998, S. L. Rottman, Hero 1999, Barbara Snow Gilbert, Broken Chords 2000, Harold Keith, Brief Garland: Ponytails, Basketball, and Nothing But Net 2001, Joyce Carol Thomas, Hush Songs 2002, Molly Levite Griffis, The Rachel Resistance Children/Young Adult The Oklahoma Center for the Book in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries is a state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Oklahoma’s Center, begun in 1986, was the fourth state center formed. The mission of the Oklahoma Center for the Book is to promote the past, current, and future works of Oklahoma authors; to promote the literary heritage of the state; and to encourage reading for pleasure by Oklahomans of all ages. Project Highlights The Oklahoma Center for the Book (OCB) in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries has participated in several events in the past twelve months, and has made commitments for events later this year. The Center had a table promoting Oklahoma and Oklahoma authors at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC in September. We handed out our literary maps, information on the OCB and had a display and brochures on Ralph Ellison and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Invisible Man. FOLIO (Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma) named the Ralph Ellison Library in Oklahoma City, the 2002 Literary Landmark. The Center was pleased to be a part of this celebration, as well as supporting the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Invisible Man by the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County. Kids Caught Reading is an annual activity of the Center, and is part of Oklahoma’s Celebration of Reading. The Center will once again give $25 prizes to ten students from across the state who are caught reading in their spare time. The prizes will be presented at the Celebration of Reading on April 11, 2003. The Center is pleased to be on the steering committee of Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma, a reading and discussion program to celebrate Oklahoma’s 100th birthday. Information is available tonight. The Oklahoma Center for the Book's website address is www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb Bob Burke—Oklahoma City Diane Canavan—Shawnee Glenda Carlile—Oklahoma City M. Scott Carter—Oklahoma City David Clark—Norman Kim Doner—Tulsa Ann Hamilton—Edmond Carol Hamilton—Midwest City Gerald Hibbs—Oklahoma City Joe Holmes—Oklahoma City Julie Hovis—Edmond Angie Jackson—Tulsa Susan McVey—Oklahoma City Teresa Miller—Tulsa Kitty Pittman—Oklahoma City Marcia Preston—Edmond Byron Price—Norman Diane Seebass—Tulsa Alice Stanton—Norman Sue Stees—Tulsa Joanie Stephenson—Tulsa Laurie Sundborg—Tulsa Jane Taylor—Edmond M.J. Van Deventer—Oklahoma City William R. Young—Oklahoma City Friends of the Center The Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book is a non-profit, 501-c-3 organization. The Friends is a cultural and educational corporation to advance and promote the role of the book and reading in Oklahoma. The Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book supports and further enhances the programs and projects of the Oklahoma Center for the Book in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. A volunteer board of directors from across the state governs the Friends. President— B.J. Williams—Oklahoma City Vice-President—Lynn McIntosh—Ardmore Secretary—Julia Fresonke—Edmond Treasurer—Bettie Estes-Rickner—Mustang The Oklahoma Center for the Book wishes to thank the judges for the 2003 competition: Keith Allen Dan Blanchard Mary Ann Blochowiak M. Scott Carter Evelyn Davis Bettie Estes-Rickner Kathryn Fanning Ann Hamilton Mort Hamilton Chris Hardy Angie Jackson Gayle Jones Louisa McCune Donna Norvell Dee Pierce Kitty Pittman Byron Price Diane Seebass Carl Sennhenn Dewayne Smoot Sandra Soli William R. Struby Leah Taylor James R. Tolbert III Mary Waidner The Center acknowledges the generous contributions of the following organizations and individuals: Best of Books, Edmond Center for the Book in the Library of Congress Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Full Circle Books, Oklahoma City Rodger Harris, Archives Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society Fred Marvel, Photographer Metropolitan Library System Oklahoma Department of Libraries Oklahoma Independent Booksellers Association The Westin, Oklahoma City Special thanks to... M.J. Van Deventer, Ceremony Chair, and committee members Diane Seebass, Sue Stees, and B.J. 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Transcript | Oklahoma 2003 A Celebration of Oklahoma Books and Authors Book Awards March 8, 2003 Petroleum Club Oklahoma City Welcome to the 14th Annual Oklahoma Book Awards Ceremony Oklahoma Book Awards 2003 Welcome........................................................................................................... B.J. Williams President, Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book Comments..................................................................................................... Susan McVey Oklahoma Department of Libraries Master of Ceremonies................................................................................ Joan Gilmore Columnist for The Journal Record Read Y’All...................................................................................................... M. Scott Carter Metropolitan Library System Children/Young Adult Award Presentation................................. Molly Levite Griffis Recipient of 2002 award for children/young adult Poetry Award Presentation........................................................................ Ivy Dempsey Recipient of 2002 award for poetry Fiction Award Presentation........................................................................ Gerald Hibbs Board Member, Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book Design/Illustration Award Presentation............................................ Louisa McCune Editor in Chief, Oklahoma Today Non-fiction Award Presentation................................................................ Judy Randle Tulsa World Book Editor Introduction of .......................................................................................... Craig Womack 2003 Lifetime Achievement Department of English, University of Oklahoma Award Winner 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award................................................................ Joy Harjo Announcements......................................................................................... Glenda Carlile Executive Director, Oklahoma Center for the Book Music by Edgar Cruz The book sale and signing continues following the dinner and ceremony. Please enjoy visiting with Book Award Finalists and Recipients. Fiction Criminal Intent—William Bernhardt—Ballantine Books, New York, NY Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid is back in action, this time defending a priest with renegade views and a violent temper. Bernhardt, an attorney himself, is often called “the master of the courtroom drama.” The author of fifteen books, he has twice won the Oklahoma Book Award in the Fiction category: in 1995 for Perfect Justice, and in 2000 for Dark Justice. He lives in Tulsa with his wife Kirsten, and their children, Harry, Alice, and Ralph. The Mask Maker: A Novel—Diane Glancy—University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Edith Lewis, a recently divorced mixed-blood American Indian, travels Oklahoma teaching students the custom of mask making. As Edith works to reach students on an intuitive, creative level, she confronts her own questions about identify and meaning. Glancy was, herself, an artist-in-residence for the Oklahoma State Arts Council. Today, she is a Professor of English at Macalester College in Minnesota. She has been a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award in the poetry, fiction, and non-fiction categories. The Wailing Wind—Tony Hillerman—Harper Collins, New York, NY The recipient of the Oklahoma Center for the Book’s Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achieve-ment Award in 1991, Hillerman is also Past President of the Mystery Writers of America and has received its Edgar and Grand Master Awards. Other honors include the Navajo Tribe’s Special Friend Award. In The Wailing Wind, he combines knowledge of Navajo country and traditions with his mystery writing skills. He and his wife Marie live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shell Shaker—LeAnne Howe—Aunt Lute Books, San Francisco, CA Two murders, separated by more than two centuries, form the framework for this story about the strength of love, family, culture and heritage. It is the destiny of the women in a Choctaw family to solve both murders with the help of the Shell Shaker, a power-ful spirit and a peacemaker of the Choctaw people. A fiction writer, playwright, scholar and poet, Howe is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She cur-rently lives in Ohio. Oblivion’s Altar 2003 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists David Marion Wilkinson—New American Library/Penguin Putnam, New York, NY Once a respected warrior, the great Cherokee chieftain known as the Ridge was later considered a traitor, hunted down by his own tribe. Based on historical events, Wilkin-son’s novel details the Ridge’s contribution to the survival of the Cherokee Nation, a contribution that would be forgotten on the infamous Trail of Tears. Wilkinson is an award-winning author who lives in Austin with his wife and two sons. Children/Young Adult The Babbs Switch Story—Darlene Bailey Beard—Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, NY Babbs Switch, Oklahoma was a real town, and a thriving community until a fire in its one-room schoolhouse claimed the lives of thirty-six people on Christmas Eve, 1924. Based on this true story that made national headlines, Bailey Beard’s novel is also filled with warmth and humor, and told in the sparkling voice of a spunky, irreverent hero-ine. The author is a frequent speaker to young people, and lives in Norman with her two children, Spencer and Karalee. Tulsa Burning—Anna Myers—Walker and Company, New York, NY While there have been many articles and books in recent years on the tragedy of the 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Myers wanted to add a book for young people to that list, because “it is the young who must learn from mistakes made by earlier generations.” Author of eleven books for young people, Myers is a two-time winner of the Oklahoma Book Award in the Children/Young Adult Category. She won in 1993 for Red Dirt Jessie and in 1996 for Graveyard Girl. She has recently moved to Tulsa. Goosed—Bill Wallace—Holiday House, New York, NY When his owners receive a mysterious box, T.P. the dog decides to investigate. T.P. does not know how to react to a new … puppy. A prolific writer, Wallace has written or co-written 25 novels for young people and won numerous awards. He received the 2000 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book. A former elementary teacher and principal, he and his wife Carol, also a writer, live in Chickasha. Wingwalker—Rosemary Wells—Hyperion Books for Children, New York, NY Wingwalker takes us back to a small town in Oklahoma shortly after the droughts of the Dust Bowl. Second-grader Reuben’s secure life has vanished, and he needs a mea-sure of love and courage. Wells shows us a lost America, of small farms and county fairs where men and women danced on the wings of planes for a few dollars. A versatile author, Wells is renowned for her outstanding picture books. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Poetry Contradictions—Alfred Corn—Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA In his ninth book of poems, Corn explores multiple and often opposing viewpoints to illuminate objects, places and ideas. Corn was raised in Georgia and earned degrees from Emory and Columbia University. He is a visiting professor at Oklahoma State Uni-versity in Stillwater, and held the 2001-2002 Bell Chair at the University of Tulsa. How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems Joy Harjo—W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY This collection offers a selection of Joy Harjo’s body of work, including new poetry written within the past four years, as well as author commentary on the individual poems. Harjo received the 1995 Oklahoma Book Award in Poetry for The Woman Who Fell from the Sky. She is tonight’s recipient of the Oklahoma Center for the Book’s Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Book of Jade—Yun Wang—Story Line Press, Ashland, OR This work was selected from 900 entries to receive the 15th Annual Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. Yun Wang employs the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist to plot the hidden meanings in experiences both personal and universal, horrifying and beau-tiful. She was born in a small town in Southwest China in 1964 and came to the United States to study physics in 1985. She is an assistant professor specializing in theoretical cosmology at the University of Oklahoma. Design/Illustration Cherokee—Photography by David Fitzgerald—Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, OR This is the first large-format photo-essay book about the Cherokee people’s history and culture. Fitzgerald’s photographs, which capture the diversity and common values of his subjects, were shown in a Smithsonian exhibition, Cherokee: A Portrait of a People. The Oklahoma City native received the 1999 Oklahoma Book Award in this category for Bison: Monarch of the Plains. Andiamo, Weasel!—Illustrated by Jon Goodell—Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY Goodell earned his degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and has worked as an illustrator ever since. His paintings of the gorgeous Tuscan landscape grace this trickster tale about a weasly weasel who takes advantage of an industrious crow. In righting the wrong, the crow discovers she may be piccola in size, but she is grande in spirit. The Great Ball Game of the Birds and Animals—Drawings by Murv Jacob University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM Jacob is an award-winning artist and pipe maker who makes his home in Tahlequah. This marks the fourth time he has been honored as an Oklahoma Book Award finalist in design and illustration. The Great Ball Game is inspired by an ancient Cherokee story about courage, creativity and determination. Jacob’s drawings bring the characters of this legend to life for a new generation of children. Will Rogers—Illustrated by Mike Wimmer—Silver Whistle / Harcourt, Inc., San Diego, CA Norman’s Michael Wimmer received the 1995 Oklahoma Book Award in design/ illustration for All the Places to Love, and his book Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth was named a Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association. For Will Rogers, Wimmer’s illustrations capture the state’s favorite son from his boyhood days in Okla-homa to his role as a citizen of the world. Non-Fiction Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Alfred L. Brophy—Oxford University Press, New York, NY Drawn on extensive contemporary accounts and court documents, Brophy offers a gut-wrenching portrait of mob violence and racism. In addition to the revelations and stark narrative of the events of 1921, Brophy also considers the case surrounding reparations for the victims of the riot and the implications for other reparations move-ments, including those for slavery. Brophy, who contributed to the report to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission, is professor of law at the University of Alabama. Outlaw Woman: Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz—City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA A dedicated activist and one of the founders of the early women’s liberation move-ment, Dunbar-Ortiz tells about her decades of involvement with Students for a Democratic Society, the Weather Underground, the Revolutionary Union, the African National Congress, among other groups and causes. Through a working-class, feminist lens, this is a fascinating view of one of the most extraordinary times in U.S. history. Dunbar-Ortiz is professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies at California State University, Hayward. She grew up in Piedmont. Te Ata: Chickasaw Storyteller, American Treasure —Richard Green—University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Set against the historical, political, economic, and social upheavals of the Dawes allot-ment program, Green, tribal historian for the Chickasaw Nation, recounts the life of Te Ata. From her early life in Tishomingo to her performances before European royalty and across the Americas, Te Ata’s special talent for collecting, adapting, and perform-ing the stories of her Chickasaw family is displayed through personal papers, memora-bilia, letters and photographs. An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887 Kevin J. Hayes—University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE Described as “an entertaining, informative, and well-written romp across late-nine-teenth- century America,” Hayes meticulously compiled this fascinating account of a cross-country bicycle ride. Accomplished by newspaperman George Nellis (1965- 1948), the trip was re-constructed using Nellis’ letters and media coverage about his journey. Presented in compelling detail, the reader gains a close-up view of America and Americans of the time. Hayes is professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and its Legacy James S. Hirsch—Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA Hirsch has produced an extensive investigation into the causes of the race riot, includ-ing what he has called de facto apartheid, and the legacy the riot has left during the past eight decades. Tracing how the memory of the riot gradually revived through the work of academics and ordinary citizens of all colors, Hirsch addresses the ironies in today’s battles about affirmative action and reparations. Hirsch is a former staff reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal; he lives in the Boston area. A Desert Calling: Life in a Forbidding Landscape Michael A. Mares—Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA Hostile habitats can reveal remarkable behavioral, physiological, and ecological adap-tations to field observers with fortitude enough to struggle through the perils and pit-falls awaiting them. Deserts denote barren wasteland, but Mares, while revealing inti-mately the biologist’s life in the field, presents his life-filled findings from the deserts of Argentina, Iran, Egypt, and the American Southwest. The driving force in the establish-ment of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Okla-homa, and its former director, Mares serves as the museum’s curator of mammals. Prayer on Top of the Earth: The Spiritual Universe of the Plains Apaches Kay Parker Schweinfurth—University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO The important ethnographic information about the Plains Apaches is preserved in this work about the spiritual lives of the tribe. From the U.S. Government ban on native religions, to the arrival of the evangelicals, to the birth of the peyote religion, this work reveals the Apaches’ spiritual challenges, in part, through the eyes of the last surviv-ing primary repositories of Apache history. Schweinfurth is a native Oklahoman and a research anthropologist. Backyard Brawl: Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M W.K. Stratton—Crown Publishers, New York, NY This historic football and cultural rivalry, once postponed because the fans were just too violent, is chronicled in vivid detail. In ethnographic style, Stratton describes the cultural divide, capturing the color and deeper significance of this game by victories and defeats, triumph and tragedy. Stratton, who was raised in Oklahoma, writes for the Dallas Morning News and has contributed to many national magazines. Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Circe Sturm—University of California Press, Berkeley, CA This insightful analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity. Sturm considers the social and political construction of Cherokee identity, as well as the blood connections to the tribe. Combining contemporary ethnography with ethnohis-tory, the meanings and significance of race and identity are considered, along with the dangers of linking them. Strum is assistant professor of anthropology and Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma. What Color is a Conservative? My Life and My Politics J.C. Watts Jr. with Chriss Winston—Harper Collins, New York, NY A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Watts relates the stories of his early life in Eufaula, his years as an Oklahoma Sooner quarterback, his years in politics, and his decision to retire. The first black Republican elected to Congress from a south-ern state since Reconstruction, Watts, in straight talk, shares his perspectives about the nation’s parties and politics. Joy Harjo Recipient of the 2003 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award Recognized as one of America’s foremost poets, Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa and is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation. She received the Oklahoma Book Award in 1995 in the poetry category for The Woman Who Fell From the Sky. She is a high school graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she studied painting and theater, not poetry and music. She received a BA degree from the University of New Mexico followed by an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. She began writing poetry when the national Indian political climate demanded singers and speakers, and was taken by the intensity in the craft. She has published seven books of poetry. They include: The Last Song, She Had Some Horses, In Mad Love and War, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, A Map to the Next World, and What Moon Drove Me to This? Her most recent book, How We Became Human, New and Selected Poems is nominated for a 2003 Oklahoma Book Award. Awards for her writing include the 2002 Beyond Margins Award from the PEN American Center, the 2001 American Indian Festival of Words Author Award from the Tulsa City County Library, the 2000 Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, the 1988 Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is also a member of the National Council on the Arts. Harjo was the narrator for the Native American series on Turner Network and the narrator for the Emmy award-winning show, Navajo Codetalkers for National Geographic. Currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii, Harjo travels nationally and internationally playing saxophone with her band. The Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award The Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award is presented each year to recognize a body of work. This award was named for the Norman historian who served as the first president of the Oklahoma Center for the Book. Previous Fiction 1990, Robert Love Taylor, The Lost Sister 1991, Linda Hogan, Mean Spirit 1992, Robert L. Duncan, The Serpent's Mark 1993, Rilla Askew, Strange Business 1994, Eve Sandstrom, Down Home Heifer Heist 1995, William Bernhardt, Perfect Justice 1996, Billie Letts, Where the Heart Is 1997, Stewart O’Nan, The Names of the Dead 1998, Rilla Askew, The Mercy Seat 1999, Billie Letts, The Honk and Holler Opening Soon 2000, William Bernhardt, Dark Justice 2001, Carolyn Hart, Sugarplum Dead 2002, Douglas Kelley, The Captain’s Wife Non-Fiction 1990, Leonard Leff, Hitchcock & Selznick 1991, Carl Albert and Danney Goble, Little Giant 1992, David Morgan, Robert England, and George Humphreys, Oklahoma Politics & Policies: Governing the Sooner State 1993, Henry Bellmon and Pat Bellmon, The Life and Times of Henry Bellmon; and Daniel Boorstin, The Creators 1994, J. Brent Clark, 3rd Down and Forever 1995, Dennis McAuliffe Jr., The Deaths of Sybil Bolton 1996, William Paul Winchester, A Very Small Farm 1997, Annick Smith, Big Bluestem: A Journey into the Tall Grass 1998, John Hope Franklin and John Whittington Franklin, Editors, My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin 1999, Bob Burke, From Oklahoma to Eternity: The Life of Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae 2000, Michael Wallis, The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West 2001, David LaVere, Contrary Neighbors: Southern Plains and Removed Indians in Indian Territory 2002, Lydia L. Wyckoff, Editor, Woven Worlds: Basketry from the Clark Field Collection Poetry 1990, William Kistler, The Elizabeth Sequence 1992, Carol Hamilton, Once the Dust 1993, Jim Barnes, The Sawdust War 1994, Carter Revard, An Eagle Nation 1995, Joy Harjo, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky 1996, Francine Leffler Ringold-Johnson, The Trouble with Voices 1997, Renata Treitel, translation of Rosita Copioli’s The Blazing Lights of the Sun 1998, Betty Shipley, Somebody Say Amen 1999, Mark Cox, Thirty-Seven Years from the Stone 2000, N. Scott Momaday, In the Bear’s House 2001, Carolyne Wright, Seasons of Mangoes and Brainfire 2002, Ivy Dempsey, The Scent of Water: New and Selected Poems Winners Design/Illustration 1990, David E. Hunt, The Lithographs of Charles Banks Wilson 1991, Carol Haralson, Cleora's Kitchens 1992, Joe Williams, Woolaroc 1993, Carol Haralson, Will Rogers: Courtship and Correspondence; and Kandy Radzinski, The Twelve Cats of Christmas 1994, Deloss McGraw, Fish Story 1995, Mike Wimmer, All the Places to Love 1996, Kim Doner, Green Snake Ceremony 1997, Carol Haralson and Harvey Payne, Big Bluestem: A Journey into the Tall Grass 1998, Carol Haralson, Visions and Voices: Native American Painting from the Philbrook Museum of Art 1999, David Fitzgerald, Bison: Monarch of the Plains 2000, Carol Haralson, Glory Days of Summer: The History of Baseball in Oklahoma 2001, Lane Smith, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip 2002, Carl Brune, Woven Worlds: Basketry from the Clark Field Collection Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award 1990, Daniel Boorstin—Librarian of Congress Emeritus—native of Tulsa 1991, Tony Hillerman—mystery writer—native of Sacred Heart 1992, Savoie Lottinville—Director of the University of Oklahoma Press for 30 years 1993, Harold Keith—Newbery Award winning children's author—Norman 1994, N. Scott Momaday—Pulitzer Prize winning Kiowa author—native of Lawton 1995, R.A. Lafferty—Hugo Award winning author—Tulsa 1996, John Hope Franklin—historian—native of Rentiesville 1997, S.E. Hinton—award winning author of young adult novels—Tulsa 1998, Jack Bickham—novelist, teacher and journalist—Norman 1999, Michael Wallis—award-winning historian and biographer—Tulsa 2000, Bill Wallace—prolific and popular writer of novels for young people—Chickasha 2001, Joyce Carol Thomas—children and adult fiction author and playwright—native of Ponca City 2002, World Literature Today—Norman Ralph Ellison Award 1995, Ralph Ellison—National Book Award winner—Oklahoma City 1997, Angie Debo—“First Lady of Oklahoma History”—Marshall 1999, Melvin Tolson—poet, journalist, and dramatist—Langston 2000, Jim Thompson—novelist and screenwriter—Anadarko 2002, John Berryman—poet, biographer, and editor—McAlester 1990, Helen Roney Sattler, Tyrannosaurus Rex and His Kin 1991, Stan Hoig, A Capitol for the Nation 1992, Jess and Bonnie Speer, Hillback to Boggy 1993, Anna Myers, Red Dirt Jessie 1994, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Cherokee Summer 1995, Russell G. Davis and Brent Ashabranner, The Choctaw Code 1996, Anna Myers, Graveyard Girl 1997, Barbara Snow Gilbert, Stone Water 1998, S. L. Rottman, Hero 1999, Barbara Snow Gilbert, Broken Chords 2000, Harold Keith, Brief Garland: Ponytails, Basketball, and Nothing But Net 2001, Joyce Carol Thomas, Hush Songs 2002, Molly Levite Griffis, The Rachel Resistance Children/Young Adult The Oklahoma Center for the Book in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries is a state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Oklahoma’s Center, begun in 1986, was the fourth state center formed. The mission of the Oklahoma Center for the Book is to promote the past, current, and future works of Oklahoma authors; to promote the literary heritage of the state; and to encourage reading for pleasure by Oklahomans of all ages. Project Highlights The Oklahoma Center for the Book (OCB) in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries has participated in several events in the past twelve months, and has made commitments for events later this year. The Center had a table promoting Oklahoma and Oklahoma authors at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC in September. We handed out our literary maps, information on the OCB and had a display and brochures on Ralph Ellison and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Invisible Man. FOLIO (Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma) named the Ralph Ellison Library in Oklahoma City, the 2002 Literary Landmark. The Center was pleased to be a part of this celebration, as well as supporting the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Invisible Man by the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County. Kids Caught Reading is an annual activity of the Center, and is part of Oklahoma’s Celebration of Reading. The Center will once again give $25 prizes to ten students from across the state who are caught reading in their spare time. The prizes will be presented at the Celebration of Reading on April 11, 2003. The Center is pleased to be on the steering committee of Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma, a reading and discussion program to celebrate Oklahoma’s 100th birthday. Information is available tonight. The Oklahoma Center for the Book's website address is www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb Bob Burke—Oklahoma City Diane Canavan—Shawnee Glenda Carlile—Oklahoma City M. Scott Carter—Oklahoma City David Clark—Norman Kim Doner—Tulsa Ann Hamilton—Edmond Carol Hamilton—Midwest City Gerald Hibbs—Oklahoma City Joe Holmes—Oklahoma City Julie Hovis—Edmond Angie Jackson—Tulsa Susan McVey—Oklahoma City Teresa Miller—Tulsa Kitty Pittman—Oklahoma City Marcia Preston—Edmond Byron Price—Norman Diane Seebass—Tulsa Alice Stanton—Norman Sue Stees—Tulsa Joanie Stephenson—Tulsa Laurie Sundborg—Tulsa Jane Taylor—Edmond M.J. Van Deventer—Oklahoma City William R. Young—Oklahoma City Friends of the Center The Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book is a non-profit, 501-c-3 organization. The Friends is a cultural and educational corporation to advance and promote the role of the book and reading in Oklahoma. The Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book supports and further enhances the programs and projects of the Oklahoma Center for the Book in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. A volunteer board of directors from across the state governs the Friends. President— B.J. Williams—Oklahoma City Vice-President—Lynn McIntosh—Ardmore Secretary—Julia Fresonke—Edmond Treasurer—Bettie Estes-Rickner—Mustang The Oklahoma Center for the Book wishes to thank the judges for the 2003 competition: Keith Allen Dan Blanchard Mary Ann Blochowiak M. Scott Carter Evelyn Davis Bettie Estes-Rickner Kathryn Fanning Ann Hamilton Mort Hamilton Chris Hardy Angie Jackson Gayle Jones Louisa McCune Donna Norvell Dee Pierce Kitty Pittman Byron Price Diane Seebass Carl Sennhenn Dewayne Smoot Sandra Soli William R. Struby Leah Taylor James R. Tolbert III Mary Waidner The Center acknowledges the generous contributions of the following organizations and individuals: Best of Books, Edmond Center for the Book in the Library of Congress Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Full Circle Books, Oklahoma City Rodger Harris, Archives Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society Fred Marvel, Photographer Metropolitan Library System Oklahoma Department of Libraries Oklahoma Independent Booksellers Association The Westin, Oklahoma City Special thanks to... M.J. Van Deventer, Ceremony Chair, and committee members Diane Seebass, Sue Stees, and B.J. Williams Public Information Office—Oklahoma Department of Libraries: Glenda Carlile, Ann Hamilton, Melanie Price, Bill Petrie, Bill Struby, and Bill Young 200 Northeast 18 Street Oklahoma City OK 73105-3298 www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb • 1-800-522-8116 |
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Literary prizes--Oklahoma Oklahoma Book Awards |
Description | Program of the Oklahoma Book Awards. |
Physical Description | 16 p.; 22 cm. |
Place of Publication | Oklahoma City, OK |
Publisher | Oklahoma Center for the Book |
Publication Date | 2003 |
Source | Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma Collection, Vertical File |
Copyright and Permissions | Copyright of this digital resource, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, 2011. For further information regarding use please consult the Copyright and Permissions page, http://www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us/shell/rights.php or contact the holding institution of the digital resource. |
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