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Self-Publishing Authors Could Win $1,500 Cash!

10 Dec

Could you use an extra $1,500 in cash? Authors published in 2012 have one more book award opportunity to consider this year — ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards!

This book award contest was established to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers to the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Now is the time to get the attention you deserve for your prolific written masterpiece.

First, second, and third place winners in each category will be announced at the American Library Association conference in June. Upon review of all entries,
a $1,500 cash prize will be awarded by ForeWord Magazine to the Best Fiction and the Best Nonfiction books!

We know that the last thing you need during this busy holiday season is one more thing to do. We’ve made getting your book into the hands of ForeWord judges as easy as pumpkin pie! Enjoy spending the holidays with your family as we handle all of he following:

  • Registering your book with ForeWord Connections
  • Filling out the (time-consuming) required entry forms
  • Paying the necessary entry fees
  • Printing, shipping, and handling costs of your book to the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards judges


Click here for details or to order the ForeWord Book of the Year Submission Service. The registration deadline is Friday, December 14, 2012.

 
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Posted by on December 10, 2012 in Awards

 

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Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self-Publishing Authors – 2012

22 Oct

Was your book published in 2012? If so, this is your one and only chance to enter the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards.

The registration deadline for the Benjamin Franklin Award Submission Service is this Friday, October 26, 2012.

The Benjamin Franklin Awards, administered by the Independent Book Publishers Association, 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.  Winners and finalists are recognized at a gala event at the Book Expo of America and receive award certificates. Winners receive an engraved crystal trophy. All winners and finalists are announced to the major trade journals and media, and winners are recognized at the IBPA booth at BEA in the spring.

As an Outskirts Press published author, you can have us handle all of the submission details for you.  With your purchase of this package and your eligible book, we will handle all the details, including:

  • the award submission fee
  • registering your book with the contest
  • sending them each the necessary review copies of your book
  • accurately and completely filling out the necessary entry forms
  • selecting the most appropriate category for your book (if we’re not sure, we’ll ask you)
  • shipping and handling costs of your book to each of the contest’s multiple judges

Click here for details or to order the Benjamin Franklin Submission Service today.

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Posted by on October 22, 2012 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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The USA Book News Best Book Award Submission Deadline is This Friday!

29 Aug

Pssstt…

Time is running out! If your book was published in 2011 or 2012, you are eligible for the 2012 USA Book News Best Book Contests, but only for a limted time before your copyright date is too old. Now is the time to submit your book for this prestigious award competition.

Every year USA Book News honors outstanding mainstream and independent books with their National Best Books Award.These awards are specifically designed to garner MEDIA COVERAGE & BOOK SALES for the winners & finalists throughout the 2012 holiday retail season and into 2013!

Winners and finalists (announced in November) in each category receive:

  • USA Book News Exposure
  • Unprecedented National Media & Industry Exposure
  • Ability to Promote Your Title as an Award-Winning Book (we make this easy, too!)
  • And MUCH more!

Submitting books to contests can be work, and who has the time? As a result, many deserving books never get entered at all.

But the good news for you is that Outskirts Press handles all of the submission details for you, so you don’t have to worry about a thing. We’ll print the judges copies of your book, fill out the forms, submit the entry fee… everything. And we love to promote our award-winning books on our social media channels, too!

Click here for details or to order the USA Book News Best Book Awards submission today. The registration deadline is Friday, August 31, 2012.

 
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Posted by on August 29, 2012 in Awards

 

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3 Reasons to Showcase Your Book Award on Your Author Webpage

17 Jan

Winning book awards is one of the best ways to build credibility as an author and increase exposure of your book. If your book has won one or more awards, you should highlight those wins on your author webpage. Here are three reasons why you should consider enhancing your author website or webpage with book award graphics:

  1. Instant Recognition – When readers visit your author webpage, you will instantly be recognized for your achievement. This builds credibility and establishes expertise.
  2. A Perfect Complement – If you have already added a seal or graphic to your book cover (and you should once you’ve won an award) adding the same graphic to your webpage complements the Award Recognition Cover Enhancement on your cover. In addition to having the award graphic on all your printed books, you will have a matching graphic on your author webpage.
  3. Stand Out – Readers are often bombarded with potential books to read. You need to stand out in order for readers to choose your book. Award recognition is a great way to set yourself a part from the competition.

With the new Award Recognition Webpage Enhancement option, Outskirts Press will format an Award Graphic directly into your Outskirts Press author webpage so you can proudly display your status as an author of an award-winning book.  This is exclusively available for all Outskirts Press published authors.

 
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Posted by on January 17, 2012 in Outskirts Press News

 

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ForeWord Book of the Year Award Submission for Self Publishing Authors

13 Dec
ForeWord Book of the Year Award Submission for Self Publishing Authors

Win $1,500 in Cash!

ForeWord Reviews 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 each April. 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 Reviews magazine. ForeWord Reviews 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 Reviews.

Winners and finalists will also be featured in ForeWord Reviews nd elsewhere.

Outskirts Press published authors can purchase the ForeWord Book of the Year Award submission option at any time conveniently from within the Author’s Center. 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:

  • the award submission fee
  • registering your book with the contest
  • sending them each the necessary review copies of your book
  • accurately and completely filling out the necessary entry forms
  • selecting the most appropriate category for your book (if we’re not sure, we’ll ask you)
  • shipping and handling costs of your book to each of the contest’s multiple judges

The registration deadline for this year’s award contest is Friday, December 17, 2010.

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Posted by on December 13, 2010 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self-Publishing Authors – 2010

29 Nov
Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self-Publishing Authors – 2010

Was your book published in 2010? If so, this is your one and only chance to enter the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards.

The registration deadline for the Benjamin Franklin Award Submission Service is this Friday, December 3rd, 2010.

The Benjamin Franklin Awards, administered by the Independent Book Publishers Association, 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.  Winners and finalists are recognized at a gala event at the Book Expo of America and receive award certificates. Winners receive an engraved crystal trophy. All winners and finalists are announced to the major trade journals and media, and winners are recognized at the IBPA booth at BEA in the spring.

As an Outskirts Press published author, you can have us handle all of the submission details for you.  With your purchase of this package and your eligible book, we will handle all the details, including:

  • the award submission fee
  • registering your book with the contest
  • sending them each the necessary review copies of your book
  • accurately and completely filling out the necessary entry forms
  • selecting the most appropriate category for your book (if we’re not sure, we’ll ask you)
  • shipping and handling costs of your book to each of the contest’s multiple judges

Click here for details or to order the Benjamin Franklin Submission Service today.

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Posted by on November 29, 2010 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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UPCOMING DEADLINE: The Reader Views Literary Award – for self-publishing authors

18 Oct
UPCOMING DEADLINE: The Reader Views Literary Award – for self-publishing authors

The Reader Views Literary Awards

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:

  • The Kick-Start Guy
  • Herman University
  • Pump Up Your Book Promotion
  • and others.

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.

Outskirts Press published authors can register now to have Outskirts Press handle all of the submission details for you.  The registration deadline for the Reader Views Submission Service is November 12th, 2010.  Select the Book Award Submission Package and save 25% on all 6 award contests throughout the year. Enjoy maximum convenience by allowing us to submit your book to 6 recognized, vetted, and legitimate book award contests, some of which offer major cash and prizes (Writer’s Digest and ForeWord) and all of which offer the chance for extra exposure, recognition, and the chance to claim “award-winning” during your marketing efforts.

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Posted by on October 18, 2010 in Awards, Marketing Options, Uncategorized

 

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Upcoming Book Award Deadlines for Self-Publishing Authors

11 Oct
Upcoming Book Award Deadlines for Self-Publishing Authors

Registration deadlines for the winter season book awards are fast approaching:

Reader Views Literary Awards – November 12th, 2010
Benjamin Franklin Awards – November 30th, 2010
ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award – December 17th, 2010

Outskirts Press published authors can purchase any of these a-la-carte award submission options or select the package and save 25% on all 6 award contests throughout the year. Enjoy maximum convenience by allowing us to submit your book to 6 recognized, vetted, and legitimate book award contests, some of which offer major cash and prizes (Writer’s Digest and Foreword) and all of which offer the chance for extra exposure, recognition, and the chance to claim “award-winning” during your marketing efforts. Click here for more information about the Book Award Submissions Package.

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

  • the award submission fee
  • registering your book with the contest
  • sending them each the necessary review copies of your book
  • accurately and completely filling out the necessary entry forms
  • selecting the most appropriate category for your book (if we’re not sure, we’ll ask you)
  • shipping and handling costs of your book to each of the contest’s multiple judges

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Posted by on October 11, 2010 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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Upcoming Deadline for Self-Publishing Authors: RebeccasReads Spring 2010 Written Art Awards

27 Sep
Upcoming Deadline for Self-Publishing Authors: RebeccasReads Spring 2010 Written Art Awards

Announcing an upcoming book award opportunity for self-publishing authors!

The Written Art Awards by RebeccasReads.com is an annual literary awards program. It has been founded to pay tribute to authors who are self-published or have had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, university press, or independent book publisher.

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Eligibility

The Written Art Awards are open to all authors regardless of residency, however, books must be published in the English language and intended for the North American market. Works published by any major book publishers, their subsidiaries, or their imprints are not permitted. Books must have a 2010 copyright date on the copyright page of the print book. At this time, books may NOT be submitted for more than one category. Authors may submit more than one title.

Awards

Two winners, first and second place, will be chosen in each fiction and non-fiction category (listed on RebeccasReads.com).

Two winners, picked from the top scorer in each category, will be selected as the overall winner of Best Fiction and Best Non-Fiction, respectively.

Each will receive a certificate. All certificates and awards stickers will be dated for year 2011.

Winners will be announced in February.

Already published and ready to submit your book? Entries must be postmarked by December 15th.  Visit RebeccasReads.com for more information and entry details (including the submission form).

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Posted by on September 27, 2010 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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2010 Readers Favorite Award Winners in Self-Publishing – Congratulations!

20 Sep
2010 Readers Favorite Award Winners in Self-Publishing – Congratulations!

The Readers Favorite 2010 Award Contest Winners have been announced. Congratulations to the following Outskirts Press titles and authors:

Gold Winner

Silver Winners

 

Bronze Winners

 

 

Honorable Mention

 

Additional Finalists

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists! 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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Posted by on September 20, 2010 in Awards, Uncategorized

 

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