SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Hans Christian Andersen Virginia Hamilton's Legacy Lives on With New Book and Award  Feb 3, 2010 She was the first African American to win the Newbery Medal, the first children's author to win the MacArthur Fellowship ("Genius" award), and was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, known as "The Little Nobel Prize." She won the National Book Award, Boston GlobeHorn Book Award, Coretta Scott King Award, Edgar Allan Poe Award, and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her body of work, among many others. The Virginia Hamilton Conference, held each spring at Kent State University, is the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News) Pride, prejudice, Pushkin  Jan 31, 2010 He's been described as Dickens, Keats, Thomas Paine and Hans Christian Andersen all rolled into one. His writing is still adored and known by heart throughout the Russian-speaking world. (Anchorage Daily News) Silvia Graziano’s carnival celebrates the beauty of the bizarre  Jan 29, 2010 the award-winning musical by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, based on Hans Christian Andersen s The Ugly Duckling. Cheo Bourne stars as Ugly and Aimee Doherty plays Mother Ida in a production directed by Jane Staab. (Boston Globe) Back to Authors News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2010 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2010