CODE-Ethiopia is the local coordinating organization administering the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature – Ethiopia. CODE-Ethiopia and CODE have been working together for over 15 years on literacy development programming in primary schools in Ethiopia.
Workshops to strengthen writing and writers, editing and editors of youth literature in English will bring existing or interested parties in writing, editing and publishing and the wider community of language and library professionals together – and provides an opportunity to foster the beginnings of a private publishing industry. Publishers of Burt Award books have the added benefit of exposure to a market beyond Ethiopia.
Manuscripts are evaluated and judged on an individual basis. Each year there is a week-long deliberation process to determine winning submissions.
Six professionals are involved in judging submissions. Among them five are Ethiopian and one Canadian. The jury members are carefully selected on the basis of their knowledge and expertise in the areas of youth literature, linguistics, publishing and writing.
The Canadian jury member, Ted Staunton, was selected by IBBY Canada to join the Ethiopian Burt Award jury. Ted Staunton is an award-winning author and teacher. In addition to judging manuscripts, Mr. Staunton is supporting writers and editors in Ethiopia a by co-leading workshops on literature for youth.
Writers win monetary awards of $9,000 for first prize, $7,000 for second prize and $5,000 for third prize (CAD), while publishers receive a guaranteed purchase of 3,000 copies of each title to be distributed to schools and libraries in their country. Publishers print an additional 2,000 copies to market and sell commercially.
As part of making the books accessible to readers, CODE-Ethiopia distributes the titles to reading rooms (community libraries) throughout the country. In addition, they will facilitate the use of these materials in schools and the greater community through activities such as authors’ speaking tours, essay writing contexts and radio dramatizations of the titles.
CODE-Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
tel: +251-11-515-31-66
code.et@ethionet.et
CODE
613-232-3569
codehq@codecan.org
Accra, Ghana and Ottawa, Canada, August 31, 2018 – CODE and the Ghana Book Trust proudly announce the winner, the honour book, and the finalists of the 2018 Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by African authors, at an award ceremony at the Ghana International Book Fair in Accra, Ghana. The international jury received a total of 17...
Are you passionate about the creative process of young adult literature? Are you looking for an opportunity to work alongside African and Caribbean book creators and mentor their creative process? If you answered yes, then this opportunity is for you! CODE is seeking volunteer editors to mentor African and Caribbean authors, editors, and publishers whose manuscripts are eligible to compete in the...
Accra, Ghana July 31, 2018 – The Ghana Book Trust (GBT) and CODE are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature. This year, Ghana Book Trust received 17 submissions from publishers in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania. The five-member jury made up of publishing and writing professionals from each of the program countries and Canada, met...