For the first five years of International Childfree Day, the nominees were for the Childfree Man and Woman of the Year. In the interest of expanding the variety of nominations, in 2018 we changed it up! The nomination categories are:
Childfree Person of the Year
The Childfree Person of the Year nominee can be a person of any gender identification.
Childfree Group of the Year
The nominee category can be a couple, duo, trio, or a group. Examples include but are not limited to childfree romantic partners, childfree Meetup groups, social media groups, forum leaders, or website founders.
Nomination Rules:
For each nomination category:
1. Nominees are childfree; they do not want children now or in the future.
2. The nominators know or are acquainted with the person(s) personally or professionally.
3. Re-nominations of a person(s) who previously did not win are accepted.
4. Self-nominations are also accepted.
For the Childfree Person of the Year:
In 500 words or less, please answer these questions about your nominee:
- What about your nominee makes the person an ideal candidate for the Childfree Person of the Year award?
- What about your nominee’s life makes the person a candidate for the Childfree Person the Year? For example, what accomplishments, contributions to others or the world are exemplary to award this person the Childfree Person of the Year?
- How would you say your nominee has contributed to the acceptance of the childfree choice in society today?
For the Childfree Group of the Year:
In 500 words or less, please answer these questions about your nominee:
- What about your nominee group makes them an ideal candidate for the Childfree Group of the Year award?
- What accomplishments or contributions to others or the world are exemplary to award this group the Childfree Group of the Year award?
- How would you say the nominee group has contributed to the acceptance of the childfree choice in society today?
Each year the nomination submissions begin June 25th and the deadline is July 22nd.
Submissions, along with nominee’s email address(es) are sent HERE (lauralcarroll88@gmail.com)