• Ages 13-19 are eligible to nominate and vote in the award selections.

• Eligible titles must have been published in 2023 or 2024.

• There is no limit to the number of books that are allowed to be nominated. When the initial voting ends, each category will be narrowed down to six semi-finalists.

• If a book is chosen as a semi-finalist, the author or publisher will be contacted requesting complimentary electronic copies of each book that can be shared with the finalist committee.

• In the final voting round, semi-finalists will be narrowed down to the top three books with the most votes, resulting in three finalists.

Nominations are accepted August 19-October 1

Semi-Finalists voting opens October 15-November 15

Final voting opens November 15 - December 15

All Finalists will be notified and announced by December 16th 

The Teen Readers’ Choice Awards Gala will take place at the

Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on February 21, 2025

in conjunction with StoryCon.

All finalists will receive one complimentary ticket with premier guest seating to attend the awards gala. It will also be broadcast live if finalists are unable to attend. Additional tickets to the gala may be purchased by individual or by table and include dinner and a program honoring winning authors and recognizing unique accomplishments from some of our teen writers each year. 

Each finalist will each receive:

• A complimentary ticket to the in-person gala event and VIP reception.

• One digital award file for placement on a book cover or website.

• For each category, one winner and two finalists will receive an award trophy

In addition, each 1st place category winner will receive:​

• Interview inclusion in our online classroom with a bonus expert-created book guide for access by hundreds of schools, teachers, and librarians.

• Author promotion in a special edition of the StoryCon newsletter, sent to over 10,000 teen readers.