your PAL book was published in 2012, we want to make sure that your
book is included for consideration in the 2013 Crystal Kite Member
Choice Awards! The deadline for submitting your book is January 31,
2012.
1. Go to and click on the Awards tab to familiarize yourself with the guidelines for the Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards.
2.
Make sure that your SCBWI membership is current! Only current members
of SCBWI are eligible for the Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards. Not
sure when your membership expires? Log in at SCBWI.org and click on
“Membership Renewal.” Your member expiration date will be shown at the
top of that page.
3. Log in at scbwi.org and update your
publication information! Click on “Manage Profile” and be sure to enter
the name and publication date of your most recent book. Then, choose
your publisher from one of the drop-down menus. If you have any trouble
updating your profile, feel free to call our offices at 323-782-1010
during business hours (9 AM – 5:00 PM, Pacific, Monday – Friday) and
someone will be happy to assist you.
4. Already entered
your book? To check to see that your book has been entered visit your
regional home page at SCBWI.org (click on the Member Home button and
then the text “See what’s going on in your region”! and then click on
the Crystal Kites tab.Crystal Kite
. In the salmon colored bar above the Search by Author or Title box
will be your entered title. If your title is missing, then update your
publication information. At this page you can also see all the books
already submitted for consideration for your region so that you can
start reading them before voting begins.
One major question we had last year was about publicizing your book.
We want you to promote and publicize the Crystal Kite Awards and remind
people to vote! We just can’t allow promotion or publicizing of
individual titles. For example, you can tweet, Facebook and otherwise
state: “Don’t forget to vote for your favorite in the Crystal Kite
Awards”!..or words to that effect. However, publicizing a specific title
will lead to disqualification of that title.
Don’t forget to
read through the Crystal Kites Member Choice Awards page where you will
find further information, dates for 2013 and a link to the Frequently
Asked Questions page.
We are very excited about the 2013 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards and look forward to receiving your book!
Christopher Cheng
Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards Coordinator