IWL Awards for 2010

The 2009 awards were presented at the conference held in Twin Falls on September 26th. Click on the links below to see who the 2009 IWL Award winners are.

Send the nominations for any of these awards for 2010 to IWL Second Vice President,
Cindy Snyder
3199 N 3800 E
Hansen ID 83334-5249
208 423-4351
Nominations may be posted from February 01, 2010 through July 01, 2010.

IWL Published Poet of the Year, Published Writer of the Year, and Lifetime Service Awards

The following comes from the Operational Procedured enacted at the 2006 conference and updated at the 2008 conference.

UNIT 07: WRITING CONTESTS AND AWARDS:

Section 2. IWL Awards:
	a. IWL Published Poet of the Year, Published Writer of the Year, and 
	Lifetime Service Awards:
		(i) The League Second Vice-President has the responsibility for the 
		three IWL awards.
		(ii) Any chapter or member may nominate one current IWL member 
		per year for these awards. Nominees must have been a member of the 
		IWL during the year prior to the nomination. Authors may be re-nominated 
		if not selected. Previous Published Poet of the Year or Published 
		Writer of the Year winners may be re-nominated. 
		(iii) Three copies of all nominations must be mailed to the League Second 
		Vice-President. Postmark deadline is July 01 for any nominations.
		(iv) The League Second Vice-President selects three judges for each 
		of the awards. Judges must not be current or former members of the 
		Idaho Writer's League or immediate family members of current IWL 
		members. One person may judge two or all three award nominations. 
		The prizes will be determined each year by the League officers.
	(v) The awards may be presented in any given year to a worthy nominee 
	or nominees, but do not need to be awarded every year.

	b. IWL Poet of the Year and Writer of the Year Awards:
		(i) Criteria for nomination:
			(a) Publication (see i. Publication) of written work during the 
			previous year.
			(b) Nominee must be an IWL member during the year of 
			nomination and the year prior to nomination.
		(ii) Nominations must include:
			(a) A completed Nomination form.
			(b) A letter of introduction about the nominee.
			(c) A resume of the writer's work published in the previous year 
			(e.g., work published in 2004 for the 2005 award).
			(d) Original copies or photocopies of work(s) published in 
			magazines, journals, newspapers, etc., including the masthead 
			of the publication showing the date of publication. Entire 
			published books should be sent; these will be returned.
	c. IWL Lifetime Service Award:
		(i) Purpose for award
			(a) The IWL Lifetime Service Award is established as the highest 
			honor the League may bestow on any of its members. The award 
			may be presented in any given year to a worthy nominee or 
			nominees, but does not need to be awarded every year.
			(b) The IWL recognizes that members make many sacrifices to 
			provide leadership and service to the League and the chapters.
			(c) The IWL presents this award in recognition of outstanding 
			service given by members to the League, their chapter, and 
			their community.
		(ii) Criteria considered for nomination:
			(a) Current member of the IWL with a minimum of eight 
			consecutive years as a member 	of the IWL prior to the nomination.
			(b) A minimum of five years of service to the IWL at the League 
			and chapter level with two or more years as a League and 
			chapter officer. Service must consist of any of the following:
				(i) Any League elected officer position.
				(ii) Any chapter officer position.
				(iii) League or chapter secretary.
				(iv) League committee chairperson.
				(v) League or chapter newsletter editor.
				(vi) League writing contest receiver.
				(vii) Participation in IWL sponsored community service.
			(c) Written works, whether published or not.
			(d) Cannot be a previous Lifetime Achievement or Lifetime 
			Service Award winner.
		(iii) Nomination must include:
			(a) A completed Nomination form.
			(b) A cover letter from the nominator.
			(c) List of years as a member of the IWL.
			(d) Summary of IWL service at League or local level.
			(e) Samples of written work. Minimum page limit 10; maximum 25.
	d. Publication:
		(i) Publication for all Contest and Awards categories include any of 
		the following:
			(a) Self-published books or booklets for sale to the general 
			public (this includes vanity press).
			(b) Published books or booklets for which the author received 
			payment.
			(c) Magazines, newspapers, literary and other journals, and any 
			other publications which may or may not pay in kind or in cash, 
			but which provide a byline for the author.
			(d) Chapbooks of poetry, essays, articles, or short stories 
			published by chapters, the author, or outside publishers which 
			are for sale or are available to the general public, which may 
			or may not pay in kind or in cash, but which provide a byline 
			for the author.
			(e) Electronic or other media which includes byline.

Updated: October 15, 2009