The MYRCA committee is deeply grateful to the publishers who make it possible for us to select the nominees every year. Thank you.
Thin Air the International Writer’s Festival is our partner with liaising with publishers who are interested in submitting their titles for consideration. For more information , please contact myrcaward@gmail.com or fill out the following form.
MYRCA Submission Guidelines
To submit books for consideration, to be added to our publishers contact list or for our full Submissions Guideline, please email us.
MYRCA Submission Guideline
1. Books must be fiction written for young readers aged 9 to 15 (Grades
4-9)
2. Books must be written by a Canadian born or a permanent resident of
Canada.
3. Books must be copyrighted two years prior to the date of the award.
In other words, books for the 2025 MYRCA shortlist must have a
publication date of 2023.
4. Reprints, re-issues and revised editions are not eligible.
5. Translations may be submitted in the year that the English edition is
published.
6. High interest – Low vocabulary titles will not be considered.
Submission Deadline is: December 15th, 2024.