David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award
From Canadian Children's Book Centre
The David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award was established in 2022 to recognize excellence in Canadian children’s and youth poetry.
- Amount
- Up to $3,500
- Who can apply
- Not stated
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- $120
- Kind
- Prize or award
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Eligibility
Books must be published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025 . Because this is a biennial award, the publication date timeframe is two years. Eligible formats include board books and picture books told in rhyme or free verse, poetry collections and novels in verse. Poetry anthologies written by more than one author are not eligible for submission. Both the author and illustrator (if applicable) must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (minimum two-year residency. No posthumous submissions. Books may be published in Canada or abroad.
What to send
You are required to complete an online title submission form for each title being submitted. Upon receipt of your online submission form(s), you will be sent a link where you can upload the PDF of your submission(s). The Booth Award requires five (5) physical copies of each title. Please send these to: CCBC Book Awards 2026 c/o Tinlids Inc. 130 Martin Ross Avenue Toronto, ON M3J 2L4 Tinlids' hours of operation for warehouse deliveries are Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
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Source: https://bookcentre.ca/pages/awards/david-booth-childrens-and-youth-poetry-award (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 27, 2026.
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