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October 2023

Crystal Kite Submission Guidelines

#### **Eligibility:**

* You must be a current member to nominate your book and at the time the award announcement is made.
* Nominated books must be a PAL book first published within the previous calendar year.
* Self-published books cannot be nominated.

#### **Guidelines:**

* Enter your book by adding it to your publications on your member profile.
* Indicate that you would like the book entered by checking the “Crystal Kite” box.
* We have strict anti-spamming rules. Once your book is entered you may promote the Award, but not your specific title, on social media and to personal friends. You may not:
    1. Send emails to people you do not know to promote your book.
    2. Use the SCBWI messaging system to promote your book.
    3. Use any SCBWI discussion board of listserv to promote your book.
    4. Doing any of these will immediately flag your book for deletion in the Crystal Kite Awards.

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* Winners are announced in May in a press release and on the SCBWI website/social media.  Winners receive a crystal, engraved kite award, an opportunity to present at a regional conference, a silver sticker for their winning book, and one winner will be chosen to present at the SCBWI Summer Conference.

## Divisions

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#### **International:**

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* Canada
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* United Kingdom, Ireland

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