The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award is Vermont’s children’s-choice middle-grade book award created to honor excellence in children's literature. Vermont students in grades 4-8 read the 25 nominated books and vote for their favorite.

The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award conference session takes place Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 12:00-2:00pm

The conference is a celebration of readers and creators of children's literature. This year we invite students to watch the author presentations in libraries and classrooms across the state! The authors will speak directly to students and have asked us to encourage them to submit questions prior to the conference. Please submit student (and your own) questions for authors through this form by Friday, October 11. If you plan to view the conference with a group of students, please indicate how many people you anticipate will be in attendance when registering.

12-1:00pm: Author Katherine Applegate will talk about her childhood (for a long time, she hated to read!), her early career, and discuss how Odder, the 2023-2024 Vermont Golden Dome winner, evolved from a prose novel into free verse. Be prepared for adorable otter photos! New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including The One And Only Ivan, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.

1-2:00pm: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award committee members will lead an exploration into the award nomination list, highlighting innovative and fun ways to promote and engage book award participation in schools and libraries.

Meeting information:

• The conference will be held on Microsoft Teams. The link and call-in information will be sent to registrants and can be found below.
• The author keynote and committee presentation recordings as well as the attendance certificate will be available after the conference on Niche academy. The Niche Academy links will be sent to registrants and posted on each award page.
• Participants earn 2 CEUs, Elective category
• Important Note: The same Teams link will be used for all sessions but please register for each conference session separately:
  • Register for the Red Clover Book Award Session
  • Register for the Green Mountain Book Award Session

Microsoft Teams Meeting Information:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 247 128 018 525

Passcode: 33H3Nh

Dial in by phone

+1 802-828-7667,,692421992# United States, Montpelier

Phone conference ID: 692 421 992#