Best Of Submissions

The BEST OF lists are educator and student-targeted, and aim to be a helpful resource in and outside of the classroom. The Children’s Book Council accepts submissions for our annual co-sponsored lists every June.  Each list has different requirements and shipping deadlines, so please read carefully the Call for Submissions for each list to prepare for next year’s title submissions.

2021 submissions are closed. 2022 submissions will open in June 2021.

See below if you want to prepare for submissions next year. You can review the previous 2021 Submission Calls for eligibility and submission guidelines. 

Email Laura.Peraza@cbcbooks.org with questions about all BEST OF list.

ELIGIBILITY (2021)

Only submissions from trade publishing companies or divisions will be accepted. Titles must be published in 2020. Some exceptions can be made for books published in Oct-Dec 2019, contact Laura for details.

The Spreadsheet must be completed and emailed by July 9, 2020 but books do not need to be shipped at this time. Shipping instructions will come after submissions.

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Please take your time to read the submission guidelines and prepare titles to submit:

• Children’s Choices Submission Call (ChC)*
• Young Adults’ Choices Submission Call (YAC)*
• 2021 Notable Social Studies Submission Call (NSSTB)
• 2021 Outstanding Science Submission Call (OSTB)
• 2021 Best STEM Books Submission Call (BSB)

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*NOTE: These samples are based on previous years. 2021 Children’s Choices and Young Adults’ Choices submissions were paused for the year. Read about ILA’s decision here. 

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HOW TO SUBMIT

You can submit using the Spreadsheet — Download the 2021 Submission Spreadsheet, fill it out, and email it to Laura.Peraza@cbcbooks.org.

The spreadsheet contains six different tabs: one tab for publisher info and the others corresponding to the lists. Please be sure to enter your title information in the correct sheet.

You will receive a confirmation email when we receive your submission email with the spreadsheet.

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FEES

There is no submission fee for CBC Regular Members to submit titles. The fee is $75 per title for CBC Associate Members and $300 per title for non-members. Fees are per title, per list and non-refundable. Titles may not be substituted at a later date.

An invoice and payment instructions will be emailed to you after you submit.

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We strongly encourage you to read everything carefully, even if you’ve done this process before.

Please contact Laura.Peraza@cbcbooks.org for any questions regarding the co-sponsored BEST OF lists.

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PUBLISHERS: Learn more about the benefits of membership here.