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Cades Award for Literature press release
April 12, 2011

Here is the press release for the award from the Hawai`i Literary Arts Council.

Authors Todd Shimoda and Alexei Melnick have been named this year’s winners of the Elliott Cades Awards for Literature, the most prestigious literary awards in Hawai‘i.

The nonprofit Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council, which is charged with hosting the awards program, selected Shimoda to be the recipient of the award for an established artist. Melnick was named the winner of the award for an emerging artist.

Shimoda’s three novels explore the boundaries of human existence primarily through Japanese aesthetics and psychology: Oh! A Mystery of “Mono no Aware” (Chin Music Press), The Fourth Treasure (Nan Talese/Doubleday), and 365 Views of Mt. Fuji (Stone Bridge Press). The books have been translated into six languages. The Fourth Treasure was listed as a notable book by the Kiriyama Prize. Oh! was selected as an NPR best summer read. Shimoda’s next novel, Subduction, will be published in the spring of 2012. He blogs about writing at shimodaworks.com, and his book reviews are found at the Asian Review of Books. He and his wife, Linda, who creates art for the novels, live on Kaua‘i.

Melnick’s novel, Tweakerville, was published last year and received critical acclaim for its power, heart and tactile storytelling of life in Hawai‘i’s world of crystal meth. His writing has received awards and recognition from Honolulu Magazine, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Star Advertiser, Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawai‘i Review, Mutual Publications and the radio program Aloha Shorts. He also has a professional background in business/vocational writing, accounting and golf course management.

Shimoda and Melnick will receive their awards and read from their works at a special ceremony on Saturday, May 14 in the Mission Auditorium, at the sixth annual Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival on the grounds of Honolulu Hale.

The Cades Awards, given annually since 1988, were created by Charlotte and J. Russell Cades in memory of Russell’s brother, Elliott, a teacher and lover of literature.

The Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council was founded in 1974 to encourage and promote literature and literary activity of all sorts in Hawai‘i. Since then, almost every literary activity in Hawai‘i – poetry and fiction readings, workshops, conferences, seminars – involving local and visiting writers, has been sponsored, co-sponsored, or promoted by the Council, which is funded primarily by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council
Box 11213
Honolulu, HI 96828-0213

Serving Hawai‘i’s literary community since 1974

For more information: Mike Leidemann, 227-5922

© 2013

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Lee Witte
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ENTRY Cades Award for Literature press release April 12, 2011 Here is the press release for the award from the Hawai`i Literary Arts Council. Authors Todd Shimoda and Alexei Melnick have been named this year’s winners of the Elliott Cades Awards for Literature, the most prestigious literary awards in Hawai‘i. The nonprofit Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council, which is charged with hosting the awards program, selected Shimoda to be the recipient of the award for an established artist. Melnick was named the winner of the award for an emerging artist. Shimoda’s three novels explore the boundaries of human existence primarily through Japanese aesthetics and psychology: Oh! A Mystery of “Mono no Aware” (Chin Music Press), The Fourth Treasure (Nan Talese/Doubleday), and 365 Views of Mt. Fuji (Stone Bridge Press). The books have been translated into six languages. The Fourth Treasure was listed as a notable book by the Kiriyama Prize. Oh! was selected as an NPR best summer read. Shimoda’s next novel, Subduction, will be published in the spring of 2012. He blogs about writing at shimodaworks.com, and his book reviews are found at the Asian Review of Books. He and his wife, Linda, who creates art for the novels, live on Kaua‘i. Melnick’s novel, Tweakerville, was published last year and received critical acclaim for its power, heart and tactile storytelling of life in Hawai‘i’s world of crystal meth. His writing has received awards and recognition from Honolulu Magazine, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Star Advertiser, Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawai‘i Review, Mutual Publications and the radio program Aloha Shorts. He also has a professional background in business/vocational writing, accounting and golf course management. Shimoda and Melnick will receive their awards and read from their works at a special ceremony on Saturday, May 14 in the Mission Auditorium, at the sixth annual Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival on the grounds of Honolulu Hale. The Cades Awards, given annually since 1988, were created by Charlotte and J. Russell Cades in memory of Russell’s brother, Elliott, a teacher and lover of literature. The Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council was founded in 1974 to encourage and promote literature and literary activity of all sorts in Hawai‘i. Since then, almost every literary activity in Hawai‘i – poetry and fiction readings, workshops, conferences, seminars – involving local and visiting writers, has been sponsored, co-sponsored, or promoted by the Council, which is funded primarily by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council Box 11213 Honolulu, HI 96828-0213 Serving Hawai‘i’s literary community since 1974 For more information: Mike Leidemann, 227-5922 © 2013	COMMENTS Number of comments: 2 click here to add a comment Lee Witte Very nice! Congratulations! Carolyn Sanwo Congratulations! posted on Heritage Source fb page.	ARCHIVE date (comments) Review: Paprika April 21, 2013 (3) Review: A Straight Road With 99 Curves March 30, 2013 (1) Gripping writing Feb. 28, 2013 (2) Review: Salvation of a Saint January 19, 2013 (2) 2012 in review December 30, 2012 (2) Review: Ninja September 30, 2012 (2) Review: My Postwar Life August 21, 2012 (1) New interview with Colin Marshall July 15, 2012 (3) Book events April 25, 2012 (2) Subduction March 14, 2012 (8) Review: A Room Where the Star Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard January 14, 2012 (1) Review: Plainsong December 20, 2011 (3) Review: The Devil's Disciple November 29, 2011 (2) Haruki Murakami October 5, 2011 (2) Busyness and demons September 25, 2011 (2) Characters: The Bully July 30, 2011 (3) Review: Manazuru June 28, 2011 (2) Deadlines! June 24, 2011 (2) Review: Butterfly's Sisters May 18, 2011 (1) Review: Isle of Dreams April 20, 2011 (2) Cades Award for Literature press release April 12, 2011 (2) Japan and other news March 29, 2011 (1) Borders bankruptcy February 17, 2011 (2) 2010 review December 17, 2010 (6) Congratulations Mario Vargas Llosa October 7, 2010 (2) OH! wins best book award September 23, 2010 (2) Review: Kissing the Mask August 22, 2010 (1) Jonathan Lethem: Writing at the margins July 12, 2010 (2) Review: Love in Translation June 22, 2010 (3) Jose Saramago June 18, 2010 (0) Marketplace of Ideas interview June 11, 2010 (2) Imagining Memory May 6, 2010 (1) Upcoming Los Angeles events April 7, 2010 (2) Time and energy March 30, 2010 (2) Review: Botchan February 28, 2010 (2) J.D. Salinger January 28, 2010 (1) 2009 Reviewed December 31, 2009 (5) Review: The Word Book December 12, 2009 (1) Chaat and Chat event with OH! November 6, 2009 (2) Home at last November 2, 2009 (2) Los Angeles events October 17, 2009 (1) Poets and poetry October 7, 2009 (1) Time + place September 24, 2009 (1) The future of books September 23, 2009 (1) October book tour September 6, 2009 (1) Blogging at Powell's Books August 28, 2009 (2) The evolution of an idea August 3, 2009 (1) The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey July 9, 2009 (2) Tour debrief July 2, 2009 (3) Book tour events May 18, 2009 (3) Simply in the mood April 24, 2009 (2) Book tour April 8, 2009 (6) The Necessary Book March 2, 2009 (2) "Murder Makes the Magazine" February 7, 2009 (3) John Updike January 27, 2009 (2) 2008 misc. (good news, bad news) January 1, 2009 (3) Publishing woes and query letters December 13, 2008 (4) Punctuation compunction November 16, 2008 (3) The Fountain of Youth (and other Ideas) October 10, 2008 (2) David Foster Wallace September 14, 2008 (2) Ending it all September 12, 2008 (2) The mystery of plotting, the plotting of mysteries August 29, 2008 (3) Blocking out the block August 20, 2008 (3) "What kind of books do you write?" August 8, 2008 (2) Theory of Satisfaction: Part 4 July 21, 2008 (3) Show and tell July 14, 2008 (3) Theory of Satisfaction: Part 3 July 7, 2008 (7) Advice for first-time writers (Barry Gifford and me) June 30, 2008 (6) Theory of Satisfaction: Part 2 June 18, 2008 (3) To be or not to be June 10, 2008 (6) Theory of Satisfaction: Part 1 June 3, 2008 (6) Virtual unreality May 31, 2008 (4) The purpose of this blog May 21, 2008 (5)