by SusanDaffron on September 1, 2012
The 2013 National Indie Excellence Awards Are Now Open For Submissions! To enter, please send one copy of your book per category entered. Books with publication dates of 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are eligible. Books published anywhere in the world may be submitted as long as they are in English and can be [...]
by SusanDaffron on September 1, 2012
The Beverly Hills Book Awards is now accepting submissions for the 2013 contest. Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2013 and winners and finalists will be announced in March, 2013. Catagories are: Aging, Animals/Pets, Architecture, Art, Arts & Entertainment, Autobiography, Biography, Body/Mind/Spirit, Business, Chick-Lit, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s Easy Readers, Coffee Table, Comedy/Humor, Cookbooks, Faction, [...]
by SusanDaffron on August 1, 2012
The 2012 Southern California Book Festival has issued a call for published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction, biography/autobiography, how-to, compilations/anthologies, photography/art, children’s, cookbooks, poetry, spiritual, young adult, business/technology, unpublished manuscripts, wild card (anything goes!), nature/animals, and regional lit. There is no date of publication restriction, but all entries must be in English or Spanish. [...]
by SusanDaffron on August 1, 2012
The 2012 New England Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. Deadline submissions in each category must be received by November 25, 2012. The grand prize for the 2012 New England Book Festival winner is $1500 cash and a flight to the [...]
by SusanDaffron on August 1, 2012
The Los Angeles Book Festival will consider entries in general non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, wild card (anything goes!), compilations/anthologies, sequels (for books that are part of a series), photography/art, poetry, romance, and regional literature published on or after January 1, 2009. Entries can be in English, French, [...]
by SusanDaffron on August 1, 2012
The 2013 Great Southwest Book Festival has issued a call for entries, published and non-published: fiction, non-fiction, biography/autobiography, how-to, compilations/anthologies, photography/art, children’s, cookbooks, poetry, spiritual, young adult, business/technology, unpublished manuscripts, wild card (anything goes!), nature/animals and regional lit. There is no date of publication restriction, but all entries must be in English. Our grand prize [...]
by SusanDaffron on July 1, 2012
The Stars and Flags Book Awards program is the only national contest devoted entirely to books published within the last five years with content related to the military. They accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s books and more. Deadline is August 31. Fee is $50 and the grand prize is $100. http://www.starsandflags.com
by SusanDaffron on July 1, 2012
The 2012 Southern California Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its competition and will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction, biography/autobiography, how-to, compilations/anthologies, photography/art, children’s, cookbooks, poetry, spiritual, young adult, business/technology, unpublished manuscripts, wild card (anything goes!), nature/animals and regional lit. There is no date of publication restriction, but all [...]
by SusanDaffron on June 1, 2012
ForeWord Reviews is now accepting title entries for the 2012 Book of the Year Awards! New in 2012: ForeWord amended its genre categories to address specific literary trends. Additions include Translations and War & Military to the fiction category and Popular Culture to the Adult Nonfiction list. They also split Children’s Picture Books into two [...]
by SusanDaffron on June 1, 2012
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2012 Sharp Writ Book Awards. Organized by the Smart Book Lovers, the Sharp Writ Book Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in writing. Printed and eBooks are eligible, and must be in English, published in 2009 or later, and have a valid ISBN (not required for digital [...]