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2027 Martin Cruz Smith Award- Emerging Diverse Voices Category

CALIBA presents the 2027 Golden Poppy Awards in recognition of the most distinguished books written and illustrated by creators who have made California their home. 

Cost for Submission: $0 per title
  • Martin Cruz Smith Award and Mirrors & Windows submissions only
Eligible Titles Must:
  • Be written by a debut author or emerging talent from a historically underrepresented voice in publishing. 
  • Have an original publication date between November 16, 2026-November 15, 2027.
  • Be available for resale through traditional wholesale channels, fully returnable, and at standard industry discounts.
  • The author/illustrator must live in California during the writing/illustrating process but does not need to be a resident at the time of publication/consideration.
  • Books by authors who have won in the same category within the last two years will not be eligible for a Golden Poppy in the current year.

We support human created work. Applicants will be asked to attest that their submission was not created by AI. To learn more, visit CALIBA's AI Policy webpage.

For a full list of details, dates and deadlines, visit the Golden Poppy 2027 webpage
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Eligible titles published between Nov. 16, 2026-Nov. 15, 2027
Title must be available for resale through traditional wholesale channels, fully returnable, and at standard industry discounts.
This will help our committee understand the diverse perspective represented in this work.
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