Odder by Katherine Applegate, Illustrated by Charles Santoso Wins the 2023-2024 Vermont Golden Dome Book Award!
Read the press release: Students Choose Winners of 2023-2024 Vermont Youth Book Award
Video message from 2023-2024 Golden Dome Winner Katherine Applegate
2023-2024 Student Voting Information:
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Committee Website
Order Vermont Youth Book Award Labels
2024-2025 Award Year Information and Materials
- 2024-2025 Golden Dome Book Award Nominee List
- 2024-2025 Golden Dome Punch Cards (Created by Jill Abair, U-32 Middle/High School, East Montpelier)
- 2024-2025 Vermont Golden Dome Committee Membership
2023-2024 Award Year Information and Materials
2022-2023 Program Information and Materials
Past Nominees and Winners
Publisher Submission Guidelines
Books to be considered by the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Committee are submitted by publishers. Four copies of each title, which will be circulated to committee members, should be sent to:
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 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.
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.
- The book must have been written by a living author who is a citizen or resident of the United States or Canada. Co-authors may be included.
- 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, and poetry. Poetry, anthologies and short stories must be by a single author and not previously copyrighted.
- Books written by a previous recipient of Vermont Golden Dome Book Award may be considered at the discretion of the committee.
- Books should have children as their intended audience and be appropriate for children in grades four through eight.
Questions may be addressed to Committee Co-Chair Sarah Adelman
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