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How to Nominate Titles for 2024-2025 Towner Award List                                                                                      

Towner Award Selection Process 

• Books should be nonfiction picture books that are of interest to students in grades two through six
• Books need to be published in the year two years before the date of the award (for example, books considered for the 2025 award needed to be published in 2023)
• Books should be informational in nature; books consisting of folktales, jokes, riddles, & etc. will not be considered
• Books of poetry or song lyrics will be considered only if the verse serves to convey informational content.
• Submit 2025 ballot nominations by February, 1, 2024, here!

In addition:

• We will accept books from authors of any nationality
• In the case of books first published in another country, eligibility will be determined by the US Publication date
• We will not consider books that are out of print
• We will not consider price when choosing books
• Being part of a series will not disqualify a book from consideration
• Books with invented dialogue or other fictionalized elements will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• We will accept nominations from all sources and especially celebrate those coming from students