The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award) was created to honor excellence in children's literature. Each year since 1957, Vermont students in grades four through eight have selected their favorite book from a list of nominees. It is recommended that students read at least five of the year's nominated titles before voting. Voting takes place in the spring, generally beginning in April.
2023-2024 Award Year Information and Materials - Coming soon!
- 2023-2024 Vermont Golden Dome Nominee List (Will be posted here on 4/3/23)
2022-2023 Program Information and Materials
- Voting for the 2022-2023 list will open April 4, 2023, and close on May 7, 2023
- Vermont Golden Dome 2022-2023 Ballot Submissions (link available April 4th)
- 2022-2023 Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Resource Guide
- 2022-2023 Nominee List
- 2022-2023 Annotated Nominee List
- 2022-2023 B List (Books that almost made the list)
- 2022-2023 Bookmark
- 2022-2023 Checklist Brochure
- 2022-2023 Punch Cards (created by Jill Abair, U-32 Middle/High School, East Montpelier)
- Conference Recording (2 hr. 45 min., YouTube)
- Order Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Labels
Past Nominees and Winners
- Winners List, 1957-2021
- All Past Nominees
- Past Handbooks
Committee
The 2022-2023 Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Committee is:
- Sarah Adelman, Camels Hump Middle School (Richmond)
- Kate Belluche, Fletcher Free Library (Burlington)
- Katie Bosley, Pierson Library (Shelburne)
- Courtney Bowen, Kimball Public Library
- Abigail Dieh-Noble, Lake Champlain Waldorf School (Shelburne)
- Sacha Krawczyk, Fletcher Memorial Library (Ludlow)
- Rebecca Rupp (Swanton), Chair
- Nicole Westbom, Kellogg-Hubbard Library (Montpelier)
Publisher Submission Guidelines
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 Chair Rebecca Rupp.
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