In the case of a tie there may be more than 10. The chair tallies the votes and the 10 titles with the most nominations advance to be discussed at the Midwinter Meeting. ![]() Committee members are encouraged to submit 15 titles. “Nominated titles”: Committee members nominate not less than 10 and not more than 15 titles to be semifinalists. Committee members will nominate titles for consideration in the first stage of voting. Members of the Committee may not suggest or recommend a title that they have contributed to, edited, or in any other way been affiliated with, or a title authored or edited by members of their immediate family or anyone with whom they share a household. Committee members are also expected to read reviews of recommended titles, either by consulting review sources directly available to them, or reading reviews produced by the other Committee members. During the course of the year, Committee members actively participate in ongoing discussions of the recommended titles, facilitated by electronic means and the Committee listserv. Committee members must receive all requested or unsolicited titles by December 31. It must remain clear that titles requested by the Committee are not nominated for the award, but are merely recommended for consideration. Review copies of each title will be requested from the respective publishers for each Committee member. Committee members inform each other, via the listserv, of each recommendation as it is made. The Committee Chair compiles recommended titles throughout the course of the year. Recommendations may be sent via email to any Committee member or submitted online at and must be sent by the deadline of December 31. Publisher’s representatives may contact the Committee Chair and make them aware of titles that may be of interest to the Committee, or may send unsolicited copies to the Committee members. Award ProcessĪnyone may suggest a title to the Stonewall Book Awards - Children’s and Young Adult Committee members for consideration for a Stonewall Book Award. The Chair of the Stonewall Book Awards Committee shall make the final determination as to category, taking into account the Library of Congress classification number (if applicable). The children’s and young adult literature includes both fiction and non-fiction. Anthologies comprised of both nonfiction and literary pieces will be categorized by whichever form predominates. ![]() The nonfiction category includes biography, history, criticism, reference works, fine arts, and other traditional nonfiction genres. The literature category encompasses novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. Honor authors receive a certificate and no cash award.Īwards are made in three categories: adult literature, adult nonfiction and children's and young adult literature. The awards, which consist of a commemorative plaque and a cash award of $1000, are presented to the winning authors or editors at the ALA Annual Conference, held in June or July. ![]() The Book Award Committee announces the winners at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, usually held in January. Substantially changed new editions of previously published works and English translations of foreign-language books are eligible for the awards. Re-printings of previously published books will not be considered. The awards are given to works published in the United States in the previous calendar year, although works published elsewhere may be considered. The Stonewall Book Awards of the American Library Association are given annually to English-language books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.
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