Fox News, Barack Obama, Sally Shields, Outskirts Press, and Self-Publishing

What do you do if you’ve written a book about getting along with your mother-in-law just when President Obama’s mother in-law has moved into the White House? If you’re Sally Shields, author of The Daughter-in-Law Rules, you appear on Fox television. Turns out, Ms. Shields has a lot of advice for President Obama and his … Read more

USA Book News Best Books Award

Award Every year USA Book News honors outstanding mainstream and independent books with their National Best Books Award. WINNERS & FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY RECEIVE: USA Book News Exposure: A six-month book listing which includes your color book cover, a brief paragraph about your title and a hyperlink to your website. Fantastic coverage for the … Read more

Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards

You could win $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest and Publisher’s Weekly! Outskirts Press is already the sponsor and publisher of Writer’s Digest’s annual Writing Competition Collection, which is one of the most renown short story contests in the country. Now Outskirts Press can help you participate in the Writer’s Digest contest for books, … Read more

Indie Book Awards

Every fall, Outskirts Press helps its authors facilitate the submission of their published books to renown book award contests like the Benjamin Franklin Awards, ForeWord’s Book of the Year Awards, and Reader Views Literary Awards.  Now, Outskirts Press introduces the Spring Awards Season, and a whole new crop of legitimate and vetted book awards that Outskirts Press … Read more

Custom Cover Design for Self-Publishing Writers

A cover has 8 seconds to attract attention.  Some experts say that potential buyers consider a front cover for 3 seconds and the back for an additional 5.   8 seconds… Press Play to watch our Custom Cover Video When it comes to self publishing a high quality book, there is no doubt that a … Read more