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2012 Outskirts Press EVVY Award Finalists Announced

Last December,  Outskirts Press officially nominated 2% of its published books for the Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Awards. We listed those Official Outskirts Press Evvy Award Nominees on our blog.

The CIPA Evvy Award judges have since reviewed all the submissions received from all eligible authors and publishers to arrive upon the EVVY Award Finalists.  Those finalists will all be honored with either a 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, or Merit Award within each applicable category at the annual EVVY Awards on May 17th in Denver, Colorado. Outskirts Press executives will be on hand to accept the awards on behalf of authors not able to appear in person.

Outskirts Press is proud to announce that it has thirteen talented finalists being honored, the most among all participating publishers. We’re sure the CIPA judges had to make tough choices to narrow our amazing list of nominees to these thirteen finalists, presented below in alphabetical order.

Winning a first, second, or third place EVVY Award is a prerequisite to being named the Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year award-winner and walking away with the $1,500 Grand Prize. More details and announcements regarding our own annual Book Contest will appear on this blog in a few weeks.

In the meantime, here are the 2012 Outskirts Press EVVY Finalists. Congratulations to them all!

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Colorado Independent Publishers Association Recognizes Nine Self-Publishing Authors With Outskirts Press in the 17th Annual EVVY Awards

Outskirts Press, the fastest growing self-publishing and book marketing company, leads the way with the most award-winning books at the 17th Annual EVVY Awards book competition.

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 – 1st Place, Fiction
  • The Key to Job Success in any Career by Frank B. Leibold, Ph.D. – 1st Place, Self-Help
  • The Rise and Fall of Captain Methane by Dorcey Alan Wingo – 2nd Place, Autobiography
  • I Am Equus by Duaa Anwar – 3rd 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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16 EVVY Award-winning books

It seems like just recently, award-winning authors from Outskirts Press were recognized by the Reader Views Literary Book Awards.

Now, Outskirts Press leads the way with the most awards in the 16th Annual CIPA EVVY Awards. On hand to accept the awards on behalf of our talented group of award-winning authors were:

Back Row: Karl, Brent, Shirley, Debra, Ellen, Caroline
Front Row: Jeanine, Trinity

Here are the 2010 EVVY Award Winners from Outskirts Press, where award-winning authors publish award-winning books:

FIRST PLACE

The Gate of Beautiful, by Gerald Rasmussen
Spirituality/Religion Category

The Bethlehem Scroll, by Bill Thompson
Fiction Category

Harness the Power of Exceptional Customer Service, by Gaylyn R. Williams
Business/Finance Category

The Messy Buddha, by Kate McLennan, D.Min.
Inspirational Category

SECOND PLACE

Tirissa and the Necklace of Nulidor, by Willow
Juvenile Category

Charlie – A Boy With Reading Difficulties and His Dream, by Vassiliki Plomaritou
Parenting/Family Category

Mr. Emotions & Friends, by Glenna S. Edwards & Karen Henriques
Workbooks Category

Let Your Innate Sing, by Dr. William A. Kriva
Legacy Category

THIRD PLACE

Emerge, by Ken Jibben
Spirituality/Religion

Virginia’s Travel Basket, by Sharon M. Harvey
Juvenile Category

Harness the Power of Exceptional Customer Service, by Gaylyn R. Williams
How To Category

Khan in Rasputin’s Shadow, by Chad Huskins
Fiction Category

Life Against All Odds, by Alfred Cave
Legacy Category

Merit Awards

The Reluctant Survivor, by Kathy Ferrell Powell
Legacy Category

Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven, by Fritz Peterson
Memoirs Category

The Transition, by Dennis Niewoehner
Self-Help Category

Rainbow Bed, by Glenna S. Edwards
Juvenile Category

Congratulations to all our award-winning authors!

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Colorado Independent Publishers Association Recognizes Sixteen Self-Publishing Authors With Outskirts Press in the 16th Annual EVVY Awards

Inc. 500 self-publishing company Outskirts Press leads the way with the most award-winning books at the 16th Annual EVVY Awards book competition.

March 30, 2010. Denver, Colorado – In its 16th year, the 2010 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 fifth consecutive year, Outskirts Press led the way with the most award-winning books among participating publishers with four 1st place awards, four 2nd place awards, five 3rd place awards, and four Merit Awards.

“We are always excited to notify our award-winners of their EVVY Award,” stated Outskirts Press president and CEO Brent Sampson at the event. “Authors understand how fierce the competition is and how stringent the judges are, so this is truly a wonderful accomplishment for all these award-winning authors.”

The 2010 EVVY Award-winners from Outskirts Press are:

Spirituality/Religion – 1st Place – The Gate of Beautiful, by Gerald Rasmussen

Business/Finance – 1st Place – Harness the Power of Exceptional Customer Service, by Gaylyn Williams

Fiction – 1st Place – The Bethlehem Scroll, by Bill Thompson

Inspirational – 1st Place – The Messy Buddha, by Kate McLennan

Juvenile – 2nd Place – Trissa and the Necklace of Nulidor, by Willow

Parenting/Family – 2nd Place – Charlie, by Vassiliki Plomaritou

Legacy – 2nd Place – Let Your Innate Sing, by Dr. William A. Kriva

Workbooks – 2nd Place – Mr. Emotions & Friends, by Glenna S. Edwards & Karen Henriques

Fiction – 3rd Place – Khan in Rasputin’s Shadow, by Chad Huskins

How To – 3rd Place – Harness the Power of Exceptional Customer Service, by Gaylyn Williams

Juvenile – 3rd Place – Virginia’s Travel Basket, by Sharon M. Harvey

Spirituality/Religion – 3rd Place – Emerge, by Ken Jibben

Legacy – 3rd Place – Life Against All Odds, by Alfred Cave

Juvenile – Merit Award – Rainbow Bed, by Glenna Edwards

Self-Help – Merit Award – The Transition, by Dennis Niewoehner

Memoirs – Merit Award – Mickey Mantle is Going to Heaven, by Fritz Peterson

Legacy – Merit Award – The Reluctant Survivor, by Kathy Ferrell Powell

Previous Outskirts Press EVVY-winner Andrew J. Rodriquez says, “Like the college student who earns a diploma for finishing at the top of his class, Adios, Havana [was] catapulted from the slush pile to the pinnacle of memoirs by winning a prestigious EVVY award. This tribute is my best credential to access audiences otherwise impossible to reach by a self-published author.”

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, an Inc. 500 company, offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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Self Publishing Book Award Winners

Join us all week long as we celebrate the EVVY Awards, recognizing excellence in self-published books. The winners were announced during a banquet dinner and awards ceremony gala last Saturday night in Denver. Once again, Outskirts Press was the winningest publisher, taking home a total of 17 awards, including 6 First Place Awards.

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)
Pathway to Pre-Algebra Proficiency by Susan Mercer (Workbook Category)
Surviving Love in War by M. A. Cary (Autobiography Category)
Surviving Love in War by M. A. Cary (Autobiography Category)
The Shady Nook Pageant by J. L. Durnin (Humor Category)
The Shady Nook Pageant by J. L. Durnin (Humor Category)
Queen Vernitas Visitors by Dawn Menge (Childrens Category)
Queen Vernita's Visitors by Dawn Menge (Children's Category)
Forever and a Day by Eric Jensen
Forever and a Day by Eric Jensen
His Name Was Donn by Evelyn Sweet-Hurd (Biography Category)
His Name Was Donn by Evelyn Sweet-Hurd (Biography Category)
SECOND PLACE
Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview by Barbara Hanks (How-To Category)
Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview by Barbara Hanks (How-To Category)
A Pawn of Fate by Rita Keeley Brown (Biography Category)
A Pawn of Fate by Rita Keeley Brown (Biography Category)
The PTA by Carol Olson & Cherie Rodgers (Humor Category)
The PTA by Carol Olson & Cherie Rodgers (Humor Category)
MERIT AWARDS
Red Sky Morning by Andrew J Rafkin (Fiction Category)
Red Sky Morning by Andrew J Rafkin (Fiction Category)
The Coronado Brief by Justin Dwinnell (Fiction Category)
The Coronado Brief by Justin Dwinnell (Fiction Category)
Utopia Texas by Betty Byrd (Fiction Category)
Utopia Texas by Betty Byrd (Fiction Category)

 

Walking Through Walls by Two Lenz (Autobiography Category)
Walking Through Walls by Two Lenz (Autobiography Category)
 
Christine Laffer: Tapestry and Transformation by Carole Greene (Biography Category)
Christine Laffer: Tapestry and Transformation by Carole Greene (Biography Category)
 
Arlingtons Dream by Diane Marie McCarthy (Childrens Category)
Arlington's Dream by Diane Marie McCarthy (Children's Category)
 
What Can We Do Next? by Toula Magi (Childrens Category)
What Can We Do Next? by Toula Magi (Children's Category)

Join us all this week for more information about the EVVY Awards, the award-winners, photos from the event, our award-winning publishing process, and the marketing steps award-winning books can take to further differentiate themselves in the marketplace.

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Official Outskirts Press EVVY Nominees

Every fall, Outskirts Press officially nominates the top 5% of its published titles for the Annual EVVY Book Awards.  This year’s black-tie banquet and awards ceremony takes place March 28th in Denver, Colorado, hosted by the Denver-area’s #1-rated morning talk show co-host, Dom Testa of the “Dom & Jane Show.”

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.

Title Author
Fixer Ed Brodow
Piccolo, the Gray Robe Robin M. Ambrozic
An Unlikely Place for Love Ruth Ann Nordin
Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview Barbara Hanks
Far Above Rubies Laurenda Salandy
Glorified Chicken Coops Tanya I. Cole
What To Do When You Become The Boss Bob Selden
   
Title Author
Stella Ducktropolis Charlotte Barnes
Arlington’s Dream Diane Marie McCarthy
Who’s There? Sandra Jones Cropsey
Walking Through Walls Two Lenz
Certain Mercies Daril Bentley
   
Title Author
The Wizard’s Legacy Ashley Simmons
A Guide For Tortured Souls Jeanne du Soleil
Memoirs of a Cold War Colonel William MacArthur
   
Title Author
Who’s Steering George A. Eddy
Azulejo Daphne A Oberon 
Heal Depression Yourself! Randy G. Sorter, MA, LPC, NCC
EverWing MJ Grothoff
One Night Stand Betty Shafer
Haints Nash Black
The Land of Carina Carol Garton
Hanover Easy Debra P. Whitehead
   
Title Author
Stay 40 Richard Lippman
Earth School 101  Alan Arcieri 
Lioness of the Clan Anthony Isoh
   
Title Author
The Little Woman Handbook Cheryl Hattrup
Queen Vernita’s Visitors  Dawn Menge 
What Can We Do Next? Toula Magi
Gene the Pumpkin Man Carol Rhodes
Pathway to Pre-Algebra Proficiency  Susan Mercer 
Christine Laffer: Tapestry and Transformation  Carole Greene 
Adventures in Publishing Brent Sampson
   
Title Author
Through The Knot Hole Winston S. Nurse
The Crow’s Nest:  Flight Of Phantoms Karen Lynn S.
Living and Practicing by Design Dr. John Hayes, Jr.
The Shady Nook Pageant J. L. Durnin
Family Secrets R. A. Siracusa 
The PTA Carol Olson & Cherie Rodgers
   
Title Author
My Time on the Clock Wm. Joseph McFarland
Utopia Texas Betty Byrd
The Coronado Brief Justin Dwinnell
Red Sky Morning Andrew J Rafkin
Whitie’s Gold H. D. Williams
Fatal Waters Iris Moss
   
Title Author
Surviving Love in War M.A. Cary
Clone’D’ Bert Hunnersen
Peaceful Endings Michael K. Tucker
His Name Was Donn Evelyn Sweet-Hurd
The Next Falling Empire Marc Boyajian
A Pawn of Fate Rita Keeley Brown
Become Unstoppable  Lee Witt 
A Worthy Legacy Tomi Akinyanmi
Little Stories Jeff Roberts
   
Title Author
The Lemurian Darin Williams
Betrayal Norman Chance
Outside the Lavendar Closet Martha A. Taylor
Female Empowerment – A Personal Journey Kim Goff

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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EVVY Nominations for 2008 Self-Published Books

Every year Outskirts Press officially nominates approximately 5% of the books we publish each year for submission to the annual EVVY Awards. These nominations represent the very best of our publications as determined by Outskirts Press executives, members of the production teams, and the marketing department. As such, only books published with the Diamond and full-color Pearl packages are considered. Sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, the EVVY Awards are judged by a 3rd-party panel of professionals on a qualitative scale of merit in nineteen different categories.

Below are our official Outskirts Press EVVY nominations for books with a 2008 copyright date. EVVY winners and finalists will be announced in the spring during the annual awards banquet. Considering that we published over 2000 books in 2008, just being on this list is an honor.

Congratulations to all our nominated authors below:

Curious how to successfully self-publish a beautiful award-contending book? Take a look at the books above for examples of what these authors did. For more details about the EVVY Awards, visit our marketing blog posting by clicking here. Self publishing has never been easier, or more rewarding, than with Outskirts Press.

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The EVVY Book Awards

Each year, the EVVY Awards recognize excellence in independently published books. Sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, the EVVY Awards are judged by a 3rd-party panel of professionals on a qualitative scale of merit in nineteen different categories.

All Colorado publishers are eligible to enter their books for recognition and awards. In the past, first, second, and third place winners in each category have received a framed award recognizing their accomplishment, along with award-winning stickers to affix to their book covers.

For the past several years, Outskirts Press has officially nominated approximately 5% of the books they publish each year for submission to the annual EVVY Awards. These Official Outskirts Press nominations represent the very best of our publications as determined by Outskirts Press executives, members of the production teams, and marketing department.  As such, only books published with the Diamond and full-color Pearl packages are considered.

Potential nominees are notified via email in the fall of each year. There is no obligation to accept the nomination; just being recognized is a great accomplishment. Outskirts Press official nominees and winners typically receive additional exposure of their books on the Outskirts Press email newsletters and blogs. 

Select nominees and winners in the past have also been invited to be featured in full-page ads within the pages of national writing magazines like Writer’s Digest, Poets & Writers, and The Writer. These invitations are sent to select authors at Outskirts Press’s sole discretion and there is no additional cost to participate in the advertisement (nor is there any obligation to).

If a nominated author accepts the nomination, Outskirts Press submits the nominated book to the annual EVVY Awards contest.  Outskirts Press takes care of all the details. Winners are announced each spring
during a ceremonial banquet dinner celebration in Denver, Colorado, which in the past has been hosted by Dom Testa of Denver’s #1-rated Dom & Jane Morning Show.

Like all book contests, the EVVY Awards are very competitive and only the highest-caliber books are recognized from the publisher’s submissions across the state. Unlike other book contests, fewer than 500 total entries are submitted, increasing the statistical odds that an Outskirts Press Official Nominee will be recognized as an award-winning publication. For the past several years, Outskirts Press has received the most awards among all participating publishers.

HOW DO YOU GET NOMINATED?

  1. Publish your book with Outskirts Press
  2. Publish with either the Diamond package (for b/w books) or the Pearl package (for full-color)
  3. Strongly consider the optional copyediting and custom cover options.  With over 2,000 published books each year, competition to be nominated is fierce. These optional services will help your book meet the highest quality standards.
  4. Keep an eye on your copyright date. For example, books with a 2007 copyright date were nominated in the fall of 2007. Books with a copyright date of 2008 will be nominated in the fall of 2008. Books with a copyright date of 2009 will be nominated in the fall of 2009, etc. Once the calendar year has expired, books featuring that year’s copyright date are no longer eligible for nomination.
  5. Market, market, market. Promote, promote, promote. Bring your successes to the attention of the Outskirts Press Author Support department. Winning awards in other contests helps tremendously; we like nominating award-winning books!

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To see past winners from 2005, 2006, and 2007, click here.