| Now accepting books and audiobooks published September-December 2022 in 57 categoriesFinal deadline: December 15, 2022Dear C. Penny,If you have a book or audiobook published late this year, it’s definitely not too late to enter it for the 35th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™. In fact, the December 15 deadline is specially designed to accommodate your end-of-the-year books. So enter today!The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ program is the most widely recognized book award program dedicated to independent publishers. Winning an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ expands your marketability and solidifies your credibility. Considering how crowded the book market is today, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award is an endorsement of excellence and helps your book stand out. Who enters? Traditional publishers, author-publishers, hybrid publishers, academic presses, and nonprofit/association presses…as well as authors on behalf of their publisher.Who judges? Over 170 book publishing professionals including librarians, bookstore owners, reviewers, designers, publicity managers, and editors, judge the entries. The awards are unique in that entrants receive constructive feedback on their submissions; the actual judging forms are returned to all publishers. When will winners be announced? Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at the Coronado Island Marriott, CA on May 5, 2023.Download the Call for Entries.Please see the FAQs below and, as always, let me know if you have questions. I look forward to receiving your entries and am happy to help.In partnership,  Terry NathanChief Operations Officer Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Phone: 310-546-1818 Email: terry@ibpa-online.org  AWARD CATEGORIESAnimal & Pet Art & Photography Audiobook: Children’s/YA Audiobook: Fiction Audiobook: Nonfiction Best New Voice: Children’s/Young Adult Best New Voice: Fiction Best New Voice: Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography Body, Mind & Spirit Business & Career Children’s Picture Book (0-3 years) Children’s Picture Book (4-7 years) Coffee Table Book Cookbook Cover Design: Children’s/ YA Cover Design: Fiction Cover Design: Large Format Cover Design: Nonfiction Craft, Hobby, Home & Garden Education Fiction: Historical Fiction: Horror Fiction: Mystery & Thriller Fiction: Romance Fiction: SciFi & Fantasy General Fiction Gift Book Graphic Novel Health & Fitness History Humor Inspirational Interior Design Interior Design: Children’s/ YA LGBTQ+ Memoir Multicultural Nature & Environment Parenting & Family Issues Poetry Political & Current Events Professional & Technical Psychology Reference Regional Religion Self-Help Sports & Recreation Teen Fiction Teen Nonfiction The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Children’s/Young Adult) The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Fiction) The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Nonfiction) Travel Young Reader: Fiction Young Reader: NonfictionCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR ENTRIESWatch the excitement of the 34th IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gala Dinner and Ceremony in San Diego this year. |
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