Competition Guidelines

  • ALL students in registered, active chapter schools/organizations are eligible to compete in Tome Society Competitions - not just your Reading Bowl team or "club members"!
  • ​One (1) entry per competition, per chapter, is submitted to Tome Society for national judging each year.
    • Chapters with multiple entries in a category at the local level should hold a chapter competition prior to the deadline to determine which entries will be submitted to Tome.
  • Advisers will submit all of their competition submissions for each submission period at one time on the Competition Submission form found on the Advisers page. 
  • Reading Bowl Championship takes place in-person at TomeCon. Get your tickets early in case you make it all the way!
  • Competition winners will be announced at the grade level awards ceremonies at TomeCon.
    • If you are unable to attend, certificates and awards will be mailed after TomeCon. 

Competitions & Awards

​*Please note, "Tome Book Award" competitions may be completed on any 2024-2025 Tome Society Book Award List book from the student’s chapter level, regardless of Book of the Month order.  

Fall Submissions

December 6, Friday - Fall Competition Deadline​
​Student Competitions

Spring Submissions

Friday, February 7 - Spring Competition Submission Deadline​​
Spring 2025 ONLY - Special competition to honor our TomeCon keynote speaker, Margaret Peterson Haddix!
TomeCon 2025 Haddix Tome Book Award Capsule Competition

Student Competitions  ​Chapter Competitions & Awards

Year Long Competitions & Awards

  • Reading Bowl (Team Event - 3 online exams) ​
    • ​Remember, Tome is more than just Reading Bowl! All students in your registered school/organization (not just your 15 RB Team Members) are eligible to participate in the competitions listed above!
  • Membership Madness & Mania (Locally Awarded - Individual Student)​

Submission Information

Advisers will use the Competition Submission Form linked on the password protected Advisers page to submit entries. 
Updated adviser page password is emailed to chapters in their Chapter Dues Receipt email each year. 

Please Note

All Tome Society Competition documents are property of Tome Student Literacy Society and may not be reproduced for competition use outside of Tome Society events; however, chapter advisers may share competition lesson plans and rubrics with other teachers in their school for classroom use.
Submitted competitions must meet a minimum standard in order to be awarded 1st -3rd place in national judging.  If  less than 3 entries are submitted in a chapter level and none of the submissions meet the minimum standard for the event, no awards will be given in that category.

We are in the process of updating Competition instruction pages to reflect our new 2nd grade members, deadlines, etc. Information on this page regarding deadlines and entry information will be the most up to date.