The maxy awards are dedicated to awarding only excellence for indie and self published authors. Applications for the 2018 colorado book awards are due january 8, 2018, and should be submitted directly to the colorado book awards. A mong the dozens of awards for selfpublished books, there arent many that are worth winning. Selfpublished writers are often left out in the cold, struggling to market and promote there books. Established in 2016 to recognize excellence in canadian independent publishing, the whistler independent book awards offers prizes in two categories. Apr, 2018 learn which book awards you should be submitting to this year for the chance to join the rankings of other criticallyacclaimed selfpublished authors. Shelf media hosts the annual shelf unbound best indie book competition for. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of selfpublished books. The published book awards via writers digest is such an event.
During this season, we welcomed more than 550 entries of amazing new books. Book of the year awards chicago writers association. I published my first of seven books less than three years ago. Jan 14, 2017 writers digest holds annual selfpublished ebook awardsa competition that spotlights todays selfpublished works and honors selfpublished authors. Acceptable publishing dates for books submitted for the presidents book awards will be books published between january of the previous year and may of the awards year. The in the margins advocacy book award chooses the best book that illuminates issues of race, class and incarceration or otherwise highlights the reality of bipoc and other minoritized people living in the margins of society. 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. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and self published books released each year. This article is a brief commentary on the 2014 writers digest selfpublished book awards. Gallery 20 winners 2014 winners 2015 winners 2016 winners 2017 winners. Book awards for selfpublished authors including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional.
Id like to mention that nicole evelina won a first prize in our 2017. The list is supplied as information for authors and self publishers interested in pursuing awards and citations as a means to their own publishing goals. Anyone of any age, gender, or background, from anywhere in the world, who has published a book with an indie publisher, or selfpublished their book in english, on amazon kdp. Shelf unbound best indie book competition writing contest. While i dont expect writers digest to write a commentary as long as this article, i do expect them to give me something that will improve my craft as a writer. Shelf unbound best indie book competition writing contest 2019. Learn about the 10 top legitimate book awards open to self published authors. My best rejection yet from writers digest self published. They are unique in that all entrants may submit their book digitally, as a manuscript or published ebook. Including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors. Apr 10, 2017 with hundreds of thousands of self published books hitting the virtual shelves every year, indie authors need to find ways of standing out. Nautilus book awards better books for a better world. Literary festivals, book events and the selfpublished author. I spoke with brenda bowen, an agent with sanford j.
Include selfpublished writers in your communications about the festival. Discoverability is the word on every selfpublished authors lips. The 2016 winners were announced on 31st january 2017 in london. My best rejection yet from writers digest self published book awards it was sometime last year that i have applied for self published book awards competition by writers digest. Canadas selfpublishing awards are open to all canadians who have produced a book between july 1, 20, and september 1, 2014, using any selfpublishing platform. The 2020 ippys are open until the final deadline of. Submissions to the chicago writers associations 10th annual book of the year contest will open on june 1, 2020. Dec 07, 2011 30 book awards for self published authors by joel friedlander on december 7, 2011 18 comments as self publishing a book has become more accepted and far more popular than it has ever been, book awards for self published books have also multiplied. Sales of his first selfpublished novel, 2012s black mile, only trickled in until he took amazons advice and offered it to readers for free. Betty kelly sargent is the former editorinchief of william morrow, author of seven traditionally published books plus two more that are selfpublished. Judging generally occurs in april, and the awards are presented at a ceremony in aspen in late spring. The lost ones by anita frank hq and the starless sea by erin morgenstern harvill secker are on the sixtitle shortlist for the goldsboro books glass bell award the award was established in 2017 by independent bookstore goldsboro books for novels with compelling storytelling with brilliant characterisation and a distinct voice that is confidently written and assuredly realised. The primary criteria is that they accept selfpublished books.
If you have a book that was published between july 1, 2019 and june 30, 2020 you may submit it to the cwa book of the year awards. There are three finalists in each category fiction and nonfiction, with the winners being announced at the annual whistler writers festival. New zealand book awards new zealand book awards trust. And that means fullprice sales, not free ebook downloads. Titles published with a 2019 or 2020 or that were released between january 1, 2019 and january 31, 2021. Your ebook kindle book must be published september 1, 2019 through april 1, 2021.
Not only is this a courtesy, it will help ensure the authors dont keep coming back for clarification on issues. This competition spotlights todays best selfpublished works in a variety of categories. Selfpublished book awards, writing contests and literary. This is the fifth year of the human relations indie book awards. Jan 26, 2016 shepherding a selfpublished picture book to success jane friedman given the high costs of producing picture books and the challenges of distributing them, selfpublishing hasnt yet taken off for picture book writers as it has for writers of other categories. Winning one of the many book awards for self published writers is one way. My 7th and most recent book was published 5 months ago. If you ed a selfpublished book in 2017, you are eligible to submit your book for the 20172018 awards and the cash prizes and kudos that come with a win. Canadas selfpublishing awards are open to all canadians who have produced a book between july 1, 20, and september 1. A 2016 survey of major publishers showed ebook sales were in decline for the first time on. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and selfpublished books released each year. Selfpublished book awards via writers digest pdpabst. The hugo awards are voted on by members of the world science fiction convention worldcon, which is also responsible for administering them. The purpose of the human relations indie book awards is to recognize indie authors who have written books with a human relations focus related to various interactions among people in different settings such as work, organizations, school, home, family or in personal lives.
The majority of selfpublished book awards dont confer any benefit to the author, other than a seal that winners often must pay for. Joel friedlander is a self published author, an award winning book designer, and a blogger on a mission to educate writers in how to print, market and sell their books with confidence. If your book only sold 75 copies, that isnt quite as exciting. The book must be consistent with the societys guidelines on the use of nonsexist language copies of which are available on request.
Many of the contests have categories in addition to poetry and some have regional or other restrictions. Announcing the winners of the annual goodreads choice awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. May 07, 2017 a regularly updated list of contests for already published books of poetry, listed in chronological order of deadline. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. In addition to prizes, the winner, finalists, and more than 100 notable books from the competition are featured in the december january issue of shelf unbound. The contest is open to members and nonmembers, to authors and publishers. Some authors wish to participate in awards contests to aid in accomplishing their own goals. These include jonathan french, the 2016 winner, and josiah bancroft, whose book senlin ascends, despite losing out before the. May 07, 2020 the competition is open to all englishlanguage self published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. Books from indie publishers crime lounge diverse voices women authors. But every so often, there is an event to help them get noticed. Selfpublishing continues to expand, with isbn registrations jumping 21% from 2014 to 2015 the most recent data available, according to the bibliographic solutions company bowker. The hugo awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fictions most prestigious award.
Sep 10, 2015 writers digest holds annual selfpublished ebook awardsa competition that spotlights todays selfpublished works and honors selfpublished authors. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. And many of these contests are run by media groups that use them as a way to drum up business. The advocacy award goes to the best book for adults to read in order to increase, deepen, affirm and clarify their. The awards were announced may 31, 2017 for books released or with a date in 2015, 2016 or 2017. The first nbcc awards were announced and presented january 16, 1976.
Book awards for selfpublished authors star print brokers. Jun 24, 2019 i am an author who writes under a pen name and i only self publish. The majority of book purchases are made from existing authors who are known and trusted by readers, or through recommendation from friends, family, book clubs or the media. With hundreds of thousands of selfpublished books hitting the virtual shelves every year, indie authors need to find ways of standing out. Book awards for self published authors including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors.
Writers digest holds annual selfpublished ebook awardsa competition that spotlights todays selfpublished works and honors selfpublished authors. Book awards for selfpublished authors the book designer. The evvy awards are open to any independently or self published print book, e book or audio book and may be submitted by the author, publisher or credited service provider illustrator, designer, editor, printer, consultant, etc. To submit a book for consideration, send five copies with a completed copy of the entry form to. Moonbeam childrens book awards the moonbeam childrens book awards contest is designed to honor the years best childrens books, authors and. Betty kelly sargent is the former editorinchief of william morrow, author of seven traditionally published books plus two more that are self published. The vanity award phenomenon among book awards was noted in a salon article by laura miller in 2009. Publishers and authors worldwide creating electronic books written in english and created for the global marketplace are eligible for entry in 65 different elit categories listed below. Booksebooks must have a valid isbn and include the year published within the book.
Titles published with a 2017 or 2018 or that were released between january 1, 2017 and january 31, 2019. Visit for more information about the colorado book awards. Heres one example while this is from a 2016 ab test, weve seen award mentions. For books published this year, the submission period begins september 1 and the deadline is december 31, 2020. Award contests can aid in book marketing and promotion. Conducted annually, the independent publisher book awards honor the years best independently published titles from around the world.
Jan 20, 2017 self publishing continues to expand, with isbn registrations jumping 21% from 2014 to 2015 the most recent data available, according to the bibliographic solutions company bowker. Contests for already published poetry books updated. Established in 1968, in their current format the annual ockham new zealand book awards offer five principal prizes. Winners of one of the most prestigious costa book awards for literary fiction. Shelf media hosts the annual shelf unbound best indie book competition for best selfpublished or independently published book, receiving entries from january 1st to october 1st each year. The hugo awards are trademarked by the world science fiction society wsfs, an unincorporated literary society which. The prize is open to any author who publishes their book through kindle direct publishing between. Total book sales for all seven books total over 418,000 this is only my ebooks sales, does not include my audio sales or paperback. Book awards for selfpublished authors collects in one list book award programs that accept selfpublished books. The list is supplied as information for authors and selfpublishers interested in pursuing awards and citations as a means to their own publishing goals. Discoverability is the word on every self published authors lips. A feature article about you and your book for the mayjune 2016 issue of writers digest. A dream of clean seas, written and illustrated by tracy sabin and god awful rebel by s. To seek out and highlight fiction and nonfiction titles of highinterest appeal for male or female readers, ages 921, who may fit.
I am an author who writes under a pen name and i only selfpublish. Named a 2017 nsta outstanding science trade books also on the alabama camellia childrens book award reading list 201617. Some authors and industry people have spoken out against the selfe program. How selfpublished authors can distribute to libraries. The selfpublished fantasy blogoff spfbo is an annual literary contest intended to bring. Writers digest hosts the 28th selfpublished book awards.
All nominations to the book awards, regardless of category, must have been published during the 2017 calendar year. The 2019 season of nautilus book awards was open for entries for almost five months, sept. It means you are quite the entrepreneur and know how to sell books. Book awards are part of your arsenal to achieve discoverability. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of self published books. The elit awards are an industrywide, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the electronic publishing industry. Top 10 selfpublished book awards for independent authors. Deadline for submissions for the 2016 eric hoffer awards is january 21. The competition is open to all englishlanguage selfpublished books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. Learn which book awards you should be submitting to this year for the chance to join the rankings of other criticallyacclaimed selfpublished authors. Joel friedlander is a selfpublished author, an award winning book designer, and a blogger on a mission to educate writers in how to print, market and sell their books with confidence. The reader views literary awards recognize writers who selfpublished or had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, university press or independent book publisher. Writers digest self published childrens book award.
Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality. This guest post from porter anderson explains the terms of a new programa partnership between library journal and biblioboardto help distribute selfpublished ebooks into the library market. The maxy awards are dedicated to awarding only excellence for indie and selfpublished authors. Submissions of books published in 2019 are now closed.
We frequently receive inquiries from selfpublished writers looking for awards for which they are eligible. Jul 12, 2014 discoverability is the word on every selfpublished authors lips. Books published by the society under the partnership with wileyblackwell are not eligible. Posted on january 26, 2016 january 25, 2016 by sangeeta mehta. Book awards for the small publisher tlc book design. My own selfpublished book, publishing 101, is enrolled in the selfe program. The spark award is an annual award that recognizes excellence in a childrens book published through a nontraditional publishing route. Deadlines below are based on 20162017 information and may change year to year. Winning one of the many book awards for selfpublished writers is one way. Vanity book awards are characterized by dozens or hundreds of categories to ensure every applicant is a winner or finalist. Selfpublished book awards the writers union of canada. Toronto book fair launches selfpublishing awards the star. Anyone of any age, gender, or background, from anywhere in the world, who has published a book with an indie publisher, or self published their book in english, on amazon kdp.