If you have self-published a book worthy of national recognition, consider entering it in Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards competition. The entry deadline is May 1, 2013.
One Grand-Prize winner will receive $3,000 cash, a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City, national exposure, and other valuable prizes.
Nine First-Place Winners will receive $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest magazine, and other valuable prizes. Honorable Mention Winners will receive $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and be promoted on www.writersdigest.com. All other entrants will receive a brief commentary from the judges along with a link to the entrant’s website on writersdigest.com.
The competition is open to all English-language, self-published books for which the author paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing was paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. Books that were either published or revised and reprinted between 2008 and 2013 are eligible.
To enter, you must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance.
Enter your book into one or more of these categories:
- Mainstream/Literary Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Inspirational (Spiritual, New Age)
- Life Stories (Biographies, Autobiographies, Family Histories, Memoirs)
- Children’s/Picture books
- Middle-Grade/Young Adult books
- Reference books (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guidebooks)
- Poetry
Winners will be notified by October 14, 2013. See the Writer’s Digest website for a complete list of prizes, the rules, and links to the winners and entrants of the last competition.
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21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards