Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/P.D. Workman


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  14:59, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

P.D. Workman

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Prod disputed by creator; insufficient reliable sources with significant coverage; only claim to fame is being in an anthology that appeared on a best-selling list. There's no evidence that "In the Margins" is a notable award. I don't see any evidence of WP:NAUTHOR being met. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:51, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
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 * Keep Anthology or not, it is indisputable fact that Workman appears on the USA Today Best-Selling Books author list.


 * WP:NAUTHOR specifically addresses the case of a multi-author work: "The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work." (Emphasis added.) Inclusion of the work on the USA Today Best-Selling Books list makes it a "well-known work" by definition.


 * There is also a story involving a fight against a copyright pirate behind the creation of the anthology that I believe makes it a "significant" work. I will gather details and add it to the article.


 * In the original proposal for deletion, OhNoitsJamie said nothing about the notability of the In the Margins award; this is a new challenge. How many levels deep does the notability requirement go? Where is the reference for the notability of an award? The award is quite notable in the community in which it is awarded. That community is described in the Mission Statement of the In the Margins Book Awards: "To seek out and highlight fiction and non-fiction titles of high-interest appeal for male or female readers, ages 9-21, who may fit into one or all of the following categories that identify with: BIPOC youth, youth from a street culture, youth in restrictive custody, youth who are reluctant readers." lomedhi (talk) 17:17, 5 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I've clarified the nature of the USA Today award in the body of the article and included quotes from In the Margins Book Awards with regard to their mission and what they look for. lomedhi (talk) 21:03, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - based on my research and the sources in the article, there are no WP:AUTHOR criteria currently met. Per WP:AUTHOR#3, it is not enough to create or have a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, but also, In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of an independent and notable work (for example, a book, film, or television series, but usually not a single episode of a television series) or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. I have not been able to find multiple independent periodical articles or reviews or other works in which any work is the primary subject. I have also not found multiple independent and reliable sources to support WP:BASIC notability, or sources that could provide substantial support for WP:ANYBIO notability based on the awards (beyond a 2015 press release published by the ALA). Beccaynr (talk) 03:00, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete No secondary sources in the article, which is a WP:BLP and seems to fail WP:SIGCOV. I don't see sufficient presence to pass WP:NAUTHOR.   scope_creep Talk  13:55, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment Additional sources have been added to the article Talk page: All About the Girls: Titles Featuring Young Women in Peril (School Library Journal, 2015, noting "P.D. Workman’s self-published book Ruby landed a Top 10 spot on our In the Margins 2014 list", and a six-sentence review of Tattooed Teardrops (2014) along with brief reviews of other works by other authors; Relevancy Trumps All for Reluctant Readers (School Library Journal, 2014, notes that Kerry Sutherland, youth services librarian at Akron-Summit County Public Library in Northeast Ohio, recommends Ruby: Between the Cracks: Vol. 1 (Workman, 2014), and includes a three-sentence review along with brief reviews of other works by other authors; The 2016 In the Margins Book Awards Are Unveiled (School Library Journal, 2016, announcement followed by official press release; #MHYALit: Teens, Mental Health and the Places it Takes Them, a guest post by Kerry Sutherland (School Library Journal, 2016, detailed plot overviews of several books, followed by brief commentary related to all of the books; Literary Fisticuffs (What's Up Yukon, 2016), a brief review alongside several brief reviews, related to a charity event. The notability guidelines noted in this discussion do not appear to be sufficiently supported by these sources, so my !vote is unchanged. Beccaynr (talk) 02:46, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - Promotional article. Also notability concerns as per Beccaynr. MrsSnoozyTurtle 05:55, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


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