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Connecticut Center for the Book Presents First Connecticut Book Awards HARTFORD… . The Connecticut Center for the Book at the Hartford Public Library presented the first Connecticut Book Awards Sunday, December 8, in the atrium of City Hall, Hartford.Presented in partnership with Connecticut Forum, Connecticut Public Broadcasting and Preview Connecticut, the awards’ ceremony honored superlative literary efforts of its resident authors and of authors who have used Connecticut as the setting for their works. Hosted by founding president of Connecticut Forum Richard Sugarman, with remarks by Dr. John Y. Cole, Director, Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the awards ceremony recognized individuals in seven categories: biography, children’s literature, design, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and lifetime achievement for service to the literary community. Best selling novelist Wally Lamb was the keynote speaker. Thirty-five people distinguished in the fields of writing, librarianship, book arts, academe, journalism and publishing served as judges. Books eligible for consideration were written by an author who lives or has lived in the state or have a Connecticut setting. Anthologies were accepted if all authors were Connecticut-based. Books must have been published between January 1 and December 31, 2001 and an author could be recognized for more than one book per year. The winners and finalists of the 2002 Connecticut Book awards are: Biography Winner Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism by Char Miller Finalist Emily Hall Tremaine: Collector on the Cusp by Kathleen L. Housley Children's Literature Winner Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson Finalists Molly and the Magic Wishbone by Barbara McClintock Design Winner Carver: A Life in Poems designed by Helen Robinson for Front Street Press, Inc. Finalists Christmas in Connecticut by Diane Smith from Globe
Pequot Press Fiction Winner The Gardens of Kyoto by Kate Walbert Finalists The Dying Animal by Philip Roth Nonfiction Winners (tie) Botany of Desire by
Michael Pollan Finalists Beyond the Big Talk by Debra Haffner Poetry Winner Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson Finalists Darling by Honor Moore Lifetime Achievement for Service to the Literary Community Alexander Taylor and Judith Doyle, Curbstone Press
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