The Golden Sower Award Program is active throughout the year.The GSA calendar revolves around the annual nominee lists. To better understand the Golden Sower Award Program, a calendar is outlined below with links to additional information.
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| August/September |
-Golden Sower Award Program Kick-Off
-Publishers and Authors contacted by GSA Committee member |
| October |
-NLA/NEMA Convention: Winning authors and illustrators are presented Golden Sower Award.
-Ordering information for NEXT year's nominees list is posted on The Nugget web site under Nominees and Award Lists
--Volunteers Needed! GSA manual work and student work for the web
- Readers are busy reading the nominees!
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| November |
-Voting Tallies/ Information posted on the web site for "early voters" under Voting Information
-Golden Sower Award Committee Fall Meeting
-Student participants are busy reading the nominees! |
| December/January |
-Golden Sower Award Committee members remain busy!
Assembling "volunteer readers" for selecting the NEXT group of nominees. You can help compile the list by suggesting titles. See Nominate a Title
Planning and work to update the web site begins.
Coordinating work on the manual
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| February |
-Manual Pages are due to Manual Editor, Marci Retzlaff
-Nominee Suggestions must be received by February 15th.
Contact Shawna Lindner (Primary and Intermediate categories) and Toni Reese (YA category)
-Student participants are busy reading the nominees! |
| March |
-Keep reading the current nominees! Voting deadline is near!
"Adult Volunteer Readers" receive reading lists |
| April |
-Voting Deadline: All ballots must be counted and tallies received by April 15th.
-Golden Sower Award Committee Spring Meeting |
| May |
-Winners Announced May 1st!
-Students' works for GSA web due |
| June |
-Manuals for next program year are printed and ready for distribution
-VOLUNTEER readers are busy reading! |
| July |
NEW Nominee Lists are determined thanks to our volunteer readers.
Libraries "gear up" for the next Golden Sower Award program to begin! |
