2025 Heartland Booksellers Award Nominations Now Open!
Criteria
• A book's relationship to the Midwest or Great Lakes region may consist of either the content of the book, the author's hometown, or the author's current residence.
• Books must be classifiable in one of five awarded genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, YA/Middle Grade, or Children's Picture Book.
• Books submitted for the 2025 book awards must have an on-sale date between 5/1/24 and 4/30/25
• The deadline to submit titles ends 6/30/25.
Instructions
GLIBA and MIBA accept nominations separately based on book and author location in relation to their respective regional states and then combine titles for the finalist vote. Publishers and booksellers can submit titles.
• It is free for booksellers to nominate titles.
• There is a $25 fee for publishers to nominate titles.
GLIBA Submissions
You can submit books by authors from the following states or books with content that pertains specifically to these states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
• A book's relationship to the Midwest or Great Lakes region may consist of either the content of the book, the author's hometown, or the author's current residence.
• Books must be classifiable in one of five awarded genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, YA/Middle Grade, or Children's Picture Book.
• Books submitted for the 2025 book awards must have an on-sale date between 5/1/24 and 4/30/25
• The deadline to submit titles ends 6/30/25.
Instructions
GLIBA and MIBA accept nominations separately based on book and author location in relation to their respective regional states and then combine titles for the finalist vote. Publishers and booksellers can submit titles.
• It is free for booksellers to nominate titles.
• There is a $25 fee for publishers to nominate titles.
GLIBA Submissions
You can submit books by authors from the following states or books with content that pertains specifically to these states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.