Self-published authors understand the importance of third-party reviews and publicity. The Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards provides self-published authors with an opportunity to compete for some great prizes and publicity for their books, which can help excel an author’s writing career. The deadline to enter has been extended to June 6.
Prizes
One Grand Prize winner will receive:
- $8,000 in cash
- A feature article about you and your book for the March/April 2017 issue of Writer’s Digest
- A press release from Writer’s Digest, to be sent, along with a copy of your book, to 10 different major publishing review houses
- A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference!
- A guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, courtesy of Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- Guaranteed acceptance in a special sales catalog, providing the Grand Prize Winner with national representation through 60,000 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, courtesy of Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- Three hours of consultation on business modeling and marketing with Antoinette Kuritz of Strategies Literary Development ($750 vale).
- A copy of The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors and Writers and consultation with Book Shepherd Judith Briles (valued at $500), courtesy of Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- Four (4) hours of consulting from Ellen Reid, CEO of the Reid Creative Group and President of Ellen Reid’s Book Shepherding.
- A 30-minute telephone consultation about book marketing and promotion with Scott Lorenze, Westwind Communications.
- A one-year membership to Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest not-for-profit trade association representing nearly 3,000 independent book publishers, courtesy of IBPA.
One First Prize winner in each category will receive:
- $1,000 in cash
- Promotion in the March/April 2017 issue of Writer’s Digest
- A one-year membership in The Association of Publishers for Special Sales (APSS), courtesy of Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- A guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, courtesy of Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- A one-year membership to Book Central Station where you can find lists of suppliers rated by previous clients, provided by Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC.
- An e-book titled Beyond the Bookstore, a Publishers Weekly book by Brian Jud (with CD).
All Grand Prize and First Prize winners will receive:
- Be featured on the Writer’s Digest website
- $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books
- A digital award seal for use in promoting your win.
Honorable Mention Winners will receive $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and promotion on www.writersdigest.com.
All entrants will receive a brief commentary from one of the judges. All entrants will also receive free access to a special 60-minute live webinar (a $79 value). The webinar, 10 Ways to Find an Audience For Your Book by Dan Blank*, will be on June 28.
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
- Reference (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guide Books)
- Poetry
Click here to learn more about the contest!
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