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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Hi!</span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Guess what? It’s time for Graphic Rave nominations (sorry this is a bit late)!! For those of you who are new to OYAN or just forgotten – the Graphic Rave is OYAN’s
annual list of the best graphic novels, comics and manga for teens. The process will be almost, if not totally, identical to the process we all go through to come up with our Book Rave list. </span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Only books published from May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 can be included on the 2017 Graphic Rave.</span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Here are the requirements of the list:</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">A</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> wide variety of genres is desirable. It may include fantasy, suspense, mystery, historical fiction, science
fiction, romance, sports, adventure, <span>animal</span> stories, growing up, contemporary realism, poetry and non-fiction. The following will be mandatory each year:</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least one non-fiction title</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least three titles published by a non-major publisher.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least three titles published by publisher located in the Pacific Northwest.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least three trade collections of comics originally released as separate issues.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least three titles created in the manga style.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">At least three titles should be published by a major publisher.</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">A</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> variety of books for younger and older teens must be included.</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">A</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> balance between male and female protagonists is desirable.</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Only</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> one book per author, per genre will be included.</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Only</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> one title in a series will be considered per year (it does not need to be the first volume).</span></p>
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</span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> list should reflect multicultural diversity.</span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">When nominating a book, please include the author, title, genre, month and year of publication and publisher. Send all nominations to
<a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us" target="_blank">
<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</span></a>. The last day to nominate a title is August 1<sup>st</sup>.</span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Here are some official dates to remember:</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">August 1: Nominations close.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">August 15: Preliminary voting opens.</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">September 15: Preliminary voting closes. </span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Again, please send all nominations to
<a title="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us" target="_blank">
<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</span></a>. Also, feel free to let me know if you have any questions!</span></p>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Thanks!</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Traci</span></p>
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