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Eric Hoffer Book Awards for Small and Independently Published Authors

Elizabeth Yarnell — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:13:18 +0000

FINAL CALL: THE 2010 ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD

SMALL PRESSES * ACADEMIC PRESSES * MICRO PRESSES * SELF-PUBLISHERS — $1,500 GRAND PRIZE — LOW ENTRANCE FEE — DEADLINE: January 21st, 2010

New or old, we want to read your book. … Each year, independent publishers release extraordinary books to little or no recognition. The Eric Hoffer Book Award recognizes excellence in publishing. A SINGLE REGISTRATION gives you FIVE WAYS TO WIN by genre, press, the Montaigne Medal, the da Vince Eye, and the Hoffer grand prize. The least expensive way to promote your book is with point-of-sale award recognition and international press coverage. There is a category for every book. (See submission guidelines below or check our listing in Writer’s Market or visit www.HofferAward.com.)

* $1,500 GRAND PRIZE * Low Entrance Fee of $45 * Many Categories *

AWARDS/BENEFITS:
* $1,500 GRAND PRIZE (the Eric Hoffer Award for Books)
* Winner of the Montaigne Medal for most thought-provoking books
* Winner of the da Vinci Eye for best cover
* Winner and First Runner-Up awarded for every category
* Honorable Mentions for every category
* Individual Awards for Micro, Small, and Academic Presses, as well as Self-Published Books
* Coverage in The US Review of Books, in the annual anthology Best New Writing, and on www.HofferAward.com.
* Gold Seal Certificates
* Worldwide Exposure

CATEGORIES: Art, Poetry, General Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Children, Young Adult, Culture, Memoir, Business, Reference, Home, Health, Self-Help/Spiritual, Legacy Fiction, and Legacy Nonfiction.

WHY IS THE ERIC HOFFER AWARD UNIQUE?
* Low entrance fee ($45)
* Montaigne Medal (for most thought-provoking book)
* da Vinci Eye (for superior cover art)
* Categories all book genres
* Legacy categories for any book older than two years
* Coverage in the US Review of Books
* Coverage in Best New Writing
* Recognition with one of America’s premier philosophers (Eric Hoffer)

In this tough economic time, your book is always a great value, and the Eric Hoffer Book Award is the most economical way to achieve publicity and recognition. Read previous contest coverage in the US Review of Books and view past winners and press releases at www.HofferAward.com.

Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards 2009

Elizabeth Yarnell — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:18:26 +0000

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are well under way and quickly approaching the end of our early bird savings entry deadline on June 20th.

The third annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards honor the year’s best children’s books, authors and illustrators. The program is accepting entries until August 8th, 2009 for books with 2008 or 2009 copyrights or that were released in 2008 or 2009. They are open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish and intended for the North American market.

Presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and support childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given in 36 categories covering the full range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written and published in today.

The 2008 contest attracted 1,085 entries, and 138 Moonbeam medals were awarded to authors and publishers from 30 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, and four countries overseas.

Early-bird entry fee deadline is June 20th ($85 fee); the final deadline is August 8, 2009 ($95 fee). **Note that this cut-off date is two weeks earlier than originally announced.**

Judging is based on content, originality, design, and production quality, with emphasis on social relevance and age appropriateness. Our judging panels include experts from the fields of editing, design, teaching, bookselling and library, and many categories are judged by teachers and their students. Results will be announced on September 15th, 2009 and presented during the West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV on October 10, 2009.

Green Book Festival Awards

Elizabeth Yarnell — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:31:18 +0000

The 2009 Green Book Festival’s late registration period is underway for its annual competition honoring books that contribute to greater understanding, respect and positive action on the changing worldwide environment. Final competition deadline is April 15.

The 2009 Green Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher works in the following categories: non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/graphic novels, poetry, science fiction/horror, biography/autobiography, gardening, cookbooks, animals, photography/art, e-books, wild card (anything goes!), scientific, white paper, legal, business, mystery and spiritual.

Entries can be in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese or Italian. Our grand prize for the 2009 Green Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and transportation to our April 22, 2009 Earth Day celebration in Los Angeles OR an equivalent amount donated in your name to the environmental charity of your choice.

A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:

1) The overall writing style and presentation of the work;
2) The potential of the work to enhance understanding of the environment and its
issues;

TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online or may be faxed/e-mailed to you by calling 323-665-8080.

The Green Book Festival is produced by JM Northern Media LLC, producers of the Hollywood Book Festival, New York Book Festival and DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books and is sponsored by eDivvy, Larimar St. Croix Writers Colony, Westside Websites and Shopanista.

Writers Studio Literary Contest for Colorado Residents

Elizabeth Yarnell — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:25:19 +0000

Writers Studio announces its 5th Writers Studio Literary Contest for Colorado residents in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. This year’s judges are Mark Irwin, Poetry, John Calderazzo, Creative nonfiction, Teague Bohlen, Fiction. $250 first prize in each category. Deadline: February 2, 2009. For more information visit our website or email Writers Studio at writerstudio@arapahoe.edu.

Eric Hoffer Book Awards for Independent Publishers

Elizabeth Yarnell — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:16:45 +0000

SMALL PRESSES * ACADEMIC PRESSES * MICRO PRESSES * SELF-PUBLISHERS — $1,500 GRAND PRIZE — LOW ENTRANCE FEE

Each year, independent publishers release extraordinary books to little or no recognition. The Eric Hoffer Book Award recognizes excellence in publishing. A SINGLE REGISTRATION gives you FOUR WAYS TO WIN by genre, press, the Montaigne Medal, and the Hoffer grand prize. There is a category for every book.

* $1,500 GRAND PRIZE * Low Entrance Fee of $45 * Many Categories *

AWARDS/BENEFITS:
* $1,500 GRAND PRIZE (the Eric Hoffer Award for Books)
* Winner of the Montaigne Medal for most thought-provoking book
* Winner and First Runner-Up awarded for every category
* Honorable Mentions for every category
* Individual Awards for Micro, Small, and Academic Presses, as well as Self-Published Books
* Coverage in the annual anthology Best New Writing and on www.HofferAward.com.
* Gold Seal Certificates
* Worldwide Exposure

CATEGORIES: Art, Poetry, General Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Children, Young Adult, Culture, Memoir, Business, Reference, Home, Health, Self-Help/Spiritual, Legacy.

In this tough economic time, your book is always a great value, and the Eric Hoffer Book Award may be an economical way to achieve publicity and recognition. You can’t win if you don’t enter!

IACP cookbook awards

Elizabeth Yarnell — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:34:03 +0000

If you published a cookbook or book on food in 2008, now is the time to enter the International Association of Culinary Professionals contest. Open to the general public, this is a prestigious cookbook award in the culinary world and worth a shot for anyone who has written a qualifying book.

Good luck!

2008 DIY Book Festivals

Elizabeth Yarnell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:28:21 +0000

The deadlines for the 2008 DIY, London and New England Book Festivals are approaching.

*** The 2008 DIY Book Festival will have a special focus on unpublished stories, poetry and comics at its seventh annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.

*** The 2008 London Book Festival honors books worthy of further attention from the international publishing community. )

*** The 2008 New England Book Festival honors the best books of the holiday season.

Grand prizes for each competition include $1500 cash and a flight to the awards ceremony.

The 2008 DIY, New England and London book festivals are part of the JM Northern Media family of festivals, which include the DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books. The festivals are sponsored by the Larimar St. Croix Writer’s Retreat, The Hollywood Creative Directory; eDivvy, Shopanista, Westside Websites and The DIY Reporter.com.

The National “Best Books 2008″ Awards – 9/30/08 deadline

Elizabeth Yarnell — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:51:45 +0000

Now celebrating their 5th year, The National “Best Books 2008″ Awards honors outstanding mainstream and independent titles.

This is a pretty cool award to win, I must say, having won a Best Books 2006 award myself for my cookbook, Glorious One-Pot Meals, in 2006. It can be great it is for your publicity efforts to be an “award-winning author” of an “award-winning book.” Talk about a boost to your credibility!

So, here’s what they promise:

—MEDIA COVERAGE FOR EVERY ENTRY: Enter before September 30, 2008 and receive a two-month full-color listing on USABookNews.com which includes your color book cover, a brief paragraph about your title and a hyperlink to your website. Fantastic coverage for the upcoming holiday retail season! The National Best Books Awards are the ONLY Awards Program in the nation that offers direct coverage to the book buying public for every entry.

—AFFORDABLE ENTRY FEE: $59.00 per title/per category. Over 140 active categories to choose from.

—UNPRECEDENTED NATIONAL MEDIA & INDUSTRY EXPOSURE: Instant coverage of results from our online network of media outlets and industry contacts for a combined, immediate exposure to over 500,000+ subscribers. In addition, the national media campaign kicks off October 2008 and doesn’t let up until January 2009! Check out the rave reviews from recent winners and finalists below.

—USA BOOK NEWS PICKS WINNERS: Many titles have gone on to greatness after placing in the Best Books Awards over our five year history. Over 80 publishers who placed in the 2007 Best Books Awards went on to place in one or more of the following prestigious award programs: the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards, the 2008 IPPY’s and the 2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards!

You can’t win if you don’t apply, so just do it.

Nautilus Book Awards

Elizabeth Yarnell — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:59:10 +0000

The call for entries has been issued for the 9th Annual Nautilus Book Awards.

The Nautilus Book Awards recognize distinguished literary and heartfelt contributions to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership, positive social change as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspirational reading for children and young adults.

I’ve known several Nautilus Book Awards, and know that one of the benefits is that you get to hold a book signing at the Nautilus booth during the next Book Expo America, the country’s largest trade show for the publishing industry.

If you think your book is a fit, then nothing should stop you from entering the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter!

2008 DIY Book Festival Call for Entries

Elizabeth Yarnell — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:15:19 +0000

The 2008 DIY Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its seventh annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.

The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, teenage, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, ‘zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2006. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house.

*** Please note that print-on-demand (POD) authors with iUniverse, PublishAmerica, Infinity Publishing and other outlets are eligible for the competition.

Our grand prize for the 2008 DIYBF Book of the Year is $1500 cash and a flight to the awards ceremony, held in February, 2009 as part of the annual DIY Convention in Los Angeles.

Genre category winners will receive a combination of books, software and other prizes.

Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria:

1) General excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story.

2) The unique use of guerilla marketing tactics to reach a wider audience. This includes innovative marketing, merchandising, publicity tactics and other innovative methods of reaching an independent audience..

You’ve got nothing to lose by entering!