The Nebraska Golden Sower Award 

We are excited to start reading the 2023-2024 Nominees. Voting is open November 1, 2023 through April 15, 2024. See the voting page for information on how to submit votes for this year's award. 

The nominee levels have new names! The Little Bluestem (picture book) category is primarily intended for grades K-2; Honeybee category (chapter books) for grades 3-5; and Meadowlark (novel category) for grades 6-8. In 2025-2026, we will be introducing a category intended for high school students. However, it is up to local adults to decide which books to use and how. As long as a student has read four (4) books in a category, they are eligible to vote in that category.