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UH Press Titles Honored at the 2009 Ka Palapala Award Ceremony

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University of Hawai‘i Press books were among the winners at this year’s Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards Ceremony, held on May 9, 2009, at the Bishop Museum. The awards are presented by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association to recognize the finest books published during the previous year.

Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i, by Jon M. Van Dyke, took three top honors: Excellence in Hawaiian Culture, Text/Reference, and Nonfiction. The Nation calls Van Dyke’s book “definitive. Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaii? [is] certain to become the standard reference for that question.”

Ha‘ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors, by Carlos Andrade, received Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Hawaiian Culture and Nonfiction. Andrade’s work is an ambitious attempt to provide a unique perspective in the complex story of the ahupua‘a of Ha‘ena.

Dying in a Strange Land, by Milton Murayama, received an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Literature. Familiar faces from All I Asking For Is My Body, Five Years on a Rock, and Plantation Boy return to advance the story of the Oyama family from the years immediately following World War II to the 1980s.

Haena Now Available in Paperback

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Ha‘ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors, by Carlos Andrade, is now available in paperback. Ha‘ena received Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Hawaiian Culture and Nonfiction at the 2009 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award Ceremony, sponsored annually by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association.

Ha‘ena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any Hollywood fantasy of a tropical paradise. He ‘aina momona, a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the rising and setting sun, is a place of gods and goddesses: Pele and her sister, Hi‘iaka, and Laka, patron of hula. It epitomizes the best that can be found in the district of northwestern Kaua‘i, known to aboriginal Hawaiians as Hale Le‘a (House of Pleasure and Delight). This work is an ambitious attempt to provide a unique perspective in the complex story of the ahupua‘a of Ha‘ena.

May 2009 / ISBN 978-0-8248-3410-4 / $18.00 (PAPER)

Carlos Andrade will discuss Ha‘ena and moderate the panel “Holding Fast to the Land” at the Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival, May 16-17, 2009, at Honolulu Hale. Click here for more details.

UH Press Seeks Production Manager

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The UH Press will accept applications until March 5th to fill its full-time, permanent position as head of Design and Production, which became vacant upon the retirement of JoAnn Tenorio in December 2008.

More information about the position’s duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications, desirable qualifications, and application procedures can be found at the Work at UH website.

UH Press to Exhibit at the LA Times Festival of Books

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University of Hawai‘i Press will be participating in the 13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, “the country’s largest celebration of the written word,” on April 26–27.

Leading off the festival will be an awards ceremony honoring recipients of the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, including the Kirsch Award, which honors a living author with a substantial connection to the American West and whose contribution to American letters deserves special recognition. Maxine Hong Kingston has been named the award’s 28th recipient. The Press is the publisher of Ms. Kingston’s memoir, Hawai‘i One Summer.

How To Get Your Book Published in Hawaii

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The Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association, in conjunction with Outreach College, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa, presents “How to Get Your Book Published in Hawai‘i,” a one-day course for aspiring authors and publishers, on Saturday, June 16, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM. Onsite registration will begin at 8:30 AM at UHM Pacific Ocean Science & Technology 127, with smaller sessions held at Kuykendall Hall. Cost for the course is $75. To register, contact the University of Hawai‘i Outreach College at: 808-956-8400 or online here.

Course presenters include industry professionals from local book publishers (including University of Hawai‘i Press), designers, distributors, and consulting companies, who will speak on topics ranging from acquisitions and editing; distribution, marketing, and sales; financial considerations, among others. The keynote speaker will be columnist/author/playwright Lee Cataluna. In addition to the informational sessions, benefits of attending include extensive take-home handouts and exceptional access to many of the key people in the book publishing industry.

Sessions will include:
“The Essence of Story is Conflict”—Lee Cataluna, keynote speaker
“Acquisitions and Editing”—Roger Jellinek (Jellinek & Murray Literary Agency) and Chris McKinney (author)
“Design and Production”—Angela Wu-Ki (Angela Wu-Ki Design) and DeSoto Brown (author)
“Sales, Marketing, and Distribution”—Bev Motz (Bess Press) and Jeff Swartz (Islander Group)
“A Book’s Life: A Timeline of Your Book from Acquisition to Publication”—Masako K. Ikeda (University of Hawai‘i Press), Julie Chun (Julie Chun Design), and Nora Okja Keller (author)
“To Publish or Not to Publish? Selecting the Best Method to Publish Your Book”—Dave Takaki (Editions Ltd.), Burl Burlingame (Pacific Monograph), and Tom Coffman (author)
“Dollars and Sense: The Monetary Costs and Rewards in Book Publishing”—Ron Cox (Bishop Museum Press), Bev Motz (Bess Press), and Tom Coffman (author)
“Staying Alive! How to Maintain and Increase Your Book’s Sales After its Release”—Theresia Howe and Julie Funasaki (both of Island Heritage)
 **Topics and presenters are subject to change.

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