Cast your vote for the best books of the year by SCBWI members. All current members may vote once in each division per each voting round. (Non-members may vote as well, provided they have a free Sneak Preview account on scbwi.org.)
Final Round Voting will be open from June 3 to June 21.
The winners will be announced on June 26.
Visit the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards Portal to cast your vote now!
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
All current members of SCBWI may vote once in each division per each voting round. Go login and vote here: https://www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite
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| screenshot of the new voting platform for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards |
Round two will open on May 16!
(It's a great way to support your fellow children's book creators, and a super way to add to your to-be-read list, too!)
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
Calling all SCBWI Members: Round 2 voting is happening right now, April 18 – April 30.
Note you may only vote for a book that is in your own division. Here are the divisions:
United States:
Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland)
California, Hawaii
Midsouth (Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana)
Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)
New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
New York
Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama)
Southwest (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Southern Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico)
Texas, Oklahoma
West (Washington, Northern Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota)
International:
Australia, New Zealand
Canada
Europe, Latin America, Africa
Middle East, India, Asia
United Kingdom, Ireland
To cast your vote:
1) log on to www.scbwi.org.
2) Once you are on your Member Home page, go to the left navigation bar, scroll to the bottom and click on Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards.
3) That takes you right to the voting page where all of the books in your division appear.
4) Then click the VOTE FOR THIS BOOK button below your chosen book and you are done!
Curious about the guidelines and rules? Click here.
Good luck to all the finalists!
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
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You can learn more about the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards here.
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
It's time to cast your round two vote for the best PAL book in your division!
Here's how to vote in three easy steps:
step 1)
log on to scbwi.org
step 2)
Once you are on your Member Home page, go to the left navigation bar, scroll to the bottom and click on Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards.
step 3)
That takes you right to the voting page where the finalist books in your Division appear. Then click the VOTE FOR THIS BOOK button below your chosen book and you are done!
Round two voting is now open and closes April 30, 2022.
Good luck to all the finalists!
Illustrate and Translate and Write On,
Lee
It's time to cast your vote for the best PAL book in your division!
Here's how to vote in three easy steps:
step 1)
log on to scbwi.org
step 2)
Once you are on your Member Home page, go to the left navigation bar, scroll to the bottom and click on Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards.
step 3)
That takes you right to the voting page where all of the books in your Division appear. Then click the VOTE FOR THIS BOOK button below your chosen book and you are done!
Round one voting is open through April 15, 2022. Round two voting will open on April 18, 2022.
Good luck to all!
Illustrate and Translate and Write On,
Lee
Presented annually, the SCBWI Crystal Kite is a peer-given award which recognizes great books from 15 SCBWI regional divisions around the world. We would like to congratulate our wonderful 2021 winners for books published in 2020, listed here by division.
Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Wash DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland)
EVELYN DEL RAY IS MOVING AWAY
Meg Medina (Sonia Sánchez, illustrator)
California, Hawaii
EFRÉN DIVIDED
Ernesto Cisneros
Canada
NIGHT WALK
Ellie Arscott (Sara O’Leary, author)
Europe, Latin America, Africa
THE HUNGRY GHOST
Helle Norup
Mid South Division (Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana)
THE OLDEST STUDENT: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Hubbard (Oge Mora, illustrator)
Middle East, India, Asia
THE LAST GARDEN
Rachel Ip (Anneli Bray, illustrator)
Mid West Division (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)
OLD ROCK (is not boring!)
Deb Pilutti
New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
LET’S DANCE!
Valerie Bolling (Maine Diaz, illustrator)
New York
THE BOY AND THE GORILLA
Jackie Azúa Kramer (Cindy Derby, illustrator)
South East Division (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama)
THE LITTLE BLUE COTTAGE
Kelly Jordan (Jessica Courtney-Tickle, illustrator)
South West Division (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Southern Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico)
MIDNIGHT AT THE BARCLAY HOTEL
Fleur Bradley (Xavier Bonet, illustrator)
Texas, Oklahoma
DUSK EXPLORERS
Lindsay Leslie (Ellen Rooney, illustrator)
United Kingdom, Ireland
BOY, EVERYWHERE
A.M. Dassu
Western Division (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota)
THE STARKEEPER
Faith Pray
Check out 14 of the winning books at the SCBWI Bookshop.org page here. (And more about the Last Garden is here.)
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
The field has been narrowed down, and it's time for SCBWI members to place their final votes for the members' choice title in their region.
Here's how to vote:
log on to www.scbwi.org.
Once you are on your Member Home page ("My Home" at the top right of the screen), go to the left navigation bar, scroll to the bottom and click on Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards.
That takes you right to the voting page where all of the books in your division appear (there are 15 different divisions across the US and the world).
Then click the VOTE FOR THIS BOOK button below your chosen book and you are done!
You'll even get a cool digital sticker so you can tell the world:
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| I voted in the Crystal Kites - SCBWI |
Good luck to all the finalists!
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee
The annual SCBWI Crystal Kite Award is a peer-given award to recognize great books from 15 SCBWI regional divisions around the world.
Have you voted yet?
It's easy. All SCBWI members are eligible to vote: You must be logged in at scbwi.org - there will be a link to vote from your “My Home” page.
Note that:
You can only vote for the titles in YOUR Division.
You can only vote ONCE in each round.
To cast your vote: log on to www.scbwi.org. Once you are on your Member Home page, go to the left navigation bar, scroll to the bottom and click on Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards. That takes you right to the voting page where all of the books in your Division appear. Then click the VOTE FOR THIS BOOK button below your chosen book and you are done!
Get all the details about SCBWI's Crystal Kite Awards here.
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