It’s only natural to want to share your accomplishments with the reading and writing community. Sharing these accomplishments publicly can often mean the difference between “okay” book sales and “amazing” book sales. Statistically few published books win awards. If your book has won an award, shout it from the roof tops, add it to your cover, and showcase it on your webpages.

Speaking of which, now Outskirts Press authors can take advantage of our new Award Recognition Webpage Enhancement option. With this new option, we will format an award graphic (just like the ones we use for your award-winning printed book cover with our Cover Recognition option) into your Outskirts Press author webpage.

This comes just in time for winner announcements in recent book awards, as most contests will be announcing winners soon (if they haven’t already). However, this is also a nice way to spruce up your author webpage if you’ve already won an award in the past.

Click here to learn more about this option and prepare your webpage for this year’s readers.

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March 29, 2011. Denver, Colorado – In its 17th year, the 2011 EVVY Awards ceremony was held Saturday night by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) to recognize excellence in self-published and independently published books from Colorado publishers. Entries are judged by a panel of independent judges who are experts and professionals in their respective category fields.

Categories included autobiography/memoirs, biography/history, business/finance, fiction, how-to, inspirational, self-help, juvenile, legacy, non-fiction experiences, poetry, political/social, spirituality/religion, workbooks and travel. Each category can award a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place EVVY award, along with honorable mentions (Merit Awards).

For the sixth consecutive year, Outskirts Press led the way with the most award-winning books among participating publishers with two 1st place awards, one 2nd place award, one 3rd place Tech award, and five Merit Awards.

The 2011 EVVY Award-winners from Outskirts Press are:

• The Beads of Lapis Lazuli by Doris Kenney Marcotte – 1^st Place, Fiction
• The Key to Job Success in any Career by Frank B. Leibold, Ph.D. – 1^st Place, Self-Help
• The Rise and Fall of Captain Methane by Dorcey Alan Wingo – 2^nd Place, Autobiography
• I Am Equus by Duaa Anwar - 3^rd Place, Tech Award, Cover Design
• Art, Experience and Faith by William Squires – Merit, Spirituality
• One Wacky Wasp by Brent Sampson – Merit, Children’s
• Psych Consults by Robert J. Mignone, M.D., F.A.P.A. – Merit, Self-Help
• Queen Vernita Meets Sir Heathy Bean by Dawn Menge and Heath Rhoades – Merit, Children’s
• Whispers of Joy by Joy Andreasen – Merit, Spirituality

Outskirts Press EVVY Award winner Doris Kenney Marcotte says, “Thank you Colorado Independent Publishers Association and your judges for selecting my book, The Beads of Lapis Lazuli, to receive the 1st Place EVVY Award for Fiction. I feel very honored.  A special thank you goes to the talented production staff at Outskirts Press for helping me turn my words and my vision into an award winning book. This has been a wonderful experience, one that I will never forget.”

For more information about Outskirts Press, where award-winning authors publish award-winning books, visit http://www.outskirtspress.com .

About Outskirts Press, Inc:

Outskirts Press offers high-quality, full-service self-publishing and book marketing services for writers and professionals who are seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining 100% of their rights, 100% of their profits, and 100% of the creative control. www.outskirtspress.com.

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Congratulations to all Outskirts Press authors who won.  Here is the full list by category:

Early Reader (6-8)

The Adventures of PJ and Pea, Vol II, by S.D. Moore – 1^st Place

Young Reader (8 to 12)

Queen Vernitas Meets Sir Healthy Bean the Astronomer, by Dawn Menge and Heath Rhoades – 1^st Place

Same Ol’ Moon, by Pamela Noel – 1^st Place

Body/Mind/Spirit

Tearing Down The Wall, by Sharon M. Katzman- 2^nd Place

Fantasy

The Keya Quests, by Glen Skinner – 2^nd Place

General Fiction/Novel

The Union, by Rowena Portch – Honorable Mention

The Valley of Ashes, byEli Thorpe – 1^st Place

Historical Fiction

Behind the Columns, by Arlette Gaffrey – 2^nd Place

History/Science

Command Influence, by Robert A. Shaines – Honorable Mention

Humor

Letters from Wheatfield, by Patrick Shannon – Honorable Mention

Stalking the Dragon, by Kregg P. J. Jorgenson – 1^st Place

Poetry

Philosophy: Back to Basics, by Ronnie Lee – Honorable Mention

Religion (Eastern/Western)

Outlook for a Better Life, by Haile Gebre Egziabher – 2^nd Place

Self-help

He Blew Her a Kiss, by Angie Pechak Printup & Kelley Stewart Dollar – Honorable Mention

Reflective Empowerment, by Philip Guy Rochford – 2^nd Place
*plus Walsh Seminar Award for Best Personal Growth Book

One additional special award – Sworn to Secrecy by Charles Joseph Fickey – won the Richard Boes Award

Also, Rambling Squirrel by Wendy Laird won 1^st Place in the Early Reader category (6-8) and the Feather Quill Be Kind to Animals Award.  This cover will be featured soon as the author is currently revising the book to perfection.

Congratulations to all our winners! Since Outskirts Press publishes so many award-winning books, we make it 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, or click the link above or the icon to the right.

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WHO:

Who sponsors the EVVY Awards? The EVVY Awards are named in honor of the first president of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association; and CIPA continues the tradition of recognizing excellence in self-published books with their annual EVVY Book Awards.

WHAT:

What are the EVVY Awards? The EVVY Awards recognize excellence in self-published books. Each year, every Diamond and Pearl book published by Outskirts Press is considered for EVVY Award eligibility. Less than 5% of the books we publish become finalists for official Outskirts Press nomination.

WHERE:

Where are the EVVY Awards held? The EVVY Awards Banquet and Awards Ceremony are held in Denver, Colorado in March of each year.

WHEN:

When are books nominated? Books are nominated for submission to the EVVY Awards in the fall of the year of their copyright. For example, books with a copyright date of 2009 are considered for official Outskirts Press nomination in the fall of 2009.

WHY:

Why should you be interested in winning an EVVY Award?  Winning an award is one of the most recognized and effective methods of differentiating your book from the masses.   Along with the sense of pride and accomplishment that comes from winning the award, Outskirts Press Officially Nominated EVVY Award-winning authors receive a variety of marketing and promotional materials, opportunities, and prizes. Depending upon the placing of your book among the winners, you may receive some or all of what is listed below:

• Marketing materials like bookmarks and placards (all winners)
• 50 cover stickers (1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners)
• A framed award featuring the cover of your book (1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners)
• Bonus blog and newsletter exposure (all winners)
• An invitation to be featured in national advertising (selected nominees)

Framed awards for the 6 First Place Outskirts Press Books

Stay tuned on Monday to see the Outskirts Press award-winners posted right here, from among the official nominees below. Congratulations to all our current (and past) EVVY nominated books. Just being nominated is a great honor. 

EVVY Nominations (and particularly wins) are very competitive.

Yes, every publisher wants their books to win awards, but at Outskirts Press, not only do our authors win, but so do our production team members.  Outskirts Press book designers, cover designers, and author representatives of EVVY Award-winning books receive cash bonuses if the book they worked on wins an award. In other words, our production team is  motivated to make every single book we publish an Award-winning book.

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