The SM Awards The Steamboat and Wide Angle already have winners this year. Is about Beatriz Oses, for his book The letter writers, and Andres Guerrero, with Tiger white. Summoned by the SM Foundation, they have an endowment of 35 000 euros each, the largest in the world in its category. And the official delivery will be held next April 25 at a gala at the Real Casa de Correos, headquarters of the Community of Madrid.
SM Awards
SM, through its SM Foundation, allocate each year more than 200 euros to the call for the SM Awards for literature and illustration with three goals Main:
- Promote the creation of a literature for children and young people who encourage reading. They also love each other transmit values human, social, cultural or religious that help build a better world. All this without leaving aside the literary quality.
- Support authors and illustrators.
- Give back to society, through this work of the SM Foundation, the benefits generated by SM's business activity.
In the field of children's and young people's literature, in addition to these awards, El Barco de Vapor y Gran Angular, the SM Ibero-American Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature; and in that of the illustration, Bologna Fair International Illustration Award-SM Foundation and the Catalog Iberoamérica Ilustra.
41st edition of the SM El Barco de Vapor and Wide Angle Awards
The letter writers, de Beatriz Oses (Madrid, 1972), and Tiger white, de Andres Guerrero (Trujillo, 1958), have been the award-winning works. The jury's decision took place last December and the winning titles are now available at all points of sale, both on paper and in digital edition.
The act of delivery next April 25 It can also be followed live through the web pages of the SM Foundation and the SM group.
SM El Barco de Vapor 2019 Award: The letter writers
Written by Beatriz Oses and illustrated by Kike Ibanez, this work is aimed at readers between 8 and 11 years old and count one agile and fun story to show that the good intention of a single person can transform an entire community.
It takes us to a little town called Noaberri. There, Federico, the postman, you're about to lose your job, but Iria, her granddaughter, has a plan to save him. But Don Isidoro, the mayor, hates the river that passes through the town and he also hates Federico. While the cards happen to be dying, they all hide a secret.
The jury selected this title for claim a traditional communication at a time when hyperconnection prevails at all levels. And he does it with a simple and accessible language for children. Also because it shows some characters who don't give up and whose small decisions and strength have the power to change an entire community for the better.
SM Gran Angle 2019 Award: Tiger white
Tiger white is an adventure book, written by Andres Guerrero and illustrated by Louise Rivera, for readers from 14 years. It tells a story that occurred on an indeterminate date from any place in India, to the north, and in the middle of the jungle. There some families of fishermen live on what the river provides them, and always with the old fear of the jungle, because it is the territory where it reigns the Tiger.
The jury highlighted in its ruling that this work is both a legendary and magical adventure like a song to nature. But it is also an adventure story where they are imposed love, strength and sacrifice Of a girl who dares to depart from the known world and full of rules to face his freedom and his wildest half. A nod no doubt to The book of the jungleby Rudyard Kipling.