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 or photography)
• 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).
• 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 to Authorpreneur Summit sessions (an $89 value)
• 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 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.

Submit online via Submittable or by mail. Winning Writers is a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and this contest is recommended by Reedsy. Click to learn more about the contest.

Contests are a great way to get your work polished and seen! Write on!

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