Submissions sought for local literary awards
DENNIS ODA / 2017
Local author Craig Santos Perez, pictured here teaching his “Eco-Poetry” class at UH-Manoa, won a national award for his book in 2016. Deadline for nominations in next year’s 2017 Cades Awards is Feb. 28, 2018.
Read any good books lately?
The Cades Foundation and the Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 2017 Elliot Cades and Loretta Petrie Awards.
The annual Cades Awards for Literature recognize work by Hawaii residents in any literary genre. The 2016 award for an established artist went to Craig Santos Perez, author of four books of poetry and recipient of a 2016 Lannan Literary Fellowship. Christy Passion, whose debut poetry collection, “Still Out of Place,” appeared in 2016, won the emerging artist award. The Petrie Awards celebrate supporters of local writing.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 28. Request forms from simondsj001@hawaii.rr.com or write HLAC, PO Box 11213 Moiliili Station, Honolulu HI 96828.
