"Unforgettable" Book on the Terezln Ghetto Wins 2012 Educational Writers' Award

"Unforgettable" Book on the Terezln Ghetto Wins 2012 Educational Writers' Award PR Newswire LONDON, December 4, 2012 LONDON, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 Judges describe winner as: "One of the finest children's non-fiction books for many years". The winner of the 2012 ALCS Educational Writers' Award is Terezín: A Story of the Holocaust by Ruth Thomson. The result of this year's Award was announced this afternoon by Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, on behalf of the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and The Society of Authors at the All Party Writers Group (APWG) Winter Reception at the House of Commons. Ed Vaizey presented winner Ruth Thomson with a cheque for £2000, and commented: My congratulations to the winner of the Educational Writers' Award, Ruth Thomson, and indeed to all the shortlisted authors on their outstanding writing for young people. I'm very pleased to support this ALCS & Society of Authors award which celebrates inspiring educational writing and encourages a spirit of enquiry in young people. The 2012 Award focused on books for 11-18 year olds, published in 2010 and 2011. Terezín beat off strong competition from the other three titles shortlisted for this year's Award.