All Jurors are to remain anonymous, including within the Ignatz Jury, until the ballot is announced to the public. This is to insure that no one can be accused of having their votes influenced in any way. It also protects the Jurors from people campaigning for a nomination. Ignatz Award eligible books are published between July 1st of the previous ballot year and June 30th of the current ballot year. No leeway can be given on this point.
Publication date is determined by date of distribution.
If a question arises regarding the publication date of a prospective nomination, please consult the Ignatz Awards Committee. All submissions by artists and publishers for Ignatz Award consideration will be forwarded to the Jurors via Priority Mail. Jurors are reminded that these are courtesy copies provided to them by the artists and publishers to ensure that the Jurors have read them. Nominations are not restricted to submitted books. Should a Juror know of a book that he or she feels should be nominated but was not in the submission packet, the Juror is encouraged to do so.