Submission Guidelines

The Golden Duck Awards are for books of the previous year's copyright. (We allow two years for a book that is first published outside the United States because of the difficulty in finding these titles.) Books that are a collection of stories need to have stories that belong to that year and not previously published. Anyone may suggest a title for Golden Duck consideration. These suggestions are read, and eventually a finalist list of 5 - 6 titles in each catagory is generated. A jury of readers that have agreed to read all the books for that level get together in person or electronically and use Australian ballot to decide on the winners. Suggestions may be sent electronically to info@goldenduck.org, or by snail-mail to:

Golden Duck Awards Committee
3S123 Mulberry Lane
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Picture Book Guidlines

This award is split between both the author and the illustrator, as both are equally responsible. The book should be more science fiction than fantasy (this is hard at the picture book level, but we are looking for some evidence that it is done by science rather than magic).

Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades Guidelines

The book should be more science fiction than fantasy and written for grades 2 - 6 (approximately). We are looking for "chapter books", and illustrations may be there, but it is the words that count. Good characterization is essential. We prefer that main characters be problem solvers and science users rather than someone who has to be rescued.

Hal Clement Award for Young Adult Guidelines

This award is named after Hal Clement (the pen name of Harry Stubbs - he died in 2003), who is a well known science fiction writer and science teacher. He helped children's science fiction programming wherever he went, and was an all-around nice guy. The award is for science fiction books written for grades 6 - 12 (approximately) that have a young adult protagonist. The science should be as correct as possible, but still a good story.

World-con Panels

All panels at World-con will be held in the Comiskey room.
Hal Clement Winners, Anna Sheehan and Dave Weber, will be at the presentation.

Panel Title	Panel Description	Date/Time
Teaching SF	A Panel for educators, parents and anyone interested, this program would be devoted to discussing science fiction in the classroom, from middle school through college.	8/30 Noon to 1:30 pm
Fans in the Classroom	This panel will share experiences teaching SF/F in the classroom where the students are a combination of existing fans and non-fans.	8/30 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
The Best SF Teaching Anthology	Both college and high school teachers seem on a continual quest to find the best single anthology for teaching an introductory science fiction course. From The Science Fiction Hall of Fame to the James Gunn anthologies to the recent Wesleyan Anthology, which are the best and why?	8/30 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Hunger Games in the Classroom	The Hunger Games, the first novel in Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy about a futuristic government that conscripts children into an annual televised death match, won an award for excellence in chidren's science fiction. In March 2012 the movie version was released. Should this kind of book or movie be included in a public school classroom?	8/30 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Docent Tour of the Online Heinlein Archives	Deb Houdek Rule and Geo Rule will conduct a real-time entry and exploration of the Online Heinlein Archives.	8/30 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Teaching SF Focus on Educators	A Panel for educators, parents and anyone interested, this program would be devoted to discussing science fiction in the classroom, from middle school through college.	9/2 9:00 am to 10:30 am
SF in Libraries Focus on Schools	Science fiction is an area of increasing interest and activity for library collections. Discover what types of materials are being collected, how they are being used, and how they are exposing a new generation to science fiction.	9/2 10:30 am to Noon
The Role of SF for Teachng Critical Thinking	A discussion of science fiction's role in the academic world, and how using science fiction in the classroom promotes literacy and encourages students to think critically.	9/2 Noon to 1:30 pm
The Science Fiction Film in the Classroom	A small group discussion of science fiction film in the classroom and beyond, from the early 1950s to today.	9/2 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm