Nominations for future laureates will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• The Laureate must be deemed to hold an internationally recognised, high-quality body of work in children’s writing and/or illustration.

• The Laureate must be deemed to have made a particularly significant contribution to the field of children’s literature in Ireland and have had a considerably positive impact on readers as well as other writers and illustrators.

• The Laureate must demonstrate both eagerness and skill in engaging with children, young people, adults and media and with the sector as a whole.

• The Laureate should demonstrate an enthusiasm for promoting children’s literature in general.

• The Laureate must be Irish.