Readin’ Outside
Controlled and built by readers, the Readin' Awards program is meant to accurately reflect the book community. Readers can nominate their favorite independently AND traditionally published books that were released within the last 12 months (November 2025 - October 2026).
Winners from each category will win a Gold Star Readin' Award!
November 1st-5th: Submissions OPEN!
Submit your favorite book from your favorite genres with separate submission forms for independently published and traditionally published books
November 15th-20th: VOTING begins!
Vote on the top three submitted books from each genre with separate voting forms for independently published and traditionally published books
December 1st: WINNERS ANNOUNCED
what to look forward to
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1st - 5th - Readin’ Awards Nominations Open
15th - 19th - Vote in the Readin’ Awards!
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2nd - Readin’ Awards Winners Announced!
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Readin’ on Winter Break! See you in February :)
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FESTIVALS AND WORKSHOPS
Readin’ Goes Outside! We love to attend festivals and bookish events in any capacity. Here’s a few snapshots of the festivals we went to and/or presented at in 2025!
You can find more events highlighted on our Instagram page (@readin.magazine)
Readin’ from the Heart
Readin’ Magazine put on a workshop at the 2025 Pittsburgh Book Festival called ‘Readin’ from the Heart: Ethically Reading in these Unethical Times’ which was a conversation about books, community, and how to read with intention.
The workshop sold out in the first week of registration and that just melts our little hearts! That was proof that reading is powerful and people aren’t gonna take book bans, library defunding, and harmful themes in books lightly. We, the Readin’ community, will fight back and we are so happy that y’all are with us!