ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards
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ForeWord 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. If your books expand a reader's world, introduce a voice society needs to hear, offer practical knowledge where none existed before or simply entertain so compellingly that all distractions fall away as the reader turns the next page, they should be submitted for the Book of the Year Award.
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers to the literary
... More >y 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.
ForeWord is the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to covering books from independent houses -- ranging in size from university presses publishing hundreds of titles per year to micro, POD and eBook publishers who may publish one title in a lifetime.
FEATURING:
Editor's Choice Prize:
BEST FICTION - $1500
BEST NONFICTION - $1500
CATEGORIES:
Nonfiction --
Adventure and Recreation
Anthologies
Architecture
Art
Autobiography/Memoir
Biography
Body, Mind and Spirit
Business and Economics
Career
Comics&Graphic Novels
Cooking
Crafts and Hobbies
Education
Environment
Essays
Family and Relationships
Health
History
Home and Garden
Humor
Music
Nature
Parenting
Performing Arts/Drama
Personal Finance
Pets
Philosophy
Photography
Poetry
Political Science
Popular Culture
Psychology
Reference
Regional
Religion
Self-Help
Sports
Travel
Essays
Guides
True Crime
Women's Studies
FICTION --
Gay/Lesbian
General
Historical
Horror
Literary
Mystery
Religious
Romance
Science Fiction
Short Stories
CHILDREN'S --
Children's Picture Books (0-6 yrs)
Juvenile (9-12 yrs)
Fiction
Nonfiction
Young Adult (12+yrs)
Fiction
Nonfiction
GUIDELINES:
Eligibility: Any independently published titles in any format with a copyright date of 2011 are eligible to enter. New editions of previously published books are eligible. Reissued editions are not. Spanish language submissions are accepted. More than one book and/or one book in more than one category may be submitted.
Entry Fee: $99 per title, per category. Submit TWO copies of each book per category.
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later that January 13, 2012
Registration: Register online for the Book of The Year Awards with ForeWord Connections. Once your order is completed, submit your books with a copy of your receipt.
Notification: Finalists and winners will be notified by email.
disclaimer
JUDGING:
Judging Criteria: Keeping in mind the standard used by booksellers and librarians for purchases/acquisitions, judges will take note of the following: editorial excellence, intent of book met by author, originality of subject matter, accuracy, author credentials, and professional packaging. Finalists will be determined by a jury of judges consisting of editors and reviewers of ForeWord Magazine, booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals.
PRIZES & AWARDS
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. ForeWord reserves the right to withhold an award in any category should submissions not meet criteria outlined by editorial and professional production standards mentioned above.
Finalists will be announced in our weekly email newsletter, ForeWord This Week, on Facebook and Twitter.
Winners in each category and overall fiction and nonfiction prize winners will be announced at the American Libraries Association Conference, with a follow-up winner announcement in ForeWord This Week and the magazine.
DEADLINE
Publishers are urged to submit their entries as soon as possible but postmarked no later than January 13, 2012. Two books for each entry must be accompanied by a ForeWord Connections Receipt and sent to:
Book of the Year Awards
ForeWord Reviews
425 Boardman Ave Suite B
Traverse City, MI 49684 < Less
If your books expand a reader's world, introduce a voice society needs to hear, offer practical knowledge where none existed before or simply entertain so compellingly that all distractions fall away as the reader turns the next page, they should be submitted for the Book of the Year Award.
ForeWord 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.
ForeWord is the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to covering books from independent houses -- ranging in size from university
... More > presses publishing hundreds of titles per year to micro, POD and eBook publishers who may publish one title in a lifetime.
FEATURING:
Editor's Choice Prize:
BEST FICTION - $1500
BEST NONFICTION - $1500
CATEGORIES:
Nonfiction --
Adventure and Recreation
Anthologies
Architecture
Art
Autobiography/Memoir
Biography
Body, Mind and Spirit
Business and Economics
Career
Comics&Graphic Novels
Cooking
Crafts and Hobbies
Education
Environment
Essays
Family and Relationships
Health
History
Home and Garden
Humor
Music
Nature
Parenting
Performing Arts/Drama
Personal Finance
Pets
Philosophy
Photography
Poetry
Political Science
Popular Culture
Psychology
Reference
Regional
Religion
Self-Help
Sports
Travel
Essays
Guides
True Crime
Women's Studies
FICTION --
Gay/Lesbian
General
Historical
Horror
Literary
Mystery
Religious
Romance
Science Fiction
Short Stories
CHILDREN'S --
Children's Picture Books (0-6 yrs)
Juvenile (9-12 yrs)
Fiction
Nonfiction
Young Adult (12+yrs)
Fiction
Nonfiction
GUIDELINES:
Eligibility: Any independently published titles in any format with a copyright date of 2011 are eligible to enter. New editions of previously published books are eligible. Reissued editions are not. Spanish language submissions are accepted. More than one book and/or one book in more than one category may be submitted.
Entry Fee: $99 per title, per category. Submit TWO copies of each book per category.
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later that January 13, 2012
Registration: Register online for the Book of The Year Awards with ForeWord Connections. Once your order is completed, submit your books with a copy of your receipt.
Notification: Finalists and winners will be notified by email.
disclaimer
JUDGING:
Judging Criteria: Keeping in mind the standard used by booksellers and librarians for purchases/acquisitions, judges will take note of the following: editorial excellence, intent of book met by author, originality of subject matter, accuracy, author credentials, and professional packaging. Finalists will be determined by a jury of judges consisting of editors and reviewers of ForeWord Magazine, booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals.
PRIZES & AWARDS
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. ForeWord reserves the right to withhold an award in any category should submissions not meet criteria outlined by editorial and professional production standards mentioned above.
Finalists will be announced in our weekly email newsletter, ForeWord This Week, on Facebook and Twitter.
Winners in each category and overall fiction and nonfiction prize winners will be announced at the American Libraries Association Conference, with a follow-up winner announcement in ForeWord This Week and the magazine.
DEADLINE
Publishers are urged to submit their entries as soon as possible but postmarked no later than January 13, 2012. Two books for each entry must be accompanied by a ForeWord Connections Receipt and sent to:
Book of the Year Awards
ForeWord Reviews
425 Boardman Ave Suite B
Traverse City, MI 49684 < Less
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