Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly Wins the 2023-2024 Green Mountain Book Award!
Read the press release: Students Choose Winners of 2023-2024 Vermont Youth Book Award
Video of Thanks by K. J. Reilly for her award
In this heartfelt thank you video, “Four for the Road” author K. J. Reilly shares her creative process and talks about the significance of winning the teen-choice Green Mountain Book Award.
2023-2024 Student Voting Information:
Green Mountain Book Award Committee Website
Find information about this year's nominees, related links, and teaching resources.
Order Vermont Youth Book Award Labels
2024-2025 Award Year Information and Materials
2023-2024 Award Year Information and Materials
2022-2023 Award Year Information and Materials
Past Nominees and Winners
Publisher Submission Guidelines
Books to be considered by the GMBA Committee can be submitted by publishers. Five copies of each title, which will be circulated to committee members, should be sent to:
GMBA Committee
c/o Vermont Department of Libraries
60 Washington St., Suite 2
Barre, VT 05641
Books published in the current calendar year may be sent at any time during the year. However, sending books as soon as feasible makes it possible to give all books more careful consideration.
The committee reviews books from June - December of each year. In order to be considered, books must be received by the end of the calendar year in which they were published.
Publishers are invited to submit books that meet the following criteria:
- The book must have been published in the current calendar year. Reprints and compilations previously copyrighted are not eligible.
- Sequels are rarely considered. Please do not send sequels unless we specifically request a title.
- The book must be original or, if traditional in origin, the result of individual research. The retelling and reinterpretation must be the writer's own.
- All forms of writing are eligible for consideration – fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels and poetry.
- Books written by a previous recipient of the GMBA Award may be considered at the discretion of the committee.
- Books should have teens as their intended audience and be appropriate for teens in grades nine through twelve.
Questions may be addressed to Committee Chair Brooke Nadzam.