2026 KIDDABLE AWARDS: ENTER NOW!

“Get Ahead in Children’s Literature: Entries Now Open for the 2026 Kiddable Picture Book Awards

Dear Kiddable Community,

We’re thrilled to announce that the 2026 Kiddable Awards are now open. The anticipation is building! It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the best of the best in children’s literature. But we have an exciting twist for all the early birds out there.

📚 We are introducing three New Categories this year!📚

Rhyming Story (New)
Social and Emotional Awareness (New)
Picture Book Illustration Award (New)
Online Discovery (New Author/First Book)
Children’s eBook
Early Learning Picture Book
Picture Book
Diversity and Differences

🏆 Your Chance to Win 🏆
Each category has the following awards up for grabs.
1st (one winner), 2nd (up to two winners), and 3rd place (up to three winners), along with up to 4 finalists in each category.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to showcase your talent and reach an audience who loves your work just as much as we do. Hurry, get your submission in, and be a part of the magic that is the Kiddable Awards.

Visit our website to submit your book and find all the details you need. We can’t wait to celebrate your incredible work at the 2026 Kiddable Awards!

To Enter the Online Discovery Award Category pay via Paypal and you will receive a submission link.

PAY HERE.

ABOUT OUR AWARDS PROGRAM

We decided to create an online award program to showcase Indie Kid’s Content Creators. Winning an award is a unique distinction and helps in the future creation and promotion of new content. It can also boost your credibility once you have a stamp of approval from outside your immediate network. Kiddable hopes to be different from other online awards in a good way! First, we are only approving entrants who meet our criteria and have a chance at winning. We are by no means exclusive, we just want quality content. Many other awards accept entry fees from creators who have no chance of becoming finalists or winners. We simply think you deserve better. If you do not receive an invitation to pay the entry fee, we will provide feedback and encouragement and not criticism. Your feelings matter.

NOTE: You must have Google Drive and understand how to operate an online form. Here is a video about sharing a Google Drive link.

Rules & Regulations

1. The content you submit must be free of adult content and innuendo.
2. A creator or team may enter one piece of content per entry. If you wish to enter more than one book you must make an entry for each book.
3. We do not permit the bullying or harassment of competitors. Treat each other with respect. Do not post disrespectful comments or otherwise harass members of the Kiddable Team or other competitors.
4. Content must be available for audiences in the United States. We prefer that content entered into each category is available globally, but this is not a requirement. However, it should be noted we have audience members around the world including Canada, and the U.K.
5. Content must be released within one year of the entry period (September January 1, 2024 to November 15 2026). That means all content released during and after the 2023 calendar year is eligible. We understand that independent creators often release content with the intention of promoting it during the next calendar year.
6. Content must be submitted by the creator or a representative with the right to act on the creators behalf.
7. The entry fee must be paid via Paypal to Kiddable. The price is $69.99 USD. Once your invoice is paid you will be entered in the award competition.

Regulations

1. Winners will be chosen based on quality and overall presentation by the Kiddable Team. Kiddable may ask for opinions from trusted contractors with experience in select fields in the event the team cannot chose a winner. We reserve the right to select winners based on our internal criteria and have the right to receive recommendations from contractors. Any contractors selected to provide recommendations cannot and will not have content entered into the contest or any direct relation to any entrants (family, professional, or personal).
2. Kiddable will not accept payment for the entry fee unless the entrant is approved and meets out basic standards (availability mentioned in section 4. of the rules and content suitability defined in section 1). The content must also be high quality and meet the minimum standards of the genre and or industry they represent.
3. Winners Certificate’s and Award Seals for Winners and a Finalist Seal for Finalists. Additionally, the books will be listed on the yearly award showcase post and in the awards section of the website.
4. After the fee is received there will be no refunds under any circumstances. You will receive a Jot Form to submit your book.
5. Kiddable does not except payment in exchange for awards or certain selection statuses. We do not guarantee wins or finalist status and we reserve the right to chose the winners based on the criteria listed in the previous sections and in relation to the other entries based on our teams professional opinion.
6. Content ownership remains with the company or content creator that submitted it. We reserve the right to show a sample of the submitted content on our website indefinitely, and feature samples of the content on our social media after the competition is complete. Kiddable also reserves the right to share samples of the content in the future (indefinitely) when promoting future awards (this is a good thing). Kiddable will not publicly release or distribute the complete contents of any entry unless special arrangements are made separately from the context of the award presentation.
7. Content for consideration must be provided in an accessible Google Drive Folder (ie: anyone with a link can view) . Don’t worry the link will be kept private and will only be used by the Kiddable Award Team. Please provide the cover (jpg or png), a digital review copy (PDF) and a document with a synopsis and author bio.
8. If you do not receive the entry form link due to some unforeseen error, just email us via our contact form and kindly let us know. We will confirm your payment and then send you a link directly.