Nominations Open for Indiana Authors Award

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award. The Award is a program of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation and recognizes the contributions of Indiana Authors to the literary landscape in Indiana and across the nation; it is funded through the generosity of The Glick Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation.

The Indiana Authors Award invites participation from people around the state beginning with the nomination process. Participation then continues throughout the year with outreach to organizations serving readers and writers with an interactive website. The program culminates in a day of free public programs and a ticketed Awards Dinner on October 9, 2010 at the Central Library in Indianapolis.

The award categories are: National Author, a writer with Indiana ties, but whose work is known and read throughout the country ($10,000 prize); Regional Author, a writer who is well known and respected throughout the State of Indiana ($7,500 prize); and Emerging Author, a writer with only one published book ($5,000 prize).

In addition to a cash prize, each author's Indiana hometown public library will receive a grant of $2,500 from the Library Foundation.

Last year's inaugural Awards Program included a public program celebrating Indiana authors attended by 400 participants and an Awards Dinner raising over $40,000 for the Library Foundation. At the dinner, James Alexander Thom was presented with the National Author award while Susan Neville received the Regional Author award and Christine Montross received the Emerging Author award.

To submit a 2010 nomination or to learn more, contact the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation at (317)275-4700 or visit www.indianaauthorsaward.org.