2024 CALA Best Book Award Nominations

Nomination Deadline: March 15, 2024

Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2024

CALA seeks your nominations for the 2024 CALA Best Book Award!

Previous winners of this award can be found at this link.

For more details about this award, please follow this link.

The nomination form can be found here: 2024 CALA Best Book Award Nomination Form 美国华人图书馆协会2024最佳图书提名表.

The annual CALA Best Book Award recognizes outstanding books, published in English or Chinese, which exhibit excellence in addressing China, Chinese, people of Chinese origin or Chinese cultural heritage and written by Chinese authors or authors of Chinese descent. The Award is to raise awareness of these topics and authors in North America. 一年一度的CALA最佳图书奖旨在表彰以英文或中文出版的优秀书籍，这些书籍在有关中国、中国人、华裔和中华文化传承等主题和/或由华裔作家或华裔血统作家创作的书籍方面有出色表现。该奖项旨在提高北美对这些主题和作者的认识。 

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Please review eligibility criteria and important dates, prior to completing the nomination form. 请在填写提名表之前仔细阅读参选资质及重要日期。

Eligible Works 符合参选条件的作品

• Related to Chinese cultural heritage or topics about China, Chinese, people of Chinese origin or Chinese cultural heritage, and written by Chinese authors or authors of Chinese descent. 与中国文化或中国、华人、华裔或中华文化传承主题相关，并由华人或华裔作家创作。

• Published between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 by a publishing house, trade or small press/publisher located in North America or one of its territories for general commercial release in the United States and North America regions. Self-published works and exclusively internet publications may also be considered by the committee. 在2023年1月1日至2023年12月31日期间由位于北美国家及所属地区的出版社、贸易或小型出版社出版，并在美国及北美发行的商用版本。自行出版及仅限于网络发行的出版物也会由委员会审议。

• Written in Chinese, English or bilingual. This requirement does not limit the use of words or phrases in non-Chinese and non-English languages where appropriate in context. Translations of original works may be considered. 用中文、英文或中英双语创作。不限制在上下文中酌情使用非中文或非英语的单词或短语。原创作品的译本也可参选。

• Works that have previously won other prizes or recognitions are eligible. 此前获得过其他奖项或认可的作品可以参选。
  
  

Ineligible Works 不符合参选条件的作品

• Anthologies by more than one author. 包含不止一位作者作品的选集。

• Reprints of books originally published prior to the current award year. 出版于本颁奖年度之前的图书的重印本。

• In the event of a dispute over eligibility, the Award Committee will decide whether a book is eligible, and its decision will be binding. 如对参选资质产生争议，最佳图书委员会将决定提交的图书是否符合条件，其决定将具有最终裁决权。
  
  

Important Dates 重要日期

• March 15, 2024 - Nomination deadline. 2024年3月15日--提名截止日期  

• April 1, 2024 - Postmark deadline for nominated books. 2024年4月1日--提名图书邮戳截止日期

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For more details about this award, please follow this link.