If you could create an Evergreen List, what titles would you nominate? This is the current selection criteria used to pick Evergreen titles:
SELECTION CRITERIA
The following criteria are presented in order of importance:
1. Literary quality in the case of fiction including but not limited to: structure, richness of language, craft of the writer, pace
2. Quality of presentation for non-fiction, including but not limited to: appeal and appropriateness of the presentation, clarity, layout, format
3. Audience appeal: appropriateness to the age group, a range of readability, the themes and content
4. Accuracy and relevance
5. Balance in the final list: male and female protagonists, male and female subject appeal, cultural diversity, geographical settings, e.g., rural, urban, cross-Canada locations, genre variety
SELECTION CRITERIA
The following criteria are presented in order of importance:
1. Literary quality in the case of fiction including but not limited to: structure, richness of language, craft of the writer, pace
2. Quality of presentation for non-fiction, including but not limited to: appeal and appropriateness of the presentation, clarity, layout, format
3. Audience appeal: appropriateness to the age group, a range of readability, the themes and content
4. Accuracy and relevance
5. Balance in the final list: male and female protagonists, male and female subject appeal, cultural diversity, geographical settings, e.g., rural, urban, cross-Canada locations, genre variety