Q.: Why do ineligible titles remain on the nominee list?
A.:The nomination of Golden Sower Award Nominee titles is a complex and time-sensitive process. Simply removing a title from a list is not an option.
A title becomes a nominee approximately 12 months before readers begin reading! During the process a team of volunteer readers determine the nominee list, publishers and authors and/or illustrators are notified of the honor, libraries are provided with ordering information, and lastly, readers spend 8-10 months reading before casting their votes. When nominees are selected, the volunteer readers have no idea which titles may receive awards in the up-coming months. If an author and/or illustrator is on a Golden Sower Award nominee list for consecutive years or even in different category for a consecutive year, the author and/or illustrator may become ineligible if they win a Golden Sower Award, Newbery Award, or Caldecott Award.
To remove a nominated title would be nearly impossible. The Golden Sower Award Committee cannot rescind the honor of being nominated after the nominees become public.
In the history of the Golden Sower Award program, there are only a few instances where titles have become ineligible. The Golden Sower Committee asks for everyone's understanding regarding this matter.
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