Hi Vijaya—we are mostly talking about something published in book form for children=best, Steve
My question:
From the description of who is eligible though, I would not qualify because I am published. However, I know in the past that in some contests there is a distinction between traditionally published, self- published, and published via work-for-hire.
I wanted to know that when you say published, do you mean all manner of making your work public?
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So it's pretty clear that all published book authors are not eligible. Really nice to have an award for up-and-coming new voices that aren't repped very much in the US.
Vijaya