this from Marc Schuster...PRESS RELEASE: THE 2010 DONKEY AWARD, AN UNUSUAL LITERARY PRIZE
THE DONKEY AWARD
Saturday, June 5, 3 pm
Dan’s Papers Front Lawn
2221 Montauk Highway
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
There is a time and place for everything, and it’s high time to turn the spotlight on book reviewers in this age of shrinking review space. Instead of alerting readers to significant ideas in new works of fiction and non-fiction, reviews are increasingly about popular culture and celebrity authors. It’s time that critics face criticism themselves.
To this end we’ve created The Donkey Award (Equus Asinus). An engraved plaque will be awarded for the Best Abuse Of Space For The Least Deserving Book; in short for the most asinine review of the year.
Hundreds of reviews could be cited, and one might argue about the worst of them. But we’ve narrowed our list to five finalists, which all appeared in The New York Times:.
THE DONKEY AWARD
Saturday, June 5, 3 pm
Dan’s Papers Front Lawn
2221 Montauk Highway
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
There is a time and place for everything, and it’s high time to turn the spotlight on book reviewers in this age of shrinking review space. Instead of alerting readers to significant ideas in new works of fiction and non-fiction, reviews are increasingly about popular culture and celebrity authors. It’s time that critics face criticism themselves.
To this end we’ve created The Donkey Award (Equus Asinus). An engraved plaque will be awarded for the Best Abuse Of Space For The Least Deserving Book; in short for the most asinine review of the year.
Hundreds of reviews could be cited, and one might argue about the worst of them. But we’ve narrowed our list to five finalists, which all appeared in The New York Times:.
Caught and Never Look Away, by Janet Maslin
John Lennon, by Nellie McKay
Star (Warren Beatty), by Janet Maslin
Going Rogue, by Stanley Fish
Solar, by Walter Kirn
The Donkey Award jurists are:
The Donkey Award jurists are:
Joan Baum, author, print and National Public Radio book critic (Baum on Books on WSHU-FM)
Bill Henderson, editor, author and publisher of The Pushcart Press
Daniel Klein, novelist, playwright, and Best Selling non-fiction author of Plato And A Platypus Walked Into A Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Dan Rattiner, author, satirist, and founder of Dan's Papers
Marc Schuster, novelist and critic (Small Press Reviews)
Martin Shepard, co-publisher of The Permanent Press and author of 11 books
The award ceremony will feature various asinine reviews, which will be distributed to the press to illustrate our point, along with statements from the judges, most of whom will be in attendance. A donkey will also be present, if he is not too embarrassed to attend.
For further information contact Martin Shepard, by email, phone, or cell phone at 631-495-2980.
The Permanent Press
4170 Noyac Road
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
phone: 631-725-1101/fax: 631-725-8215
www.thepermanentpress.com
View my Blog at http://www.thecockeyedpessimist.com/
The award ceremony will feature various asinine reviews, which will be distributed to the press to illustrate our point, along with statements from the judges, most of whom will be in attendance. A donkey will also be present, if he is not too embarrassed to attend.
For further information contact Martin Shepard, by email, phone, or cell phone at 631-495-2980.
The Permanent Press
4170 Noyac Road
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
phone: 631-725-1101/fax: 631-725-8215
www.thepermanentpress.com
View my Blog at http://www.thecockeyedpessimist.com/
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