ILA Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards

The International Literacy Association (ILA) Children's and Young Adult Book Awards are given for an author's first or second published book written for children or young adults (birth to 17 years).

Awards are given in three categories: Primary, Intermediate, and Young Adult for fiction and nonfiction works. Books from all countries and published in English for the first time during the 2023 calendar year will be considered. At this time, self-published books are not eligible.

Note: Please be sure to review all the requirements on the form before starting to ensure you have all required information.

Submission Timeline

Open Date: August 1, 2023
Submission Deadline: November 1, 2023
Applicants are notified of the results via email by early June 2024.

For more information on book submissions, please review the ILA Children's and Young Adult Book Awards guidelines.

APPLICANT/NOMINATOR INFORMATION

* Required Information

Submitter's Name *

Publisher Name (exactly as you would like it to appear) *

Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State

Zip Code *

Country *

Contact Number

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

BOOK TITLES

Up to six titles can be submitted per form (fields marked with an asterisk are required, so please complete each section carefully). For additional titles, please complete another form.

1. Title *

Category *

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one) *

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name *

*

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher) *

2. Title

Category

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one)

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher)

3. Title

Category

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one)

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher)

4. Title

Category

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one)

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher)

5. Title

Category

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one)

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher)

6. Title

Category

Fiction

Nonfiction

Age Level (check one)

Primary (Preschool–8)

Intermediate (9–13)

Young Adult (14–17)

Author's Name

First Book

Second Book

Author's Email Address

Coauthor's Name

First Book

Second Book

Coauthor's Email Address

Illustrator's Name

Coillustrator's Name

Upload Book Cover Image (front only; 300 dpi or higher)

SHIPPING BOOKS

Important Shipping Information

You will be asked to provide one copy of each book submitted to all committee members for the category to which the book was submitted (i.e., Primary, Intermediate, Young Adult).

Books must be shipped to committee members within 10 days of the submitter receiving the mailing list, which will be provided once your submission's eligibility is confirmed by ILA. (If you have not received the addresses within 3 business days, please email ILAAwards@reading.org.)

Do you acknowledge that books must be shipped within 10 days of receipt of the shipping addresses? *

Yes

No

Do you confirm the categories selected above (Fiction or Nonfiction, and Primary, Intermediate, or Young Adult) are accurate? *

Yes

No

Do you grant ILA permission to reprint the book cover electronically to promote the award? *

Yes

No

Please direct any questions to ILAAwards@reading.org.