NOMINATION DEADLINES

To help ensure that our judges have enough time to thoroughly read - and fairly judge - each book,  a "tiered" deadline calendar has been implemented.  The nomination due date will be determined by the publication date. The 2026 deadlines are:

GENRE, AUDIOBOOK, and ANN BANNON Nominations:

The nomination timeline will be as follows (all dates are between January 1, 2025 - January 21, 2026):

Tee Corinne Nominations:

The nomination timeline will be as follows:

Finalists will be announced on the website in early May 2026 as each category is tallied and finalized.  Finalists will also be notified via email.

*Book cover images are due at the time of nomination.

Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design

• Book covers must be entered in a specific judged genre category (e.g., Contemporary Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Historical Fiction) to be eligible.

• Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2025

• Fees paid by credit card or Paypal are due at the time of nomination.  Fees made by check must be received NO LATER THAN January 15, 2026
   

*Winners for all other awards will be announced at the 2026 GCLS Awards Ceremony In Orlando, FL. on August 8th. 

**Please note: Books are judged against detailed criteria, not against each other.  Thus, a book read and judged in November will be evaluated against the same criteria as a book read and judged in March.

**If you have any questions or concerns about meeting a deadline, please reach out to the Awards Administrators as soon as possible.