Colorado Book Awards

Scroll to the bottom of the page to download 2012 CBA entry forms!

What

An annual program that celebrates the accomplishments of Colorado's outstanding authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers. Awards are presented in at least ten categories including anthology/collection, biography, children's, creative nonfiction, fiction, history, nonfiction, pictorial, poetry, and young adult.

Why

Celebrate books and their creators and promote them to readers.

Where

The award event will be held mid to late June 2012 at Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival in Aspen.

Who

To be eligible for a Colorado Book Award, a primary contributor to the book must be a Colorado writer, editor, illustrator, or photographer. Current Colorado residents are eligible, as are individuals engaged in ongoing literary work in the state and authors whose personal history, identity, or literary work reflect a strong Colorado influence. Authors not currently Colorado residents who feel their work is inspired by or connected to Colorado should submit a letter with his/her entry describing the connection.

How Much

Entrants pay an application fee with their nomination form. Attendees to the award event (other than selectors, judges, finalists and winners) purchase tickets.

When

Entries must be postmarked or hand-delivered by January 13, 2012. Entries in the 21st annual Colorado Book Awards must have a 2011 publication date. Books published and available in late 2011 that have a delayed (2012) copyright may be submitted either in the 21st or the 22nd annual Colorado Book Awards, but not both.

Start Here

For writers, editors, illustrators, and publishers interested in submitting their work for the 2012 Colorado Book Awards, please click here for Submission Guidelines.

Please click here to download the 2012 Colorado Book Award Entry Form.

Please click here to go to our online Submission Manager.

Readers who would like to help choose the finalists and winners: To apply to be a selector or a judge, review and complete the Colorado Book Award Selection and Judging Application Form.

Readers: Colorado Book Award 2011 Finalists, 2011 Colorado Book Award Winners, Colorado Book Awards Categories and Colorado Book Awards History.

For more information contact Christine Goff, 303.894.7951 x21, Fax 303.864.9361, goff@coloradohumanities.org