tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post6030728862713265329..comments2024-01-19T04:01:36.869-05:00Comments on Kim Rossi: Kim Rossi Staglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-67194473831614650662008-03-19T22:03:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:03:00.000-04:00Woohoo! Go, Pat! I'll be bragging about meeting y...Woohoo! Go, Pat! I'll be bragging about meeting you in Seattle when you win!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397166252681075107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-61696418863793633302008-03-18T17:40:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:40:00.000-04:00WOW! Orion that's just BRILLIANT!!Now if you realy...WOW! Orion that's just BRILLIANT!!<BR/><BR/>Now if you realy want to score points you should curry favour in the north by donating a book...see Highlandmadness.blogspot.com ;-)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594327337549020199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-44034369913334762112008-03-18T15:47:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:47:00.000-04:00Oh wow kim thanks!A better article is this one:htt...Oh wow kim thanks!<BR/>A better article is this one:http://books.guardian.co.uk/orange2008/story/0,,2266167,00.html<BR/><BR/>The Orange Prize is a prestigious literary award for women writers around the world whose book is published in the UK. A book has to be nominated by a publisher or other professional and a panel of judges create the long list of 20 titles out of hundreds of books. In April the judges will select the short list and the winner will be announced in early June.<BR/>Just to be on the long list is a huge honor...<BR/>There is some controversy about it being sexist as it is just limited to women albeit internationally...My take on it is it STILL isn't a level playing field. Out of 104 nobel prize for literatures given only ten women have been recognized...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.com