2026-2027 Award Nominations

Posted: September 24, 2026

Iowa Reading Association Members,

I hope your year is off to a great start. As you look ahead to the 2026-2027 school year, please consider including the nomination of individuals/groups for Iowa Reading Awards in your council plans. Even if you have nominated someone in the past and they did not win, nominate them again. Enclosed you will find the nomination guidelines for these state awards.

The four annual awards are:

Please pass these along to your local council members and select nominees for each award from your local council. Send your local council nominations to me by March 17, 2027. You may send a printed copy through regular mail or scan/create a PDF and email the documents. This will cut down on the cost of mailing the nomination papers. I will email you when I receive them.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Nancy Wright – Iowa Reading Executive Director
Awards Committee Chair
55491 230th Street
Glenwood, IA 51534
iowareading@gmail.com

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