Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kansas Notable Book Awards


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The result was   Nomination withdrawn. LibStar (talk) 01:44, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Kansas Notable Book Awards

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fails WP:GNG. could find no significant third party coverage, obviously having the word notable in its name doesn't confer automatic notability LibStar (talk) 02:54, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - could not find any reliable secondary sources, and I would not hold my breath waiting for one. Tigraan (talk) 13:47, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 16:38, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 16:38, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kansas-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 16:39, 18 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - I've only done a quick cursory search for third party coverage, but have already found a few reliable sources. The Emporia Gazette calls it "the state’s top prize for writing". Multiple other examples of third-party coverage include from the Topeka Capital-Journal, Lawrence-Journal World, The Wichita Eagle, here Kansas Public Radio, WIBW-TV, KSNT, Quincy Press, Prairie Village Post, Lawrence.com. And, as you can see from some of these reports, the Kansas First Lady presents these awards every year, which strikes me as notable. I'm sure a harder look would reveal other sources out there as well. This article could use an update with the addition of reliable sources like those above and elsewhere, but there is no deadline for such an update, and the fact that these improvements haven't been made yet isn't a reason to delete it. —  Hun ter   Ka  hn  17:35, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. In addition to the above, numerous authors' biographies also cite to the award: [Wyatt Townley], [Ally Carter], [Candice Millard], [Denise Low], [Beverley Buller], [Nancy Pickard], and dozens more. As do publishers' pages: [Cornell University Press], [UNM Press], [University Press of Kansas]. --Kgwo1972 (talk) 19:32, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep the resources found by the editors above seem to meet WP:GNG.--Paul McDonald (talk) 22:21, 18 February 2015 (UTC)


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