Mom's Choice Awards

All products manufactured or published since 2008 are eligible. From time-to-time, exceptions are permitted. Products manufactured or published prior to 2008 may be eligible provided that 1) the item contains content that is not "out of date" and 2) the item is easily available for parents, educators and librarians to acquire (i.e. the item is available via major retailers such as Amazon). Need an exception? Email us your request.

Beta prototypes are not eligible for submission at this time.

MCA judges are especially interested in products that help families grow emotionally, physically and spiritually; are morally sound and promote good will; are inspirational and uplifting. Still, we realize there are many important works that deal with disturbing themes or contain what some may see as “objectionable” content. We believe content should be evaluated using educational criteria, and that content must be viewed in the context of the work as a whole. Please review the MCA Content Classification Standards to learn more.

Book Submissions

Book manuscripts and galleys are not eligible at this time. All books published since 2008 are eligible. From time-to-time, exceptions are permitted. Books published prior to 2008 may be eligible provided that 1) the book content is not "out of date" and 2) the book is easily available for parents, educators and librarians to acquire (i.e. the book is available via major retailers such as Amazon). Need an exception? Email us your request.

Resubmissions

Products are not eligible for resubmission unless a major redesign has occurred.

Decision Timeframe

In most cases, a decision can be made within 8 weeks of receiving your sample products. Some entry types may take longer (i.e. novels, software, training courses, etc.). Entries submitted during holiday months may also take longer to review.

Need an expedited decision about your book, product or service? Contact us for details.

Entry Fees

Entry Fee Per Item

(Or series - up to 3 related books/items):

1 Category $300

2 Categories $600

3 Categories $900

An entry may be entered in multiple categories. There is no limit to the number of categories in which an entry may be entered. However, an entry fee per category does apply.

Important! For special promotions, your online entry and payment must be received on or before the promotional deadline to qualify. Sample products may arrive after the promotional deadline.

Entry fees may be paid by VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, American Express, PayPal, check or money order.

Returned checks and declined credit card transactions will be subject to a $30 fee regardless of the reason.

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How To Enter

Enter Online - It's Easy!
Our online entry process is easy to use and environmentally friendly.

The online entry system allows you to pay your entry fees by VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, American Express, PayPal, check or money order.

Promotion Codes

Periodically, special Promotion Codes are made available. Only one Promotion Code is allowed per entry. For special promotions, your online entry and payment must be received on or before the promotional deadline to qualify. Sample products may arrive after the promotional deadline.

Multiple Categories

An entry may be entered in multiple categories. There is no limit to the number of categories in which an entry may be entered. However, an entry fee per category does apply.

Series (Up To 3 Related Books/Items)

Up to 3 related books/items may be entered for one entry fee. The items must be clearly related. Follow the
instructions below for processing a "Series" entry:

Enter the information for your first entry and select the series category

On the Shopping Cart page, click "Add Entry"

Enter the information for your second entry and select the series category

On the Shopping Cart page, click "Add Entry"

Enter the information for your third entry and select the series category

On the Shopping Cart page, enter Promotion Code SERIES2 or SERIES3

Click "Apply Code" to get the series rate

Checkout

If you need to add more entries, click "Add Entry" from the left hand menu and repeat the process

For Books/Products
Print a copy of your entry confirmation and send along with five (5) samples of each book/product you have entered to address below. If you are paying by check or money order, enclose your payment with your shipment. Please do not tape your online entry confirmation form to the outside of the box. Be sure to keep a copy of the online entry confirmation form for your records.We'll be sure to confirm receipt when your items arrive.

For Online Resources / Downloadable Entries
If accounts are required, please create five test accounts using the following information:

Login	Password
MCAJudge1@momschoiceawards.com	MCAJudge1
MCAJudge2@momschoiceawards.com	MCAJudge2
MCAJudge3@momschoiceawards.com	MCAJudge3
MCAJudge4@momschoiceawards.com	MCAJudge4
MCAJudge5@momschoiceawards.com	MCAJudge5

IMPORTANT! Judges will not download or review products or services that require a fee or subscription. If your entry is fee-based or subscription-based, you'll need to provide free access for the judges. If special instructions or coupon codes are required, simply reply to the entry confirmation email with the details.

Marketing Collateral/Media Kits

You are welcome to send marketing collateral or media kits. Some judges will review them, and some won't. If you elect to send these materials, please send five (5) complete sets to the address below.

Payment by Check/Money Order

If you are paying by check or money order, please send one check or money order for all entry fees made payable in U.S. funds to Mom’s Choice. Our Federal Tax ID = 26-0843845.

Please do not tape your online entry confirmation form to the outside of the box. Be sure to keep a copy of the online entry confirmation form for your records.

Shipping and Contact Information

To ensure timely delivery of your entry, it is recommended that you use a courier with published delivery schedules and one that provides delivery tracking confirmation.

Ship your entry to:

Mom's Choice Awards®
725 Watch Island Reach
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757.410.9409 - Option 1

The MCA will not accept COD or "postage due" packages. If your package is considered to be oversized or overweight by your courier, please contact us in advance for shipping instructions.

In our ongoing effort to respect the environment, we respectfully request that packing materials be recyclable.
The preferred packing material is paper.

Notification Process

Notices confirming receipt of packages, as well announcements will be sent via email to the notification contact(s) listed on the entry form. Be sure to let us know should your email address change.

General

The MCA reserves the right to:

Reject any entry
Withhold awards in any category
Reassign a product to a different category
Change criteria without notice

The MCA is not responsible for the loss, damage, or return of any material submitted to the competition.

Results of product evaluations will not be released. Products submitted to the MCA program will not be returned. Submission fees will not be refunded.

Product Categories

The categories are listed below. New categories are added each year. If you would like to suggest a new category, please contact us and let us know.

Young Contributors
(Candidate must be 18 or under)

101 Young Author / Poet

102 Young Illustrator

103 Young Innovator

104 Young Entrepreneur

105 Young Producer / Director

Adult Books (No explicit materials please)

Need help in selecting a book category? Please refer to our handy Category Guide.

201 Activities, Crafts & Hobbies (Includes Puzzles & Games)

202 Adoption

203 Aging & Elder Care

204 Animal & Pet Care

205 Anthologies, Essays & Collections

206 Arts & Photography

207 Audio Books

208 Biographies & Memoirs

209 Body, Mind & Spirit

210 Business / Entrepreneurial

211 Computers & Internet

212 Cooking, Food & Wine

213 eBooks

214 Fantasy & Science Fiction

215 Fertility

216 Fiction & Literature

217 Grandparenting

218 Graphic Novels

219 Health, Nutrition, Fitness & Safety

220 Historical Fiction

221 Home & Garden

222 Humor

223 Inspirational / Motivational

224 Interactive Online Books (IOBs)

225 Life Challenges

226 Life Transitions

227 Men’s Issues

228 Multimedia Experiences

229 New Age & Indigo Topics

230 Non-Fiction – General

231 Outdoors & Nature

232 Parenting - Contemporary Families

233 Parenting - General

234 Parenting - Health, Nutrition, Fitness & Safety

235 Parenting - Humor

236 Parenting - New Age & Indigo Topics

237 Parenting - Special & Exceptional Needs

238 Philanthropic

239 Pregnancy & Childbirth

240 Poetry

241 Relationships & Marriage

242 Religion & Spirituality

243 Resources

244 Self-Improvement

245 Senior’s Issues

246 Series (Up to 3 related books)

247 Travel

248 Women’s Issues

Young Adult Books (Ages 12 to 18)

Need help in selecting a book category? Please refer to our handy Category Guide.

301 Activities, Crafts & Hobbies (Includes Puzzles & Games)

302 Anthologies, Essays & Collections

303 Audio Books

304 Body, Mind & Spirit

305 College Guides

306 Comic Books & Graphic Novels

307 Cooking & Food

308 eBooks

309 Fantasy, Myths & Legends

310 Fiction – General

311 Historical Fiction

312 Humor

313 Inspirational / Motivational

314 Interactive Online Books (IOBs)

315 Multimedia Experiences

316 New Age & Indigo Topics

317 Non-Fiction - General

318 Philanthropic

319 Poetry

320 Reference & Study Aids

321 Religion & Spirituality

322 Self-Improvement

323 Series (Up to 3 related chapter books)

Juvenile Books (Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12)

Need help in selecting a book category? Please refer to our handy Category Guide.

401 Activities, Crafts & Hobbies (Includes Puzzles & Games)

402 Anthologies, Essays & Collections

403 Audio Books

404 Body, Mind & Spirit

405 Comic Books & Graphic Novels

406 Cooking & Food

407 eBooks

408 Fantasy, Myths & Legends

409 Fiction – General

410 Historical Fiction

411 Humor

412 Inspirational / Motivational

413 Interactive Online Books (IOBs)

414 Multimedia Experiences

415 New Age & Indigo Topics

416 Non-Fiction - General

417 Philanthropic

418 Poetry

419 Reference & Study Aids

420 Religion & Spirituality

421 Self-Improvement

422 Series (Up to 3 related chapter books)

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8)

Need help in selecting a book category? Please refer to our handy Category Guide.

501 Activities, Crafts & Hobbies (Includes Puzzles & Games)

502 Anthologies, Essays & Collections

503 Audio Books

504 Body, Mind & Spirit

505 Comic Books & Graphic Novels

506 Cooking & Food

507 eBooks

508 Fantasy, Myths & Legends

509 Fiction – General

510 Historical Fiction

511 Humor

512 Inspirational / Motivational

513 Interactive Online Books (IOBs)

514 Multimedia Experiences

515 New Age & Indigo Topics

516 Non-Fiction - General

517 Philanthropic

518 Poetry

519 Reference & Study Aids

520 Religion & Spirituality

521 Self-Improvement

522 Series (Up to 3 related chapter books)

Children’s Picture Books (Suitable for Ages Birth to 9)

Each category may contain works of fiction and non-fiction. Need help in selecting a book category?

Please refer to our handy Category Guide.

601 Activities, Crafts & Hobbies (Includes Puzzles & Games)

602 Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes

603 Animal Kingdom

604 Audio Books

605 Basic Concepts

606 Bedtime Stories

607 Bilingual (Must include an English translation)

608 Body, Mind & Spirit

609 Civics & History

610 Cooking & Food

611 Crossing Generations

612 Developing Social Skills

613 Distinctive Illustration

614 Domestic Animals & Pets

615 eBooks

616 Family Life

617 Fantasy, Myths & Legends

618 Green Earth

619 Growing Up / Personal Growth

620 Health & Safety

621 Historical Fiction

622 Humor

623 Imagine It!

624 Inspirational / Motivational

625 Interactive Online Books (IOBs)

626 Looking & Feeling Great

627 Multimedia Experiences

628 Music & Performing Arts

629 Nature & Weather

630 New Age & Indigo Topics

631 Novelty Books

632 Peoples, Places & Cultures

633 Philanthropic

634 Poetry

635 Reference & Study Aids

636 Religion & Spirituality

637 Science & Technology

638 Seasonal, Holidays & Festivals

639 Specialized Concepts / Differently Abeled

640 Series (Up to 3 related illustrated picture books)

641 Sports & Recreation

642 Trains, Planes, Automobiles & More

643 Values & Life Lessons

Gear & Accessories
(Items not accepted: cribs, strollers, high chairs, car seats, furniture, etc.)

701 Bath & Potty (Includes Diaper Pails)

702 Bedding & Room Decor

703 Clothing

704 Feeding

705 Housewares, Housekeeping & Cleaning

706 Infant Positioners

707 Media, Electronics & Accessories

708 Miscellaneous

709 Pet Related

710 Safety

711 Sports / Outdoor

712 Teething & Pacifiers

713 Totes, Diaper Bags & Slings

714 Walkers & Jumpers

Personal Use Products / Services
(Skin Care, Health Care, etc.)

801 Babies

802 Children

803 Tweens & Teens

804 Young Adults

805 Adults

806 Women

807 Men

Audio Experiences (Music / Storytelling / Etc.)

901 Babies

902 Toddlers

903 Preschoolers

904 Ages 5 to 8

905 Ages 9 to 12

906 Young Adults

907 Adults

Home & Mobile Viewing (Television/Satellite/DVD/Blu-Ray )

1001 Babies

1002 Toddlers

1003 Preschoolers

1004 Ages 5 to 8

1005 Ages 9 to 12

1006 Young Adults

1007 Family Viewing

1008 Instructional / Documentary

1009 Parenting

Video & Online Games

2001 Babies

2002 Toddlers

2003 Preschoolers

2004 Ages 5 to 8

2005 Ages 9 to 12

2006 Young Adults

Submitted titles must have educational value and may not contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, blood, simulated gambling, and/or inappropriate language.

Video Gaming Systems & Handhelds Supported: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Sony PSP. When submitting a game for one of these systems, you only
need to send five (5) sample game cartridges – not the complete system.

Online games are eligible as long as there is no fee required to evaluate and parents have an ability to use parental controls (e.g, restrict certain types of games, monitor activities, etc.). When submitting an online game, just send
the entry form with the URL indicated on the form.

Apps & Software (Microsoft Windows and/or MAC OS)

Submitted titles must have educational value and may not contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, blood, simulated gambling, and/or inappropriate language.

3001 Babies

3002 Toddlers

3003 Preschoolers

3004 Ages 5 to 8

3005 Ages 9 to 12

3006 Young Adults

3007 Adults

Educational Products

4001 Babies

4002 Toddlers

4003 Preschoolers

4004 Ages 5 to 8

4005 Ages 9 to 12

4006 Young Adults

4007 Adults

Electronic Learning

When submitting an electronic learning item (i.e. LeapFrog, VTech, Laptops, etc.), you will need to include five (5) sets of the complete system.

5001 Babies

5002 Toddlers

5003 Preschoolers

5004 Ages 5 to 8

5005 Ages 9 to 12

5006 Young Adults

5007 Adults

Toys, Games & Puzzles

6001 Babies

6002 Toddlers

6003 Preschoolers

6004 Ages 5 to 8

6005 Ages 9 to 12

6006 Young Adults

6007 Adults

Magazines (For eMagazines see the Online Resources category)

7001 Children

7002 Tween & Teens

7003 Young Adults

7004 Family & Parenting

7005 Boy’s Interest

7006 Girl’s Interest

7007 Men’s Interest

7008 Women’s Interest

7009 Home & Garden

7010 Health, Mind & Body

Online Resources (Websites, eMagazines, Blogs, Webtools, & eShops)

8001 Children

8002 Teens / Young Adult

8003 Family/Parenting

8004 Adults

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

9001 Babies

9002 Toddlers

9003 Preschoolers

9004 Ages 5 to 8

9005 Ages 9 to 12

9006 Young Adults

9007 Adults

Miscellaneous

10001 Inspirational, Motivational or Self-Improvement Product / Service / Organization

10002 Gift Cards, Invitations & Stationary

10003 Gift Items, Gift Books & Ornaments

10004 Philanthropic Product / Service / Organization

Legal

By the submission of the Entry Form and product samples, Entrant agrees to the following:

Entrant company, or it’s duly authorized representative, certifies that all information submitted in the Entry Form is true.

Entrant understands and agrees that the MCA has the right to grant or not grant awards in its sole and absolute discretion, which Entrant agrees not to challenge in any forum or setting, whether public or private.

Entrant certifies that each product that it submits to the MCA complies with all mandatory and voluntary safety standards. Entrant understands and agrees that: (a) any review that the MCA conducts will be limited solely to the guidelines and general criteria outlined herein for the sole benefit of the MCA; and (b) the MCA’s review, analysis, commentary, and/or the grant of an award shall under no circumstances be deemed to constitute any opinion, representation, or warranty as to the safety of the products by any at the MCA, its officers, trustees, directors, agents and employees.

Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the MCA as well as all of its officers, trustees, directors, agents, employees, successors and assigns, from and against any and all Damages and Claims. “Damages and Claims” are understood and agreed to mean: (a) damages caused by products submitted to the MCA; and (b) claims, demands, causes of action, debts, liabilities, losses or costs (including but not limited to lawyers’ fees and costs), however designated, that relate to the products Entrant has submitted to the MCA and/or any awards granted by the MCA to the Entrant.

Under no circumstances shall the MCA be liable to any party on account of use of the products submitted. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special and exemplary damages, arising from any of use of the products submitted.

Entrant certifies to the MCA that its submission does not infringe upon any other party’s intellectual property rights.

By submitting the Entry Form, Entrant agrees to be bound by the Mom's Choice Image Use Policy, should you be a recipient of an award.

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