It’s heartening to know that e-books continue to be a dynamic publishing option garnering growing exposure for authors. One of the best-known avenue for recognition is the Writer’s Digest Self-published e-Book Awards. Deadline: August 1, 2016.
Just in case any KWD readers want to throw their proverbial hats into the ring, here are some specifics:
All English-language e-books published between 2011 and 2016 are eligible. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. There are 8 independently judged categories:
Mainstream/Literary Fiction
Genre Fiction (Romance, Horror, Science Fiction, Humor, etc.)
Nonfiction (General, Cookbooks, Reference, Guidebooks, Textbooks)
Inspirational (Spiritual, New Age)
Life Stories (Biographies, Autobiographies, Family Histories, Memoirs)
Children’s Picture books
Middle-Grade/Young Adult
Poetry
One Grand Prize winner will receive:
$5,000 in cash
A feature article in the May/June 2017 Writer’s Digest
Winner’s name featured on the Writer’s Digest cover
A paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference
30-minute platform & marketing consultation
$200 worth of Writer’s Digest books
One year Subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest magazine
One First Prize winner in each category will receive:
$1,000 in cash
Promotion in the May/June 2017 issue of Writer’s Digest
$100 worth of Writer’s Digest books
One-year Writer’s Digest magazine subscription
You must register and submit your e-book online. You may enter more
than one book and/or more than one category; however, each book must
be submitted separately and there is an additional fee for each entry.
Inspired by luck and pluck, let’s all write on!