Dec 22, 2011 just updated all content and added three new contests. What has your experience been with awards and contests. Entries compete for book awards at the following levels. The ultimate list of free writing contests in 2020 jerry jenkins. These awards arent the same as paying someone to give you an award, but it is a for profit business. We recommend that you enter several respected award contests. With 55 categories to choose from, winning a coveted purple dragonfly book award helps authors and illustrators alike garner instant credibility, attention from the media, and an opportunity to increase book sales. A few overall winners are given valuable book promotion packages through outside companies. Canadian book awards, writing contests and literary prizes. The national indie excellence awards niea is open to all english language printed books available for sale, including small presses, midsize independent publishers, university presses. Book lovers at we feature only award winning books by new authors. They let everyone know that not only have you written a professional level book, but that it is a very good one.
Killer nashville is also seeking both published and unpublished works for its annual contests. The independent author network presents the 2020 ian book of the year awards, an international contest open to all authors with 40 fiction and nonfiction categories. Book awards contests can be a great way for a new or experienced author to. Book lovers at we feature only award winning books. Goodreads giveaways win a variety of prerelease books.
Facebook and instagram contests are an easy and free way to promote your business on social media. Jun 15, 2016 there are also several offshoots of the ippys, such as business and childrens book contests. The best selfpublished book awards programs have the power to change that and bring authors and their works out of obscurity and into the spotlight. Available to those with writing productscourses conferencesetc. Compare fees, and read about possible additional expenses if you win such as purchasing stickers for your book or attending award ceremonies. Your book trips, travels and dreams how lsd saved me entered in the life stories category was included in the 2019 writers digest 28th annual selfpublished book awards and was considered, along with all submissions, for the prizes. Author vip day with rob and janelle virtually or inperson. We are now accepting entries for the 2020 purple dragonfly book award contest, our book award contest exclusively for childrens books. Amour romance novel contest inkitt, caution, inkitt, free, 0, popular vote plus. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of selfpublished books. Book awards for selfpublished authors the book designer. Next generation indie book awards is the largest notforprofit.
Entries for additional books after your first entry may be purchased here. Enter book award contests and become an award winning author in 2018. Please be aware that some book awards are more focused on making money than recognizing the accomplishments of authors. Feel free to browse the list and find contests your book will qualify for. First in category, genre grand prize, and chanticleer grand prize. Book award contest and awardwinning books bookawards.
Avoid events which are driven by excessive entry fees, marketing services to entrants, or selling merchandise like stickers and certificates. The majority of selfpublished book awards dont confer any benefit to the author, other than a seal that winners often must pay for. The trillium book award was established by the ontario government in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and to foster increased. Book awards and contests for selfpublished authors 1106. Book awards for selfpublished authors publishers weekly. For more information about book awards and contests please be aware that some book awards are more focused on making money than recognizing the accomplishments of authors. Book award contests are mostly scams book launchers. The annual best indie book award or biba is an international literary award contest recognizing outstanding indie authors.
Compare fees, and read about possible additional expenses if you win such as purchasing stickers for your book or attending award. Book awards for selfpublished writers are one way to do that. The book excellence awards is an international book award that helps authors and publishers increase their credibility, visibility and book sales. Some of these competitions may have awards or cash prizes. The current featured competition is inkitts writing contest. These are short story, fiction, and nonfiction writing contests that anyone can enter.
With hundreds of thousands of selfpublished books hitting the shelves every year, indie authors need to find a way to stand out. Limit one free entry per author and per email address. There are no genre restrictions, and judging criteria is weighed evenly between concept originality, marketability in the current landscape, and overall writing talent. None of the contests, as of this writing, require your story to be about food, technology, zebras or any of the other rules that contests force upon us. Book award contest 2018 authors talk about it this page was made with clickfunnels create marketing funnels in minutes. For childrens book authors, here is a compiled list of upcoming and annual book contests either devoted to or containing categories for childrens and young adult literature. And that is exactly what readers, agents, publishers, libraries, and the entire literary industry are looking for. Book of the year awards contest the independent author. Each poetry competition below has a link to the contest submission guidelines so you can learn a bit more about the contest, publisher and choose the poetry competition thats the best fit. Tck publishing is recognizing indie, selfpublished, and traditionally published authors and were inviting all of you to join the 2020 readers choice book awards contest get connected with your fans and ask them for their support by voting for you to boost your chances of winning. Weekly issues a free weekly newsletter that lists semipro or higher paying markets and contests as well as grants, crowdfunding, contests, publishers, agents and employers. With 55 categories to choose from, winning a coveted purple dragonfly book award helps authors and illustrators alike garner instant credibility, attention from the.
The book is then subjected to a rigorous selection process, and if it meets their high standards, it is. Researching book award contests can be overwhelming. The readers favorite author book donation program was created to help schools, libraries and charitable organizations by providing them with free books and to help authors obtain more exposure. Book awards and contests for selfpublished authors. The royal dragonfly all genres and purple dragonfly childrens books book awards are prestigious national book contests recognizing exceptional authors for excellence in writing and a story monsters approved. List of book awards contests updated 2019 tck publishing. Book awards contests explore all contests view cart. All contests are free to enter, and you always keep the rights to your work on.
My first book, more than cashflow, won an international book award it is a canadian real estate investment book. Awards provide instant credibility which can influence purchasing decisions. Theres an entry fee, and the cost of shipping multiple copies of your printed book ebooks generally upload for free. Book awards authors should enter westwind communications. Poetry book awards, writing contests and literary prizes acornplantos award for peoples poetry the acornplantos award for peoples poetry is awarded annually to a canadian poet, based on a book published in the previous calendar year.
Niea national indie excellence awards united states. You can learn more about the annual international book award contest at readers favorite or you can look around our site to see other winners from their contest. The claymore award is an open competition for unpublished works open to entries through april 1. Submissions of books published in 2019 are now closed. Jim carrey sports his readers favorite gold medal for how roland rolls. The anisfieldwolf book awards recognizes outstanding works that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of cultural diversity. National indie excellence niea book awards is run by smarketing, a book marketing firm. Contests for already published poetry books updated may 7, 2017 january 27, 2020 by bernadette geyer, posted in articles, contests if anyone knows of additional contests for already published books or galleys, please post a comment and i will add to the list. Awards are given for fiction, poetry and nonfiction. If you are a award winner or finalist in their contest you are automatically added to authors. Any style or genre, including fiction and nonfiction any book entered must be published, but this. To help you get started on one for your business, weve compiled 10 real examples of facebook contests and instagram giveaways hosted by other small businesses, including. Bookreporter word of mouth contest the last odyssey, devoted ends apr 3.
Jan 14, 2017 a mong the dozens of awards for selfpublished books, there arent many that are worth winning. Independent book publishers association runs this one. Fresh fiction contests win a variety of books ongoing. Jan 18, 2018 learn about the 10 top legitimate book awards open to selfpublished authors. The purple dragonfly book awards is a worldwide book competition that was created in 2009 to celebrate the best in childrens books. The dragonfly book awards are contests that recognize accomplished and upandcoming authors worldwide in a variety of genres. Free writing contests in 2019 and beyond the jeff sharlet memorial award for veterans. For more information about book awards and contests. This is a unique book evaluation and award process, where selfpublished authors may nominate their book. The book pipeline fiction competition is open to unpublished and published books, graphic novels or comics, short stories, and plays for filmtv adaptation consideration. Writers digest selfpublished book awards writers digest hosts the 28th selfpublished book awards. Some legitimate contests do charge a small entry or reading fee, but often a fee can be a red flag for a scam, so you may want to stick to free contests and there are certainly enough of them.
Weve assembled a comprehensive list which features 74 of the most popular poetry contests in 2020, organized by entry deadline. The best way to move your book ahead of others in your genres is to win an award contest. Top 10 selfpublished book awards for independent authors. Writing contests 2019 2020 fiction and nonfiction book. My second, the new brand you, won the beverly hills book award for best sales book and was a finalist in another contest. Writing contests no entry fee creative writing competitions. A free resource for book lovers, authors, agents, publishers and journalists to find award winning books from todays best new authors. Our judges are industry experts with specific knowledge about the categories over which they preside. Book awards content book award contest and awardwinning. Welcome to this ratings page of author awards and contests rated and. And many of these contests are run by media groups that use them as a way to drum up business.
Including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition. Lit pop awards this contest is open to residents of canada and the united states. This competition spotlights todays best selfpublished works in a variety of categories. Awardwinning authors tend to be more successful when it comes to finding a literary agent, getting a publisher, and selling more books. Previous winners and finalists of the book excellence awards have doubled their book sales, garnered attention from film producers, received distribution in book stores and increased their visibility and media attention. A mong the dozens of awards for selfpublished books, there arent many that are worth winning. Contests for already published poetry books updated.
You must also have already published a novel or booklength work of fiction with a reputable publisher, or no fewer than three short stories or. Here are the top 5 writing contests, as measured by bang. Just updated all content and added three new contests. Book awards contests can be a great way for a new or experienced author to win a prize, get recognition, and improve your chances at getting a major book deal. Authors can upload their novels to the site and instantly gain access to a wide readership.
My first book, sunbelievable, was published by my own publishing company and therefore qualified as a selfpublished versus a printondemand selfpublished book. For indie kids authors, theres also this free cover contest for indie childrens. This is the only writers digest competition exclusively for selfpublished books. Poetry book awards, writing contests and literary prizes. Not only do we want to recognize and honor accomplished authors in the field of childrens literature, but we also want to highlight upandcoming, newly published, and younger writers. The royal dragonfly book award contest is a worldwide book competition that honors excellence in all types of literature and book marketing, recognizing creativity and hard work for a comprehensive list of genres in 68 categories. Entries are limited to independently indie published books, including those from small presses, e book publishers, and selfpublished authors. The event exists to recognize talent, not to enrich the organizers. May 07, 2017 if anyone knows of additional contests for already published books or galleys, please post a comment and i will add to the list. More than 1,000 books compete for the golden kite award each year.
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