2016 Summer Indie Book Awards!
The cold of winter is setting in, at least
for those of us in the northern Hemisphere of the world. But we at Metamorph
Publishing aren’t letting that get us down! We’re already looking forward to a
sizzling summer, and we’re here to announce our first annual Indie Book Awards!
You heard that right, a summer book awards! The event officially begins on
January 1st of each year, and nominations will be accepted through
midnight CST on August 31st each year. Voting will begin on
September 1st and end on September 10th each year.
“What’s the big deal,” you ask? “There are
all kinds of contests out there.” And you’re right, there are hundreds,
probably thousands of book awards. But many of them are only for unpublished
authors, or authors who only write in certain narrow genres, or for authors who
have never published before in a particular genre. Plus, there are plenty of
them that charge an entry fee, some of which are prohibitive to authors who
publish independently, without the backing of a large and powerful publishing
house.
So, we’re hoping to do something different
with the Summer Indie Book Awards! Entry is free, and nominations will be
accepted from any indie or small-press author, regardless of their current
published or non-published state, or what genre they write in. We are accepting
donations of print or e-books, author swag or novelty items (bookmarks, pens,
keychains, etc.), but donation is not required for nomination. We’re taking
nominations from authors as well as from readers, and authors can nominate
their own books; we only ask that authors who do so also nominate a fellow
indie author. Nominations can be made using this form: http://goo.gl/forms/T1L8sQJGVx, while
donations can be made at: http://goo.gl/forms/6DkAK4MeqI.
Feel free to join up with the event on
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1099924726693772,
and like the official Facebook page of the Summer Indie Book Awards at https://www.facebook.com/summerindiebookawards.
You can also sign up for the newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/bL43cf
so you can stay up to date with all the latest news! In the pinned post of the
Facebook event, you’ll find these links, along with links to a Google Drive
folder where you can look and see who’s already been nominated! And any author
who is nominated will have access to an official contest nominee badge, that
they can use on their book covers or any promotional media, if they so desire.
Winners in each genre will receive a prize
(hopefully we’ll get enough donations for this), beginning with the 1st
place winners. If we get enough prizes donated, we’ll go next to 2nd
place winners, and then to 3rd place. Regardless of the prizes,
winners will get a high-quality winner badge, stating their place and the genre
of the book. These will be of high enough resolution for authors to use on
their print books, if they want to!
But it’s not only the winners that will
benefit from the Summer Indie Book Awards! All nominated authors will have the
potential to reach hundreds, if not more, of new readers (readers often have a
preferred genre, and while they’re voting for their favorite author, will come
across others they may not have tried yet), and reach a huge new audience
through the social media forums! And best of all, it’s meant to have fun, to
reach out and network with other authors, potentially forming long-lasting
relationships. And readers will benefit from having a wealth of new books in
front of them, as well as a vast amount of new stories to immerse themselves
in.
Though we’re using Facebook and other
social media as a platform to reach more authors and readers, none of these
social media outlets are affiliated with the awards. They are hosted strictly
by Metamorph Publishing.
For more information, please visit
Metamorph Publishing at https://metamorphpublishing.com.
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