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Book Awards, Marketing Options

The Deadline for the 2015 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards is This Friday!

Don’t be left out! The deadline for the 2015 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards is this Friday, March 20, 2015.

If your book has a copyright of 2014 or 2015, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss! Now that so many books are published each year, customers look for “award-winning” books to spend their hard-earned dollars on. The only way to have an award-winning book is to enter contests, and this is one of the most prestigious.

What do you get when you win? In addition to the ability to promote your work as an “award-winning” book, there are various awards provided by Writer’s Digest, including their grand prize: $8,000 in cash and a trip to New York City!

THE PRIZES:

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $8,000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest The editors of Writer’s Digest will endorse and submit 10 copies of the Grand Prize-Winning book to major review houses such 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, guaranteed acceptance in a special-sales catalog providing national representation through 60,000 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, and much more!

9 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive $1000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, a one-year membership to Book Central Station, the eBook Beyond the Bookstore, a Publishers Weekly book by Brian Jud, and a $100 discount on a new website by NewMedia Website Design.

HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion at http://www.writersdigest.com and $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books.

We can handle all of the submission details for you, including: printing copies of your book for the judges, mailing your book to the judges, paying your award submission fee, and completing the entry forms for you. This all comes with our Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Submission option.

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The deadline for the 2013 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards is coming up!

If your book has a copyright of 2012 or 2013, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss! Now that so many books are published each year, customers look for “award-winning” books to spend their hard-earned dollars on. The only way to have an award-winning book is to enter contests, and this is one of the most prestigious.

We can handle all of the submission details for you, including:

  • printing copies of your book for the judges
  • mailing your book to the judges
  • paying your award submission fee, and 
  • completing the entry forms for you. 

So what do you get when you win? In addition to the ability to promote your work as an “award-winning” book, there are various awards provided by Writer’s Digest, including their grand prize: $3000 in cash and a trip to New York City!

But hurry! The deadline is Friday, April 5, 2013. 

 

Awards

Don’t Forget 2012 Just Yet! Start 2013 with Book Award Submissions

Let’s not be too hasty about putting 2012 to bed just yet. There’s still time to submit your 2012 book to major book award contests.

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, award recognition is one of the most powerful ways to make set your book apart. Outskirts Press books win statistically more awards than any other online publisher.

There are many book awards and contests available to indie authors; Outskirts Press has vetted them all to identify 6 of the most promising and meaningful. But time’s growing short! For a short time, you can still enter book awards and save 25% when you submit your book to all six with the Book Award Submissions Package. The package includes everything you need to enter 6 major book contests. We even take care of submitting your book to each contest.

The six awards are:

  • Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Awards
  • The National Best Books Awards
  • The Next Generation Indie Book Awards
  • The Reader Views Literary Awards
  • The Benjamin Franklin Awards (ACT NOW)
  • ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards

Outskirts Press facilitate the submission to all these contests for you so you’re free to do other things — like write! With your purchase of this package, 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

Many awards only accept books in the current copyright year (some will accept older books). If you just published your book this year, it is definitely the time to enter before it’s too late!

Awards

It’s time to enter 2012 book award contests!

It is time to submit your 2012 book to major book award contests.

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. Outskirts Press books win statistically more awards than any other online publisher.

With so many book awards and contests available, Outskirts Press has pre-screened and vetted 6 contests and you can save 25% when you submit your book to all six with the Book Award Submissions Package, which includes everything that is required to enter 6 major book contests. We even take care of sending them the books. The six awards are:

  • Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Awards
  • The National Best Books Awards
  • The Next Generation Indie Book Awards
  • The Reader Views Literary Awards
  • The Benjamin Franklin Awards (ACT NOW for Extended Deadline: Monday, November 5, 2012)
  • ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards

Outskirts Press can facilitate the submission details to all these contests for you. With your purchase of this package, 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

Many awards only accept books in the current copyright year (some will accept older books). If you just published your book this year, it is definitely the time to enter before it’s too late!

BONUS: You get an additional $100 off the price when you use the promotion code AWARDS100. Review all the details and eligibility requirements and order by clicking here.

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Self-Publishing Writer’s Digest Awards Entrants

A few weeks ago, we announced the upcoming Writer’s Digest Self-Publishing Awards deadline of March 31st.

According to the Writer’s Digest website, the winners of the awards will receive not only recognition but also “one grand prize winner will be awarded $3,000 cash and a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City. The editors of Writer’s Digest will endorse and submit 10 copies of the Grand Prize-Winning book to major review houses. Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), guaranteed acceptance in a special-sales catalog giving you national representation through 1800 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, guaranteed acceptance by Atlas Books, a top distributor to wholesalers, chains, independents, and online retailers, six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid and a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review.

10 first-place winners will receive $1000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest. In addition, Brian Jud & Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN), a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, a one-year membership to Book Central Station where you can find lists of suppliers rated by previous clients, an ebook of Beyond the Bookstore by Brian Jud (with CD) and a copy of Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers by Shel Horowitz.

Plus, all Grand Prize and First Place winners will receive promotion on the Writer’s Digest Web site at writersdigest.com, a copy of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 4th Edition by Tom and Marilyn Ross, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.

HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion at http://www.writersdigest.com, $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.

All other entrants will receive Certificates of Participation, a brief judge’s commentary and a listing with a link on the Writer’s Digest Web site, provided an accurate URL is provided.”

An impressive number of Outskirts Press authors submitted their books for consideration. In alphabetical order, here are the entrants:

  • Addiction
  • All Points North
  • Attic Door
  • Beads of Lapis
  • Biscuits With Archie
  • Body Parts
  • Celebrity
  • Command Influence
  • A Cookbook for A Knucklehead
  • The Cosmic Order of Reincarnation
  • Devil Dogs and Banana Slugs
  • Duckegg
  • Easy Money
  • Edgewood Troupe
  • Four Farm Boys
  • The Fruit of the Dendragon Tree
  • God’s Jewel
  • h1
  • He Blew Her A Kiss
  • Heaven’s Rage
  • The Janus Project
  • Khan in Rasputin’s Shadow
  • Le beau jardin…A Love Story
  • Legend of the Pumpkin Carver
  • Murder by Another Name
  • Musing Along the Ike
  • My Odyssey
  • Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie and her Secret Duke of Sesto: Imperial Wedding of Old Paris
  • Narcissistic Predicaments
  • Odyssey of a DP
  • One Canoe, Many Paddles
  • One Wacky Wasp
  • Pilot Mountain
  • Public Schools Are Archaic
  • Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer
  • Reflective Empowerment
  • Roberto El Rápido
  • Russia’s Prestige:Historical Architecture
  • Salvation, Money, Then Marriage
  • Same ‘Ol Moon
  • SAT & BAF!
  • Starfish, Seashells, Coral and Gems
  • Supernova
  • Sworn to Secrecy
  • Tearing Down the Wall
  • They Call Me Nuisance
  • TRUCK
  • The Umbrella Race
  • An Unknown Journey
  • Vendeka’s Creed
  • Waiting for My Wife
  • When I Was A Child
Please pass your best wishes on to these authors as the contest begins.

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Upcoming Self-Publishing Award Deadline: Writer’s Digest Awards

The Writer’s Digest International
Self-Publishing 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 we 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.

THE PRIZES:

  • ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest and Publishers Weekly. The editors of Writer’sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of the Grand Prize-Winning book to major review houses such 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, guaranteed acceptance in a special-sales catalog providing national representation through 5000 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, guaranteed acceptance by Atlas Books (a top distributor to wholesalers, chains, independents and online retailers) and six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid.
  • 10 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive $1000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, a one-year membership to Book Central Station, the eBook Beyond the Bookstore, a Publishers Weekly book by Brian Jud and a copy of Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers by Shel Horowitz.
  • HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion at http://www.writersdigest.com, $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.

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

Outskirts Press published authors can order this award submission service conveniently from the Publishing Center by choosing the Writer’s Digest Awards Full Submission Service from the Marketing Options screen.

Hurry! The deadline for order is March 31, 2011.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW

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Awards, Uncategorized

2010 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Award Winners Announced

The Writer’s Digest 2010 Self-Published Book Award Winners have been announced!

Three Outskirts Press authors/titles won an award.  They are:

Three Little Bayou Fisherman book cover
Three Little Bayou Fishermen by Julie T. Lamana

Category: Children’s Picture Books

Award: Honorable Mention

ABENAKI AUTUMN book cover
Abenaki Autumn by Richard Brian Clark

Category: Fiction

Award: Honorable Mention

Eddie's Wake book cover
Eddie's Wake by C.A. Peterson

Category: Mainstream/Literary Fiction

Award: Honorable Mention

Congratulations to 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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Awards, Marketing Options

Writer’s Digest Awards – Upcoming Deadline for Self Publishing Authors

The Writer’s Digest International
Self-Publishing 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 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.

THE PRIZES:

  • ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest and Publishers Weekly. The editors of Writer’sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of the Grand Prize-Winning book to major review houses such 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, guaranteed acceptance in a special-sales catalog providing national representation through 5000 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, guaranteed acceptance by Atlas Books (a top distributor to wholesalers, chains, independents and online retailers) and six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid.
  • 10 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive $1000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, a one-year membership to Book Central Station, the eBook Beyond the Bookstore, a Publishers Weekly book by Brian Jud and a copy of Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers by Shel Horowitz.
  • HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion at http://www.writersdigest.com, $50 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.

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

Outskirts Press published authors can order this award submission service conveniently from the author’s center by choosing the Writer’s Digest Awards Full Submission Service from the Marketing Options screen.

Hurry! The deadline for order is April 2, 2010.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW

Ready to get published so you can have an award-winning book?

Start Publishing