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The USA Book News Award Winners in Self-Publishing
The Grocery Garden, by Elise Cooke, Winner in the Home: Green Living Category
The Soldiers of the Cross, by J. Laurence Stillwell, Winner in the Poetry: Religious Category
Titus, by Leon Newton, Winner in the Theater Arts: Drama/Plays Category
What Can We Do Next?, by Toula Magi, Finalist in the Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction Category
Gene The Pumpkin Man, by Carol Rhodes, Finalist in the Children's Picture Book: Softcover Non-Fiction Category
I'm Not Weird, I Have SID, by Chynna T. Laird, Finalist in the Children's Picture Book: Softcover Non-Fiction Category
Little Stories, by Jeff Roberts, Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Anthologies Category
21 Bizarre Short Stories, by José Cepeda Garcia , Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Short Story Fiction Category
Lee and Eli's Quest, by WC Hargis, Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Western Category
The Grocery Garden, by Elise Cooke, Finalist in the Home: Gardening Category
The Gate of Beautiful, by Gerald Rasmussen , Finalist in the Religion: Christian Inspiration Category
The Butterfly Cometh, by Diana Webb, Finalist in the Religion: Prayer & Devotionals Category
Schroedinger's Universe, by Milo Wolff, Finalist in the Science:General Category
Russia Becomes You, by Jeffrey Wilgus, Finalist in the Travel: General Category
Congratulations to all our winners! We already know Outskirts Press helps our authors publish award-winning books, and now it is easier than ever to promote your award with our Award Recognition Cover Enhancement option. For details and to order, visit the Marketing Options screen of your author’s center.
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Add comment October 22, 2009
Indie Book Award Winners in Self-Publishing
My Momma Raised Ugly Children...Not Stupid Ones, by Bud Wright, Winner in the Humor/Comedy Category
A Pawn of Fate, by Rita Keeley Brown, Finalist in the Biography Category
Stella Ducktropolis, by Charlotte Barnes, Finalist in the Children's Picture Book Category
The Political Campaign Desk Reference, by Michael P. McNamara, Finalist in the Current Events/Political Category
KnorraSky, Volume 1, by R.A. Knowlton, Finalist in the Fantasy Category
The Wizard's Legacy, by Ashley Simmons, Finalist in the Fantasy Category
A Crucible of Innocence, by Roger W. Forsythe, Finalist in the First Novel Category
The Business Black Belt Training Manual for Leaders and Managers, by Stephen Iacullo, Finalist in the How To Category
The Political Campaign Desk Reference, by Michael P. McNamara, Finalist in the How To Category
The PTA, by Carol Olson and Cherie Rodgers, Finalist in the Humor/Comedy Category
Baker Street, by Daniel Paul Johnson, Finalist in the Myster/Suspense/Thriller Category
Far From the Trees, by Michael Wellman, Finalist in the Regional Non-Fiction Category
We'll See the World from My Harley, by Dennis Miner, Finalist in the Relationships Category
Gift Out of Africa, by Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Ph.D., Finalist in the Religion/Religious Non-Fiction Category
What DID Jesus do?, by A. Maclochlainn, Finalist in the Religion/Religious Non-Fiction Category
Saints in the City, by Andie Andrews, Finalist in the Religious Fiction Category
Saints in the City, by Andie Andrews, Finalist in the Romance Category
For Cory's Sake, by Carolyn Wada, Finalist in the Science Fiction Category
Haints, by Nash Black, Finalist in the Short Story-Fiction Category
Little Stories, by Jeff Roberts, Finalist in the Short Story-Fiction Category
Business Revolution through Ancestral Wisdom, by Tu Moonwalker and JoAnne O'Brien-Levin, Ph.D., Finalist in the Social Change Category
Saints in the City, by Andie Andrews, Finalist in the Social Change Category
Business Revolution through Ancestral Wisdom, by Tu Moonwalker and JoAnne O'Brien-Levin, Ph.D., Finalist in the Spirituality Category
Writing as a Small Business, by Nash Black, Finalist in the Writing and Publishing Category
Several books won in multiple categories, which is why the cover appears multiple times. Congratulations to all our winners. We already know Outskirts Press helps our authors publish award-winning books, and now it is easier than ever to promote your award with our Award Recognition Cover Enhancement option. For details and to order, visit the Marketing Options screen of your author’s center.
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Add comment May 26, 2009
Self Publishing Book Marketing – Book Award Submissions
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It used to be that simply having a published book was indicative of supremely high quality, but now that self-publishing is available for everyone, winning a book award is one of the most powerful and effective ways you can make your book stand above the crowd. With so many book awards and contests available, Outskirts Press has pre-screened and vetted 6 contests. Outskirts Press can facilitate the submission details to all these contests for you. With your purchase of this package and your eligible book, we will handle all the details, including
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 International Self-Publishing contest for books. You may be eligible to receive your part of over $17,000 in cash and prizes. We can take care of all the submission details for you, including the completion of the necessary forms, the entry fee, and the required copies of your book. We will select the most appropriate category for submission from among the category choices listed below. This contest is one of six confirmed and vetted awards Outskirts Press recommends and it available as part of its Spring Season Book Awards Submissions.
Every year USA Book News honors outstanding mainstream and independent books with their National Best Books Award. WINNERS & FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY RECEIVE:
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards submission service through Outskirts Press is open for English-language books. Double-check your copyright date to ensure eligibility. In the past, the top 70 books have been reviewed by New York literary agent Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary Agency or one of Ms. Allen’s co-agents for possible representation in areas such as distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other rights (unless an entrant prefers not to have the book forwarded to an agent). Ms. Allen has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, including serving as Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Director of Marketing for Harper Collins and directing sales and marketing teams for Simon & Schuster, Penguin Books and Avon Books. Ms. Allen has had the pleasure of working with many best-selling authors including Stephen King, Ken Follett, Barbara Kingsolver, John Gray, Mary Higgins Clark, and many more. All Finalists and Winners for the 2009 Indie Book Awards are selected and notified in the late spring/early summer. Awards provided by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards typically are::
Finalists and Winners will also receive:
How would you like to become eligible to win thousands of dollars in marketing support AND a Literary Award at the same time? The annual Reader Views Literary Awards were established to honor writers who self-published or had their books published alternatively by a self-publishing company. In years past, winners of the Reader Views Literary Award have received $1000s of dollars of expert marketing assistance from renown marketing experts like
Only English language books with an eligible copyright date are eligible. All initial judging will be done by reviewers from Reader Views. They are experts in their fields as well as avid readers. Consider them your reading audience. Criteria for judging is content/originality, presentation/design, innovation, social relevance, and production quality. Five semi-finalists in each category will be determined by a point system. Final judging will be determined by a jury of judges. Three semi-finalists will be chosen in each fiction and non-fiction category. First and second place winners will be awarded in each category. Third place will receive an honorable mention. Each finalist will receive a certificate. Winners will be announced in the spring.
Only English language and Spanish language books with an eligible copyright date will be accepted. The Benjamin Franklin Awards are among the most respected Book Awards in the country. The awards recognize excellence in both editorial and design. The specific genre categories are judged by three industry professionals, coming from the library, bookstore, reviewer, designer, publicity and editorial markets. All finalists will be notified in the late spring, early summer. The winners in each category will be announced at the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards presentation during the Publishing University at the Book Expo of America. Finalists will receive a certificate of excellence; winners will receive the Benjamin Franklin Award trophy. All finalists will be displayed during the Publishing University and at the Awards Ceremony and all winners will be displayed in a special booth at Book Expo America. Winners and finalists will also be featured on the IBPA website, among other places.
ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers to the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Our awards process is unique because we ask a jury of our readers, librarians and booksellers, to select their top categories as well as choose the winning titles. Their decisions take into consideration editorial excellence, professional production, originality of the narrative, author credentials relative to the book and the value the book adds to its genre. All finalists and winners will be notified via email. Finalists are announced by April 2009. Winners in each category and overall for fiction and non-fiction will be announced at the Book Expo of America. First, second, and third place winners will be awarded in each category. A $1,500 cash prize will also be awarded to Best Fiction and Best Nonfiction as determined by the editors of ForeWord Magazine. ForeWord Magazine reserves the right to withhold an award in any category should submissions not meet criteria outlined by editorial and professional production standards mentioned above. All cash prizes are solely at the discretion of ForeWord Magazine. Winners and finalists will also be featured in ForeWord Magazine and elsewhere.
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Add comment May 8, 2009
5 Steps to Promote an Award Winning Book for Self Publishing Authors
Winning an award presents a wonderful opportunity to take the next steps in your marketing efforts. After all, once your book wins an award (regardless of whether it is an EVVY Award, a ForeWord Book of the Year Award, a Writer’s Digest Award, or some other recognized award, the quality of your book has now been recognized (vetted) by an independent 3rd party source.
It’s time to strike while the iron is hot!
So if you are the author of an award-winning book, here are 5 steps take advantage of your award-winning author status:
1. Modify your cover to display your accomplishment
One of the advantages of publishing on-demand is the ability to quickly, conveniently, and affordably make necessary changes to the book. What better reason is there for making a change than to draw attention to a book award? Mention it on the back or in your author bio.
Or, better yet, add an “award-graphic” to the front cover of your book, to communicate your accomplishment visually. (See right for an example of how multiple-award winner Dawn Menge has promoted her award-winning book by adding a graphic to the cover.)
2. Write a press release and distribute it
Publishing a book is a big deal and deserves a press release. And marketing efforts may be able to coast on the publication of the book for a while. Ultimately, however, the news media requires something “new” and that’s where winning an award can really help! A press release about an award-winning book can help attract local media attention to your book.
3. Pursue book reviews aggressively
Perhaps when your book was first published you pursued some book reviews. Perhaps you had some success, or perhaps you didn’t. Don’t let that experience prevent you from repeating this important tactic again.
Book reviewers enjoy reviewing award-winning books. After all, they are book reviewers because they like to read good books. Give them a chance to do that by submitting your award-winning book to reviewers who review self published books. Make sure your cover displays your award first so they know they’re in for a special treat (see #1).
4. Submit your book to other book awards and contests
It’s a widely held misconception that “legitimate” book awards don’t charge fees. Simply not true. From the Benjamin Franklin Awards to the National Best Books Awards, they all have entry fees. Perhaps these fees have prevented you from submitting your book to them in the past. Now that your book has won an award, don’t delay! Award winning books often win multiple awards. Why? Because a good book is a good book. Imagine how effective your promotional efforts will be if you can string together a laundry list of awards you have won…
5. Get some marketing help
As you can tell, there’s a lot to do once your book has won an award and you want to strike while the iron is hot. Sure, it’s possible to do everything yourself, but sometimes it’s more cost-effective in the long run to use the services of a marketing professional. It all comes down to how valuable your time is.
If your book has recently won an award, congratulations! Now it’s time to tell the world! These steps are a good place to begin.
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Add comment April 1, 2009
Self Publishing Book Award Winners
Congratulations to all the 2009 EVVY Award winning books published by Outskirts Press. Scroll down to see all this year’s winners, and visit our blog tomorrow to see what they’ve won.
FIRST PLACE
Pathway to Pre-Algebra Proficiency by Susan Mercer (Workbook Category)
Surviving Love in War by M. A. Cary (Autobiography Category)
The Shady Nook Pageant by J. L. Durnin (Humor Category)
Queen Vernita's Visitors by Dawn Menge (Children's Category)
Forever and a Day by Eric Jensen
His Name Was Donn by Evelyn Sweet-Hurd (Biography Category)
Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview by Barbara Hanks (How-To Category)
A Pawn of Fate by Rita Keeley Brown (Biography Category)
The PTA by Carol Olson & Cherie Rodgers (Humor Category)
Red Sky Morning by Andrew J Rafkin (Fiction Category)
The Coronado Brief by Justin Dwinnell (Fiction Category)
Utopia Texas by Betty Byrd (Fiction Category)
Walking Through Walls by Two Lenz (Autobiography Category)
Christine Laffer: Tapestry and Transformation by Carole Greene (Biography Category)
Arlington's Dream by Diane Marie McCarthy (Children's Category)
What Can We Do Next? by Toula Magi (Children's Category)
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Add comment March 30, 2009
