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| National Book Awards | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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Nominations and entries for the Nation Book Award must be submitted by PUBLISHERS only. One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Sixteen short-list prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded to the Finalists. Full-length books of fiction and general nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories and collections of essays by one author are eligible. Collected and selected poems by one author are eligible. All books must be published in the United States. Authors must be U.S. citizens. Books scheduled for publication between December 1, 2007 and November 30, 2008 are eligible. No entry will be ineligible because its author has previously won the National Book Award, or any other award. Self-published books and e-books are eligible, provided that the author/publisher also publishes titles by other authors. Entry forms must be postmarked no later than June 16, 2008. Judges must receive books, bound galleys, or bound manuscripts no later than August 15, 2008. Each author must be made aware of and consent to the entry of his/her book for the National Book Awards. send: Complete MS looking for: Short Story specifically: Children's and YA |
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| tags: $100+ prize Fiction YA any length children's contest novel restricted entry short story | |
| Writer's Digest Contest | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents. Writer's Digest will fly you and a guest to The Big Apple, where you'll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital of the world. While you're there, a Writer's Digest editor will escort you to meet and share your work with four editors or agents! Plus, you'll receive a free Diamond Publishing Package from Outskirts Press. Compete and Win in 10 Categories! - Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious) - Memoirs/Personal Essay - Magazine Feature Article - Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.) - Mainstream/Literary Short Story - Rhyming Poetry - Non-rhyming Poetry - Stage Play - Television/Movie Script - Children's/Young Adult Fiction LENGTH REQUIREMENTS- IMPORTANT- Children's/Young Adult Fiction: 2,000 words maximum. Entry Fee: $15 for the first manuscript; $10 for each additional manuscript submitted in the same online session. Add $2 per manuscript to all entries postmarked after Thursday, May 15, 2008. Entries postmarked after Monday, June 02, 2008, will not be accepted. Entry must be accompanied by an Entry Form, and the required entry fee. If you are entering more than one manuscript, you may mail all entries in the same envelope and write one check for the total entry fee; however, each manuscript must have its category indicated in the upper left-hand corner. send: Complete MS looking for: Short Story specifically: Children's and YA |
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| Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards | Updated September 03rd, 2008 |
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Writer's Digest is searching for the best self-published books of the past few years. Whether you're a professional writer, part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, here's your chance to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books! ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest andPublishers Weekly, and marketing advice from self-publishing guru Dan Poynter. Plus, the editors of Writer'sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of theGrand Prize-Winning book to major review housessuch as The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Publishers Marketing Association, a customized Book Market Map Directory, guaranteed distribution to bookstores and libraries through Baker & Taylor, six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid, guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, and an all-day PublishingGame.com workshop with Fern Reiss. THE 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 books, Reference Books (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guide Books), Poetry RULES: 1. The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. 2. Entrants must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. No handwritten books are accepted. 3. All books published or revised and reprinted between 2003 and 2008 are eligible. ( Writer's Digest may demand proof of eligibility of semifinalists.) 4. All books must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form. Photocopies of the Official Entry Form are acceptable. You may enter more than one book and/or more than one category; however, you must include a separate book, entry form and the additional fee for each entry. 5. Check, money order or credit card payment for the required judging fee of $100 for the first entry, $50 for each additional entry must accompany submissions. First entry: $100 Additional entries: $50 each send: Complete MS looking for: Novel |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction YA children's erotica horror literary mystery religious/inspirational romance sci-fi western | |
| Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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Writer's Digest is searching for the best self-published books of the past few years. Whether you're a professional writer, part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, here's your chance to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books! ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest andPublishers Weekly, and marketing advice from self-publishing guru Dan Poynter. Plus, the editors of Writer'sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of theGrand Prize-Winning book to major review housessuch as The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Publishers Marketing Association, a customized Book Market Map Directory, guaranteed distribution to bookstores and libraries through Baker & Taylor, six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid, guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, and an all-day PublishingGame.com workshop with Fern Reiss. THE 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 books, Reference Books (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guide Books), Poetry RULES: 1. The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. 2. Entrants must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. No handwritten books are accepted. 3. All books published or revised and reprinted between 2003 and 2008 are eligible. ( Writer's Digest may demand proof of eligibility of semifinalists.) 4. All books must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form. Photocopies of the Official Entry Form are acceptable. You may enter more than one book and/or more than one category; however, you must include a separate book, entry form and the additional fee for each entry. 5. Check, money order or credit card payment for the required judging fee of $100 for the first entry, $50 for each additional entry must accompany submissions. First entry: $100 Additional entries: $50 each send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| tags: $1000+ prize YA biography children's guide book history memoir non-fiction religious/inspirational | |
| Educator's Award | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honorary society of women educators. The Society promotes professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education. Established in 1929, Delta Kappa Gamma has attained major objectives in improving opportunities for qualified women employed at every level of education as well as in advancing the status of women educators. The Society has members belonging to chapters located all over the world including: Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Puerto Rico, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the United States of America. The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International presents an Educator's Award to the author(s) of a book which may influence future directions of education. The author(s) must be a woman from a country in which the Society is established. To be considered for the award, the book must be published or translated into English within a prescribed one-year period. The content must be of more than local interest with relationship, direct or implied, to education everywhere. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Educational/Career |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Lifestyle YA any length children's contest creative non-fiction educational how-to narrative nonfiction no entry fee non-fiction psychology student technical womens writing | |
| Commonwealth Club of California California Book Awards | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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Since 1931, the California Book Awards have honored the exceptional literary merit of California writers and publishers. Each year a select jury considers hundreds of books in search of the very best in literary achievement. Eligible books must be written while the author is a resident of California, and they must be published during the year under consideration. Awards are presented in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, First Work of Fiction, Poetry, Californiana, Notable Contribution to Publishing, Juvenile Literature and Young Adult Literature. Authors and Publishers are invited to submit an entry or entries to the Annual California Book Awards of The Commonwealth Club. Awards are presented to those books with exceptional literary merit. Each entry must bear a 2008 publication date and be made on an official form, or a facsimile thereof, and must be postmarked not later than midnight December 19, 2008. Earlier entries are appreciated. Each submission must have a completed entry form (paper or digital on-line form) and must be postmarked no later than December 19th, 2008. Entries are restricted to books bearing a 2008 original publication date. The author must have been a legal resident of California at the time the manuscript was accepted for publication. To be eligible for an award in Notable Contribution to Publishing, the author must be a California resident (as stipulated above) or the publisher can be recognized the applicant, provided the publisher is California-based. There is no entry fee. Either author or publisher may submit entries. At least six (6) review copies of each work must be sent to our San Francisco office. Your submission is considered complete once both the review copies and an entry form are received. Awards will consist of three gold and up to eight silver medals: One Gold Medal in Fiction; One Gold Medal in Nonfiction; One Gold Medal in Poetry; One Silver Medal for an author’s published First Work of Fiction; One Silver Medal for Juvenile Literature, up to age 10; One Silver Medal for Young Adult Literature, ages 11-16; One Silver Medal for Californiana (fiction or nonfiction relating to California); One Silver Medal for Notable Contribution to Publishing (outstanding book production); Two Silver Medals for outstanding entries, regardless of classification. The Book Awards jury will also consider a Work in Translation in any category. To be eligible, the translation must bear a 2008 original publication date in accordance with general submission guidelines, and the translator must have been legal resident in California at the time the work was accepted for publication. send: Complete MS looking for: Novel specifically: Children's and YA |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction YA children's contest literary no entry fee novel novella regional short story | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation Debut Literary Awards | Updated October 28th, 2008 |
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Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for debut books of fiction by a gay writer and by a lesbian writer published in the current year. Submit four copies of a first novel or a short story collection (or bound galleys) with a $20 entry fee by December 1. A book can be nominated only by its author or by its publisher. Each nomination includes a completed nomination form, an administrative fee of $20, and four (4) copies of the book. Only one nomination form is required per book; however, additional fees and books are required if a book is nominated in two categories. Example: A debut novel may be entered in both the Fiction and Debut Fiction categories. One (1) nomination form, two fees ($40) and eight (8) copies of the book will be necessary to be judged in both categories. The book must be published and distributed (i.e. available in bookstores) in the United States during 2008. Categories: Fiction—Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Memoir/Biography—Posthumously published authors or those with co-authors are also eligible. Anthologies are not eligible. Mystery— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Romance— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. LGBT Anthology—Collections of fiction, poetry, drama, and/or nonfiction are eligible. LGBT Arts & Culture—Books about music, architecture, visual arts, dance, film, TV, popular culture, essays, literary criticism, etc. LGBT Children’s/Young Adult—Fiction, nonfiction, picture books, poetry, and anthologies—whose intended audience are young readers—are all eligible. LGBT Drama/Theater—Books and anthologies of plays, histories of theater, drama studies are all eligible. An auto/biography of an actor, director, or theater professional is eligible, but may be better placed in Autobiography/Biography. LGBT Erotica—Anthologies, novels, memoirs, short story collections whose content is principally of an erotic nature. LGBT Nonfiction—Books and subjects for the general reader, e.g. histories, politics, community organizations, humor, parenting, religion, spirituality, relationships, psychology, travel, etc. LGBT Poetry—Single volumes, selected and collected poems, and anthologies are eligible. Chapbooks are not eligible. LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror—Novels, novellas, short story collections, and anthologies are eligible. LGBT Studies—Scholarly work oriented toward academia, libraries, cultural professionals, and the more academic reader. Betty Berzon Prize for Lesbian Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by lesbians who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Betty Berzon Prize for Gay Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by gay men who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Bisexual—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. Transgender—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. send: Complete MS looking for: Novel |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction LGBT YA children's contest erotica fantasy horror literary low entry fee mystery novel romance sci-fi short story | |
| PEN USA Literary Awards | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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Accepts books of outstanding literary merit originally published in the preceding year. Authors whose primary residence is in the United States west of the Mississippi River, including all of Minnesota and Louisiana, are eligible. For works by two writers or more, the majority of the writers must reside west of the Mississippi River, or in Minnesota or Louisiana. Submit 4 copies. send: Complete MS looking for: Novel specifically: Children's and YA |
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| Lambda Literary Foundation Debut Literary Awards | Updated October 28th, 2008 |
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Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for debut books of fiction by a gay writer and by a lesbian writer published in the current year. Submit four copies of a first novel or a short story collection (or bound galleys) with a $20 entry fee by December 1. A book can be nominated only by its author or by its publisher. Each nomination includes a completed nomination form, an administrative fee of $20, and four (4) copies of the book. Only one nomination form is required per book; however, additional fees and books are required if a book is nominated in two categories. Example: A debut novel may be entered in both the Fiction and Debut Fiction categories. One (1) nomination form, two fees ($40) and eight (8) copies of the book will be necessary to be judged in both categories. The book must be published and distributed (i.e. available in bookstores) in the United States during 2008. Categories: Fiction—Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Memoir/Biography—Posthumously published authors or those with co-authors are also eligible. Anthologies are not eligible. Mystery— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Romance— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. LGBT Anthology—Collections of fiction, poetry, drama, and/or nonfiction are eligible. LGBT Arts & Culture—Books about music, architecture, visual arts, dance, film, TV, popular culture, essays, literary criticism, etc. LGBT Children’s/Young Adult—Fiction, nonfiction, picture books, poetry, and anthologies—whose intended audience are young readers—are all eligible. LGBT Drama/Theater—Books and anthologies of plays, histories of theater, drama studies are all eligible. An auto/biography of an actor, director, or theater professional is eligible, but may be better placed in Autobiography/Biography. LGBT Erotica—Anthologies, novels, memoirs, short story collections whose content is principally of an erotic nature. LGBT Nonfiction—Books and subjects for the general reader, e.g. histories, politics, community organizations, humor, parenting, religion, spirituality, relationships, psychology, travel, etc. LGBT Poetry—Single volumes, selected and collected poems, and anthologies are eligible. Chapbooks are not eligible. LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror—Novels, novellas, short story collections, and anthologies are eligible. LGBT Studies—Scholarly work oriented toward academia, libraries, cultural professionals, and the more academic reader. Betty Berzon Prize for Lesbian Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by lesbians who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Betty Berzon Prize for Gay Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by gay men who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Bisexual—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. Transgender—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| tags: $1000+ prize LGBT YA art biography children's contest culture dating/relationships educational entertainment/pop culture family film/tv history humor literary low entry fee memoir music non-fiction parenting politics psychology religious/inspirational travel/outdoors | |
| Alice Louise Wood Memorial Award For Children's Literature | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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The Ohioana Award for Children's Literature was established in 1990 and is made possible by a bequest from Alice Louise Ridenour Wood. The award of $1,000 is given yearly to an Ohio author of children's literature for a body of work or for a lifetime of contributions to children's literature. The recipient must have been born in Ohio or lived in Ohio for a minimum of five years. The recipient must have established a distinguished publishing record of books for children and young people. Body of work has made, and continues to make, a significant contribution to the literature for young people. Through the recipient's work as a writer, teacher, administrator, and in community service, interest in children's literature has been encouraged and children have become involved with reading. It is desirable for the recipient to be present at Ohioana Day to receive to award. Send materials and entry form by December 31st, 2008. send: Complete MS looking for: Novel specifically: Children's |
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