tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718860326518655248.post-35789333357807209172008-05-01T04:08:00.000-07:002008-05-01T04:24:49.725-07:00To be specific, yay crime BOOKS. Actual criminal activities, especially recent events in my city--increased number of shootings, and apparent efforts by juvenile car thieves to target police officers with their moving bootie, and run them down--are nothing to cheer about.<br /><br />I am totally THRILLED to learn that both <span style="font-style:italic;">Racing for Diamonds</span>, AND <span style="font-style:italic;">Spider's Song </span>have been shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur Ellis Award, juvenile category.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4iHxk7trZyE/SBmlkkxazNI/AAAAAAAAAV0/1LetR-rhW60/s1600-h/awardshead.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4iHxk7trZyE/SBmlkkxazNI/AAAAAAAAAV0/1LetR-rhW60/s320/awardshead.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195365692913405138" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The shortlist for Best Juvenile:</span><br /><br />Anita Daher,<span style="font-style:italic;"> Racing for Diamonds</span> (Orca) <br /><br />Anita Daher, <span style="font-style:italic;">Spider’s Song </span>(Puffin Canada/Penguin Canada) <br /><br />Vicki Grant, <span style="font-style:italic;">I.D.</span> (Orca) <br /><br />Shane Peacock, <span style="font-style:italic;">Eye of the Crow</span> (Tundra) <br /><br />Drew Hayden Taylor, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Night Wandere</span>r (Annick Press) <br /><br />Other categories are Best Short Story, Best Non-Fiction, Best Crime-Writing in French, Best First Novel, Best Novel, and Best Unpublished First Crime Novel.<br /><br />The awards are coordinated by <a href="http://crimewriterscanada.com/cwc/index.html">Crimewriters of Canada</a>. The winners will be announced at the Arthur Ellis Awards dinner on Thursday, June 5, at the Downtown Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel in Toronto.Anita Daherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258818779322124700noreply@blogger.com