The UAEBBY management will announce the winner within three months of the deadline for receiving entries, unless there are circumstances beyond the UAEBBY's control. Before the announcement of the winner, the UAEBBY will announce the short list. These announcements are made once the UAEBBY management endorses the decision of the judging panel. Since 2010, the winners of the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Books have been announced during the Sharjah International Book Fair.