tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post6193691304658440791..comments2024-03-26T17:15:22.712+13:00Comments on Craic-er: Content CollaborationMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-62310857001584373322015-05-09T10:28:45.885+12:002015-05-09T10:28:45.885+12:00Yes, you are right. We are facing the crisis of NZ...Yes, you are right. We are facing the crisis of NZ obscurity to our own people and to the the world. With no national awards this year we need to work extra hard to highlight the books being published. The children's books awards have started this by asking over 150 schools to judge the submitted books. Then the short lists will be compiled from that. The Twitter campaign is going well. <br />It is interesting to see what happens when something is taken away. The SNP result in the UK came from the grassroots being disgusted that they lost the referendum on independence. Something similar might happen here in the book community. <br />Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-34156404831495330472015-05-08T23:21:17.836+12:002015-05-08T23:21:17.836+12:00No NZ book month? What more will it take for the i...No NZ book month? What more will it take for the industry to realise we have a crisis on our hands? Surely the public should be made aware of this? Or have all authors and publishers resigned themselves to obscurity (while print books are in revival overseas). Utterly bizarre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com