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| CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BBOTY WINNER AND FINALISTS! |
Congratulations to the 2013 Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Winner and Finalists.
Every year, Outskirts Press recognizes the best books we publish with the annual CIPA EVVY Awards. Of these EVVY nominees, Outskirts Press selects the finalists for the Best Book of the Year Award. The following 4 books were the 2013 Finalists for the Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award. Congratulations to these well-deserved authors!
No Fear
Follow The Light
The Monster Monroe
The Southern Chapter of The Big Girl Panties Club
Congratulations to the 2013 Best Book of the Year winner, Lesha Fite (Acker) for her book “No Fear”. Lesha receives a $1,500 grand prize, an exclusive Best Book of the Year Award added to the book’s cover for all future printings, exclusive placement in our Best Book of the Year Pinterest Board, and much more! See details about “No Fear” and the Best Book of the Year winner: click here.
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No Fear is Lesha’s second book. She 
Winning an EVVY Award is a prerequisite to being named the Outskirts Press 2013 Best Book of the Year Award-winner and walking away with a Grand Prize of $1,500. The Outskirts Press 2013 Best Book of the Year award recognizes the best book published by Outskirts Press in 2013 as decided by a social community of self-publishing authors.
