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| List | Nomination Deadline | Pub-Date Parameters |
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 KIDS' LIST | July 6, 2026 | 8/4-9/29 2026 |
OCTOBER 2026 LIST | July 27, 2026 | 9/22-10/13 2026 |
NOVEMBER 2026 LIST | August 24, 2026 | 10/20-11/10 2026 |
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026 KIDS' LIST | August 31, 2026 | 10/6-11/24 2026 |
DECEMBER 2026 LIST | September 21, 2026 | 11/17-12/8 2026 |
JANUARY 2027 LIST | October 26, 2026 | 12/15/2026 -1/12 2026 |
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2027 KIDS' LIST | November 2, 2026 | 12/1 2026-1/26 2027 |
FEBRUARY 2027 LIST | November 23, 2026 | 1/19-2/9 2027 |
MARCH/APRIL 2027 KIDS' LIST | January 5, 2027 | 2/2 - 3/30 2027 |
MARCH 2027 LIST | January 11, 2027 | 2/16 - 3/16 2027 |
APRIL 2027 LIST | January 25, 2027 | 3/16 - 4/13 2027 |
MAY 2027 LIST | March 1, 2027 | 4/20 - 5/11 2027 |
MAY/JUNE 2027 KIDS' LIST | March 8, 2027 | 4/6 - 5/25 2027 |
| JUNE 2027 LIST | March 22, 2027 | 5/18-6/15 2027 |
| JULY 2027 LIST | April 19, 2027 | 6/15-7/13 2027 |
JULY/AUGUST 2027 KIDS' LIST | May 3, 2027 | 6/1-7/27 2027 |
| AUGUST 2027 LIST | June 1, 2027 | 7/20-8/17 2027 |
SEPTEMBER 2027 LIST | July 12, 2027 | 8/17-9/14 2027 |
| SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2027 KIDS’ LIST | June 21, 2027 | 8/3-9/28 2027 |
| OCTOBER 2027 LIST | July 26, 2027 | 9/21-10/12 2027 |
| NOVEMBER 2027 LIST | August 23, 2027 | 10/19-11/16 2027 |
| NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2027 KIDS' LIST | August 30, 2027 | 10/5-11/30 2027 |
| DECEMBER 2027 LIST | September 20, 2027 | 11/16-12/14 2027 |
| JANUARY 2028 LIST | October 25, 2027 | 12/21/2027 - 1/11/2028 |