DO BOOK AWARDS MATTER ? YES ! ( CONT ’ D )
32 . The Literary Classics Book Awards and Reviews were created to help authors gain recognition for their work and to help parents find the best in literature for children and young adults . http :// www . clcawards . org
33 . The Scotiabank Giller Prize . A $ 100,000 grand prize and $ 10K ( CDN ) to each of the finalists . To be eligible , a book must be a first-edition , full length novel or short story collection , written by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada . The publisher must enter . Sorry , no self-published books . http :// www . scotiabankgillerprize . ca
34 . The Digital Book Awards celebrate quality and innovation in digital content . Each year , award winners and finalists in fifteen categories illustrate the cutting edge of digital publishing , showcasing creative approaches to design , technology integration and e-reading experiences . http :// digitalbookworldconference . com
35 . The Feathered Quill Book Awards accept submissions from all size publishers and work very hard to honor and publicize the winners ( there ’ s a link to a testimonial page on the awards page – read what past winners have to say ). http :// www . featheredquill . com / awardprogram . shtml
36 . Shelf Unbound Magazine ’ s Best Indie / Self-Published Book Competition honors more than 100 indie / self-published books . In addition to $ 1,500 in cash prizes , they ’ ll feature the winner , five finalists , and more than 100 “ notable ” books in the December / January issue of Shelf Unbound . Any independently published book in any genre in any publication year is eligible for entry . Entry fee is $ 50 per book . The competition also includes the Pete Delohery Award for Best Sports Book , open to fiction and non-fiction sports-related books . http :// www . shelfmediagroup . com / pages / competition . html
37 . Chanticleer International Book Awards — Grand prize winner receives $ 1,000 cash plus other awards . More than $ 30,000 cash and prizes awarded each year . 15 genres including the CYGNUS for SciFiction , M & M for Mystery & Mayhem , Somerset for Literary , etc . http :// www . ChanticleerReviews . com Several of our winners have received major publishing deals ( 6 figures ) and two have had their works optioned for film .
The Bottom Line : Book awards do matter . Enter a few and become an “ award winning author .” As Hockey great Wayne Gretzky said “ YOU Can ’ t Score Unless You Shoot !” Get to it and let me know how it goes . If you know of another book award I should check out , please send me the details .
About Book Publicist Scott Lorenz
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications , a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more . Lorenz works with bestselling authors and self-published authors promoting all types of books , whether it ’ s their first book or their 15th book . He ’ s handled publicity for books by CEOs , CIA Officers , Navy SEALS , Homemakers , Fitness Gurus , Doctors , Lawyers and Adventurers . His clients have been featured by Good Morning America , FOX & Friends , CNN , ABC News , New York Times , Night
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