Talk:Laura Pedersen

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Some proposed changes

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Information to be added or removed: Please remove the tags at the top of the page.

Explanation of issue: I have added additional citations and have also added more information so that the article meets the general notability guidelines. 203.192.244.225 (talk) 11:14, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 12-JAN-2019

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Some proposed changes

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Please change the current name of the section 'Reception' to 'Awards and reception' adding the following content in the section:

Pedersen has received various awards, including:

Eric Hoffer Award, honorable mention for Buffalo Gal, 2009^[1]
Seven Sisters Book Award for Life in New York, 2015^[2]^[3] In 2015, The New York Times wrote of her novel Life in New York: "the prolific author and playwright parcles her stream of consciousness into her wily and witty essays".^[4]
Three Oaks Prize for Fiction for Going Away Party, 2001^[5] In 2001, the Willamette Week wrote of her novel Going Away Party: "reading this book is like getting hit over the head repeatedly with a blunt object".^[6]
Barnes & Noble Discover New Voices Selection for Beginner's Luck, 2003^[7]
Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Humor/Comedy for Buffalo Unbound, 2011^[8]
Mom's Choice Gold Award for UNPLUGGED: Ella Gets Her Family Back, 2012^[9]

Explanation of issue: I am requesting updated information to be added in the section. I have provided reliable references for each award and reception of comments on her books.

References supporting change:

1. http://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html#.XDZo

2. https://www.authorsguild.org/member-awards/laura-pedersen-a-finalist-for-seven-sisters-book-award/

3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25074188-life-in-new-york

4. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/nyregion/new-books-on-the-city-after-war-and-after-buffalo.html

5. http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=10083

6. https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-267-win-some-lose-some.html

7. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beginners-luck-laura-pedersen/1103271462?type=eBook#/

8. https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Next+Generation+Indie+Book+Award

9. https://tilburyhouse.com/book/childrens-books/unplugged/

142.54.92.122 (talk) 16:33, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Eric Hoffer Book Award Winners". Eric Hoffer Award official website.
^ "Laura Pedersen a finalist for Seven Sisters Book Award". The Author's Guild. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
^ "Life In New York: How I Learned to Love Squeegee Men, Token Suckers, Trash Twisters, and Subway Sharks". Goodreads.
^ Roberts, Sam. "New Books on the City After War and After Buffalo". New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
^ "Author Laura Pedersen". Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Wickstrom, Susan. "Win Some, Lose Some". Willamette Week. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Beginner's Luck: A Novel". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Book awards: Next Generation Indie Book Award". Library Thing. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Unplugged by Laura Pedersen". Tilbury House publishers. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Reply 20-APR-2019

Specification requested

Reception is the standard heading title for a section focused on how a subject is received. Items such as awards are bestowed upon individuals and organizations who are favorably received by their respective peer groups.
Please provide the specific Wikilinks of the awards mentioned.^[a]^[b] You may place the WikiLinks after the Notes section below.
When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{request edit}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=yes to |ans=no. Thank you!

Regards, Spintendo 18:45, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ The two you have already provided are exempted from this request for specification.
^ This would be the WikiLink for the award itself, rather than a WikiLink for the organization giving the award. For example, a Wikilink for an Oscar would be Academy Award rather than the WikiLink for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization which dispenses the Oscars.

@Spintendo: Apart from the Wikilinks of the two awards already given (Eric Hoffer Award and Next Generation Indie Book Awards), no other award has a Wikilink. Since Eric Hoffer Award is already mentioned on the page, could you please add Next Generation Indie Book Awards to the page. Also, request you to please change the section title to 'Awards' as it best describes the content of the section. Further, please add the below mentioned line after the line of Willamette Week.

In 2015, The New York Times wrote of her novel Life in New York: "the prolific author and playwright parcles her stream of consciousness into her wily and witty essays".^[1]

Thank you for your guidance.

--142.54.92.122 (talk) 21:54, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Roberts, Sam. "New Books on the City After War and After Buffalo". New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

Reply 16-MAY-2019

Edit request declined

Since Eric Hoffer Award is already mentioned on the page, could you please add Next Generation Indie Book Awards to the page. Awards cannot share a Wikilink
Further, please add the below mentioned line after the line of Willamette Week. The New York Times claim is not a review, but rather, an announcement that the book was being released.

Regards, Spintendo 16:29, 16 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Eric Hoffer Book Award Winners". Eric Hoffer Award official website.

[2] "Laura Pedersen a finalist for Seven Sisters Book Award". The Author's Guild. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

[3] "Life In New York: How I Learned to Love Squeegee Men, Token Suckers, Trash Twisters, and Subway Sharks". Goodreads.

[4] Roberts, Sam. "New Books on the City After War and After Buffalo". New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

[5] "Author Laura Pedersen". Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[WWeek-6] Wickstrom, Susan. "Win Some, Lose Some". Willamette Week. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[7] "Beginner's Luck: A Novel". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[8] "Book awards: Next Generation Indie Book Award". Library Thing. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[9] "Unplugged by Laura Pedersen". Tilbury House publishers. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[10] The two you have already provided are exempted from this request for specification.

[11] This would be the WikiLink for the award itself, rather than a WikiLink for the organization giving the award. For example, a Wikilink for an Oscar would be Academy Award rather than the WikiLink for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization which dispenses the Oscars.

[12] Roberts, Sam. "New Books on the City After War and After Buffalo". New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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