Santa Monica, California — Santa Monica Public Library is pleased to announce the second annual Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica’s Environmental Programs Division and the Santa Monica Public Library.  Four Green Prizes will be awarded in October 2008 in the following categories: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Youth Fiction, and Youth Nonfiction.

Titles may be submitted for consideration by following guidelines on the Santa Monica Public Library website at www.smpl.org/greenprize.htm.  Books from publishers and authors, or titles suggested by the public, must be submitted by March 31, 2008.  The winning titles will be selected and announced at an October 2008 presentation ceremony in Santa Monica.

The Green Prize was created to encourage and commend authors, illustrators, and publishers who produce quality books that make significant contributions to, support the ideas of, and broaden public awareness of sustainability.  Sustainability is defined as “meeting current needs – environmental, economic and social – without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same” (“Sustainable City Plan,” City of Santa Monica). Winners of the 2007 Green Prize are listed at www.smpl.org/greenprize.htm.

For more information about the Santa Monica Public Library’s Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, visit www.smpl.org/green prize.htm, or call the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600.