Submissions

Committee Member Mailing Addresses for Submitting Titles for Consideration

BEFORE YOU NOMINATE:

• Is the cutoff for submissions clear to you?

• Is a mailing date no later than the end of the first week of November, annually?

• Is the book to be submitted reflective of life in the margins?

• Is it self published?  Independently Published? Small press published? Published by a Major House?

• Is the voice authentic? Unique? Saying something or telling a story a fit for “in the margins”?

• Is there action and/or does the text move along quickly?

• Have you observed teens who are “in the margins” picking the book up and reading it? Do you have positive teen feedback?

•  Is the cover eye catching or gritty with  appeal to reluctant teen readers who are “in the margins”?

• Is the text easy and comfortable to read and on the larger size?

• If the book is more than 250 pages, does it fit our priorities? Is it still engaging the reluctant reader?

• If the book is from a major publisher, is it an award winner? starred review?  known author? Is it so authentic and accurate that it needs to be included on our list?

• Is the book accurately depicting those “in the margins” of society?

Note: it is expected that books making our list may not be edited well and may not be up to standard major publishing fare, due to our primary considerations above.

Finally, is the pub date in our time frame within the correct perimeters?

Award Year nominee pub date =

Previous 18 months OR June 2 years previous – December the previous year, as follows:

• 2024 award nominee pub date = June 2022 – December 2023
• 2025 award nominee pub date = June 2023 – December 2024
• 2026 award nominee pub date = June 2024 – December 2025
• 2027 award nominee pub date = June 2025 – December 2026
• 2028 award nominee pub date = June 2026 – December 2027
• etc…

Once you have made sure all priorities for submitting a title are met, click here to go to the online  nomination form.