The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA) honor traditionally published books of exceptional quality that feature intersectional protagonists.
Authors, illustrators, or publishers can submit for these awards, but authors will need to write an intersectionality statement as part of the submission.
We ask that publishers send final copies of the books [not ARCs] to the judging committee as soon as they are available, but before October 31, 2026.
The submissions window is open July 1 through August 31, 2026.
All of the PADIBA winners, finalists, longlists, and commended books can be bought at a discounted price: Bookshop.org/shop/PADIBA
Media contact:
Federico Erebia, Read Your World board member
FJEbooks.contact@gmail.com
The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA) honor high-quality, traditionally published books that feature intersectional protagonists.
The PADIBA are four annual prizes of $750 each for a Picture Book, a Graphic Novel, a Middle Grade novel, and a Young Adult novel.
An intersectional protagonist would identify with two or more historically marginalized or underrepresented identities.
These identities might include a character’s:
The PADIBA judging committee consists of friends, advisors, and board members of Read Your World.
Each winner will receive a $750 prize through a grant funded by board member Federico Erebia and his husband, James J. Jordan.
The Longlists and Commended Books Lists will be announced on January 11, 2027.
The Winners and Finalists will be announced in April 2027.
All of the past and current PADIBA winners, finalists, longlists, and commended books can be viewed – and bought at a discounted price – on the PADIBA Bookshop page:
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Please submit your 2026 Traditionally Published Books by August 31st.
CLICK TO SUBMIT A 2026 PICTURE BOOK: bit.ly/PADIBA2027PB
CLICK TO SUBMIT A 2026 GRAPHIC NOVEL: bit.ly/PADIBA2027GN
CLICK TO SUBMIT A 2026 MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL: bit.ly/PADIBA2027MG
CLICK TO SUBMIT A 2026 YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: bit.ly/PADIBA2027YA
