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
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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| Gail Carson Levine's message that Ella of Ella Enchanted would vote in the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election |
“Some of you may have seen my "Ella Would Vote" piece on social media in 2018, which I am releasing again. If you haven't, the idea is that Ella of ELLA ENCHANTED, once she threw off the curse of obedience, would never fail to exercise her options, and she would always vote. I'd love it if all the writers and illustrators in AIC would write something for the characters they've created along the same lines of "___And it's not just Gail! Dan Gutman joined in, posting:Would Vote", because we write or draw characters who have opinions and agency, even if they're kids or animals.
Our characters are likely to hit a soft, unarmored place in our now grown-up readers, or in parents who are reading our stories to their children. We can end by saying that we (and our characters) plan to vote for Biden-Harris.
Many writers and artists are worried about the possible effect on sales if they bring a character into the political arena. But look at what we are facing! It’s time to stand up for our children’s future...”
I hope that ALL the characters in my books would vote if they were old enough. It’s our civic duty. But I know one character for sure who would do ANYTHING to make sure he cast his ballot--Judson Moon from “The Kid Who Ran For President.”And Iza Trapani, posting:
"Gabe & Goon & Vole & Troll would vote because they learned that friendship is more important than differences!" says @IzaTrapani. "I'm voting for #BidenHarris to rescue & reunite our country!" Thank you, Iza! #SaveDemocracy #ForOurChildren #BlackLivesMatter #Equality #AIforC2020And Alex Flinn, posting:
"Kyle in Beastly would #vote for #BidenHarris because he'd want a president to end this pandemic & make it safe to go out. During his quarantine, Kyle developed kindness & compassion. He knows how important it is for those in power to care about others." @alex_flinn #AIforC2020
