North Street Book Prize
The North Street Book Prize is back again! To give you ample time to submit, here’s an early bird announcement: This contest ends on Tuesday July 2, 2024 at 6:00 AM.
You may submit a self-published or hybrid-published book in one of thesse categories (entries may be up to 200,000 words in length):
- Mainstream/Literary Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction & Memoir
- Poetry
- Children’s Picture Book
- Middle Grade
- Graphic Novel & Memoir
- Art Book (primarily reproductions of your own art)
- Not currently accepted: anthologies with 3+ authors, history, biography, self-help, how-to, business instruction, reference, cookbooks, education, travel guides, political tracts, philosophy, religious instruction, translations.
PRIZES
- One grand prize winner will receive $10,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $500 credit at BookBaby, three months of Plus service (a $207 value) and a $250 account credit from Book Award Pro, a book cover consultation from Laura Duffy Design (a $1,100 value, can be assigned to a future book), and 3 free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $525 value)
- The top winner in each category will receive $1,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $500 credit at BookBaby, three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value), design for a custom merchandise item based on the winner’s book cover from Laura Duffy Design, and one free ad in the Winning Writers newsletter.
- One honorable mention in each category will receive $300, and three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value); the honorable mention children’s picture book author will also receive a phone consultation from April Cox at Self-Publishing Made Simple (a $289 value) and access.
- New! One finalist in each category will receive a free, full-length private critique from Winning Writers (value: $90-$180)
- We will publish online excerpts from all entries that win a prize, along with critiques from the judge.
ENTRY FEE
- $79 per book (a one-time charge, no recurring subscriptions).
CRITIQUE OPTION
- At checkout, you can request a full private critique of your book at a discounted rate. (If you order a critique and go on to reach finalist rank or higher in this contest, this fee will be refunded.
ALL CONTESTANTS RECEIVE
- All entrants who submit online via Submittable will receive a brief commentary from one of the judges (5-10 sentences)
- The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book to an Agent or Publisher in Thirty Minutes or Less by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (PDF)
- Free guides to successful publishing from BookBaby
- Three months’ free subscription to Book Award Pro (Essentials tier), so you can find more contests to submit to.