On behalf of the National Council of Women of the United States you are cordially invited to submit your book for award consideration in our 2016 International Literacy Awareness Celebration and Awards Ceremony taking place at 6pm on September 8, 2016 at 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017.
 
In 1965, the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared September 8th to be International Literacy Day. Since this proclamation, schools, communities and organizations across America and around the world have used this day to raise awareness about this important human right.
 
We have a history of literacy awareness from our Books to Malawi project where, with our corporate partner UPS, delivered over 40,000 books to Malawi to our domestic literacy programs to rural schools in need of educational assistance. Almost 775 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 60.7 million children attend school irregularly or drop out. This special event is an example of our effort to decrease those alarming rates. Click to watch the video >>
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo34eym2hRY
 
This is a wonderful opportunity to have your published book or article acknowledged by us with an award. Below, you will find the submission guidelines as well as the relevant information for your consideration. We look forward to your participation in this wondrous homage to the United Nations’ International Literacy Day celebration on 
 
 
The National Council of Women's 2016 International Literacy Awareness Celebration and Awards Ceremony ~ Our theme is “A Woman’s Wisdom”

 
Author Submission Guidelines
Our Goal:
To recognize literacy as a human right and unpack the gifts of female authors who amplify the rich stories of women. Our event promotes literacy awareness, gives exposure to women writers and authors and shines a light on their stories. Each year a diverse group of community leaders committed to literature, language, and the arts plans the event and awards outstanding achievement in literacy awareness
 
Six Award Categories 
1. The 2016 National Council of Women Award for Literary Excellence

2. The 2016 National Council of Women Literary Award for Women’s Empowerment

3. The 2016 National Council of Women Literary Award for Excellence in Fiction

4. The 2016 National Council of Women Literary Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction

5. The 2016 National Council of Women Literary Award for Excellence in Poetry

6. The 2016 National Council of Women Literary Award for Excellence in Children and Young Adult Stories
 
Judging Guidelines:
Submissions will be reviewed by industry professionals, publishers, bloggers, book club presidents, publicist, editors, agents, and the NCWUS staff. We will supply authors confirmation of their participation with a formal letter as well as our logo that can be placed on their website or on their social media. The evaluation team will choose the top 5 books in each category then apply the following criteria to determine a winner:
• Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations
• Originality
• Impact
• Cultural Responsibility/Integrity
• Overall Quality
 
  
Submission Guidelines:
There is a $150, non-refundable processing fee for your submission. Authors wishing to submit multiple titles please include an additional $35 for each subsequent title. Payments can be made on our website (www.ncwus.org) via Paypal.
Once the appropriate submission fee has been made, please email the following, for each title to be considered) to nationalcouncilofwomen@gmail.com

1. A synopsis of your book in pdf format

2. Author biography

3. A one page summary sheet of your book; photo of the cover; author’s name (along with the names of other contributing authors if applicable); publishers information (even of the book is self-published); publication date, ISBN information and the retail and wholesale costs of the book.

4. Mail a hard copy of each title to National Council of Women of the United States

National Council of Women of the United States
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017
(if you are submitting multiple titles please package them together, do not send them individually)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

 

Thank you.