General Categories

1. Board Book/Cloth Book
2. Alphabet/Counting Book
3. Book Arts/Pop-up/Cut-out
4. Activity Book 1 – Games, Arts & Crafts, etc.
5. Activity Book 2 – Educational, Science, History
6. Best Illustrator
7. Picture Book – Preschool
8. Picture Book – 4-8 Year Old
9. Picture Book – All Ages
10. Juvenile Fiction – Early Reader/1st Chapter books
11. Pre-Teen Fiction – General
12. Pre-Teen Fiction – Fantasy
13. Pre-Teen Fiction – Mystery
14. Pre-Teen Fiction – Historical/Cultural
15. Pre-Teen Fiction – Mature Issues
16. Young Adult Fiction – General
17. Young Adult Fiction – Fantasy/Sci-Fi
18. Young Adult Fiction – Horror/Mystery
19. Young Adult Fiction – Historical/Cultural
20. Young Adult Fiction – Religion/Spirituality
21. Young Adult Fiction – Mature Issues
22. Children’s Poetry
23. Non-Fiction – Picture Book
24. Non-Fiction – Chapter Book
25. Animals/Pets
26. Multicultural Non-Fiction
27. Comic/Graphic Novel
28. Religion/Spirituality
29. Holiday
30. Book with Merchandise (plush toy, etc.)
31. Spanish Language Book
32. Environmental Issues
33. Health Issues
34. Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem
35. Best First Book – Picture Book
36. Best First Book – Chapter Book
37. Best Book by Youth Author (under 18)
38. Best Book Series – Picture Book
39. Best Book Series – Chapter Book
40. Best Book Series – Non-Fiction 
    (note: Book Series category submissions require at least two volumes, and one volume's copyright/release date must fall within the 2018-2019 timeframe)

E-Book Categories

E1.  Children’s Picture Book
E2.  Picture Book – Enhanced *
E3.  Pre-Teen Fiction
E4.  Young Adult Fiction

 

*Enhanced E-Books are those including embedded audio, video, animations, etc.