2017 Book of the Year Award

NOTE: A new award seal is in the works. Stay tuned!!

This Award is Closed
Please submit all content
by December 15th!!

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Our Book of the Year Award is judged by a select group of librarians , booksellers and past Book of the Year Award winners from around the country.

What are the BooksAndAuthor.com Book of the Year Awards? You have a great book, you're looking for some recognition from a trusted source, and you want a wider audience to fall in love with it.

That's where BooksAndAuthor.com annual book awards program comes in. TheBooksAndAuthor.com Book of the Year Awards recognize the best in indie book publishing.

Our awards program honors great indie books from independent publishers, university presses, and noteworthy self-published authors.

BooksAndAuthor.com breathes new life into hundreds of books, long after their pub dates have passed. What makes BooksAndAuthor.com special is our panel of judges: booksellers, librarians and educators determine the winners after a larger group of finalists is culled by our editorial staff.

Finalists and winners can count on abundant recognition from all aspects of the book industry. In December 2017, finalists will be revealed, and in January 2018 winners are announced. The finalists and winners lists will be promoted on our website and in our e-mail newsletter as part of a national publicity campaign, along with lots of attention on our popular social media sites.

BooksAndAuthor.com Book of the Year Award helps connect your book to readers who are excited to discover what's new and top quality.

ELIGIBILITY: Any title published in 2014-2017. To be clear, independently published titles, university publications, traditionally published titles, privately held press titles, self-published titles, and international submissions are all welcome. 

ENTRY FEE: Check this off your list now, it pays to enter early! We offer a $49 Early Bird entry fee for books registered before October 31, 2017. Entries after this date will have to pay a $16 late fee.

This Award is Closed

Once you are registered you will receive an email with information for submitting your entry.

2017 Book of the Year Award

Wishing you the best of luck!

GENRES: 
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ADULT FICTION

• Drama
  
• Fantasy
  
• Historical
• Horror
• Humor
  
• Inspirative
  
• LGBT
  
• Literary
  
• Mystery
  
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Short Stories
• Thriller & Suspense
• War & Military

ADULT NONFICTION

• Adventure & Recreation
  
• Art & Music
  
• Biography & Memoir
  
• Body, Mind & Spirit
• Business & Economics
  
• Cooking
• Crafts & Hobbies
• Ecology & Environment
• Education
  
• Family & Relationships
  
• Health & Wellness
  
• History
• Humor
• Nature
  
• Poetry & Literature
  
• Popular Culture
  
• Reference
• Regional
• Religion
• Science
  
• Sports
• Travel
• True Crime
  
• War & Military
• Women's Studies
• Writing

ANTHOLOGIES

• Anthologies

GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

• Graphic Novels & Comics

CHILDREN'S

• Juvenile Fiction
• Juvenile Nonfiction
• Picture Books
• Picture Books, Early Reader
• Young Adult Fiction
• Young Adult Nonfiction

You can still enter the
2017 Book Cover Art Award!!