Another point to consider is that if it is a famous prestigious competition, such as the internationally famous rubery book award or the bbc short story award, it will attract thousands of entries from across the globe and your work will have less chance to make an impact. Short story writing competitions if you are looking to take your writing to the next level, then entering a writing competition can provide that extra impetus to refine your work. By scott lorenz westwind communications do book awards matter. Km elkes won the local bssa prize in 2015 with his story three kings and was shortlisted in 2014 with his story greta garbo and the chrysanthenmum man, published. We accept fiction all genres, young adult, childrens, biographies, nonfiction, selfhelp, cookery, poetry. The longest established book award based in the uk for independent and self published books. Author sandra ireland is the chief judge for the flash fiction competition.
Including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors. Short story collection competitions, contests, prizes and. Oct 20, 2017 the 2018 international rubery book award is now open for selfpublished and independently published books. Melanie won the short story category for 2017 with her collection ilama sutra. Km elkes won the local bssa prize in 2015 with his story three kings and was shortlisted in 2014 with his story greta garbo and the chrysanthenmum man, published in the anthology bath short story award, vol 3. The london short story prize is spread the words annual prize for talented london short story writers. The best indie book award is a legitimate writing competition. The list is supplied as information for authors and selfpublishers interested in pursuing awards and citations as a means to. Youve written your book you may have even worked with us to turn your book into an amazon bestseller but either way, its still important to continue to promote your book and to get it in front of people. Entries are limited to independently indie published books, including those from small presses, ebook publishers, and selfpublished authors.
Below is a list of book and novel writing competitions. List of book awards contests updated 2019 tck publishing. Below are lists of competitions, contests, prizes and awards for short story collections and short fiction compilation books. We would also like to offer you a 50% discount on an early bird entry into the upcoming 2020 writers digest 28th annual selfpublished book awards. A prestigious award accepting selfpublished books and entries from independent. Were wellestablished and wellthought of and respected. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of selfpublished books.
If you have problems with this option accepting your postcode you can use your card via the paypal link as an alternative. Sunday times efg short story award launched in 2009 by lord matthew evans, former chairman of efg private bank and cathy galvin from the sunday times, the sunday times efg short story award is the richest prize for a single short story in the english language open to any novelist or s. Gaynor arnold gaynor arnold is a novelist and short story writer. For more information about book awards and contests. March 10, 2020 in kudos featured competitions no comments. When planets slip their tracks, in 2016 and it has subsequently been shortlisted for the rubery international book award and longlisted for the. Short story collection competitions, contests, prizes and awards.
Book awards for selfpublished authors the book designer. Short story destination unknown by joanna campbell tss. Award winning authors tend to be more successful when it comes to finding a literary agent, getting a publisher, and selling more books. Her stories have won the 2011 exeter writers competition, the 20 bath short story award local prize and the 2015 london short story prize. Its a long list and accurate as far as possible, updated monthly, so bookmark this page. The cost of competitions annika perrys writing blog. Oct 16, 2016 another point to consider is that if it is a famous prestigious competition, such as the internationally famous rubery book award or the bbc short story award, it will attract thousands of entries from across the globe and your work will have less chance to make an impact. The rubery international book award is the largest cash award for books published by. If the book is a sequel or other book in a series, the book must have a standalone story that our judges can relate to without reading the other books.
The australian writers marketplace is australia and new zealands only guide to the writing industry. Print books and ebooks are accepted for the rubery book prize. The international rubery book award birmingham, united. She is an award winning poet and critically acclaimed author of the unmaking of ellie rook, beneath the skin, and bone deep as well as the first winner of the scottish arts club short story competition. May 01, 2020 for the 2020 purple dragonfly book award contest, top award winners will be notified by email the last week of june. Certainly, the winners can proudly announce that they are awardwinning authors of the rubery prize and be confident that the title is respected. An anthology of stories by past winners of this award, the story prize. I started this list for my own reference, as i was looking for competitions to enter my own short story collections into and found that.
Any style or genre, including fiction and nonfiction. Agatha awards the agatha awards honor the traditional, cozy mystery. Jan 17, 2017 her stories have won the 2011 exeter writers competition, the 20 bath short story award local prize and the 2015 london short story prize. Win a weeklong writing retreat in west dean college near chichester uk, plus editorial feedback from the judges. Not only do we want to recognize and honor accomplished authors in the field of childrens literature, but we also want to highlight upandcoming, newly published, and younger writers. Every relationship and every story has a tipping point. In january 2016, ink tears published her short story collection, when planets slip their tracks, which was shortlisted for. The rubery book award, po box 15821, birmingham, b31 9ea, united kingdom. For the past 10 years, work has been accepted from selfpublished authors and independent presses. We hope there is something here to satisfy every taste. Please be aware that some book awards are more focused on making money than recognizing the accomplishments of authors. I am not including details of short story competitions here as i have a separate page for short fiction awards which you can see by clicking here.
Plus a minimum of the 3 category winners each winning. Independent book publishers association runs this one. Winners and shortlist of international rubery book award 2019. The newfound prose prize is awarded annually to a chapbooklength work of exceptional fiction or creative nonfiction. The rubery prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published.
Rubery book award is the longest established book award based in the uk for independent and selfpublished books. The annual best indie book award is an international literary award contest recognizing independent authors in major genres. Short story book awards, writing contests and literary prizes. We have reassigned your book to a new 2019 reader from our judging panel, who will read and provide you with the promised commentary commentary mail date february 2020. Its one thing to write, and another entirely different proposition getting others to actually read what you have written. Rubery short story prize 2014 national association of. Most of the competitions listed on this page accept entries from writers. International rubery book award a prestigious award open to independent publishers and self published authors. To be eligible to win an award, a book must earn a minimum score of 55 out of 80 judges points, even if it is the only entry in a category. When planets slip their tracks is joanna campbells debut short story collection, published by ink tears and including some of her prizewinning and shortlisted stories from international competitions. Aug 05, 2016 joanna campbells short stories have been published in multiple literary magazines and in anthologies from cinnamon press, spilling ink, earlyworks press, unbound press and biscuit publishing, as well as the salt anthology of new writing 20, both the 20 and 2014 rubery book award anthologies and the 2010 and 20 bristol short story prize. Rubery book award is the longest established book award based in the uk for independent. She has had a number of stories published in print and online.
Joanna campbells short stories have been published in multiple literary magazines and in anthologies from cinnamon press, spilling ink, earlyworks press, unbound press and biscuit publishing, as well as the salt anthology of new writing 20, both the 20 and 2014 rubery book award anthologies and the 2010 and 20 bristol short story prize. A collection of short stories that won and were shortlisted for the rubery book award 2011. Yes as a book publicist i can assure you they absolutely do matter. The 2019 bristol short story prize was won by australian writer cameron stewart above for his story, black snow. Always check that you are comfortable with sending. We pride ourselves on judging thoroughly which can certainly be seen in the quality of the books that have won over the years. Fri 31 oct 2014 rubery book award is the longest established book award based in the uk for independent and self published books. Short stories up to 2,500 words adult category and 1,500 words 1116 category. The purple dragonfly book awards is a worldwide book competition that was created in 2009 to celebrate the best in childrens books. The rubery book award is the longest established book award based in the uk for independent and self published books. Feb 12, 20 none of the contests, as of this writing, require your story to be about food, technology, zebras or any of the other rules that contests force upon us. She has had stories subsequently broadcast on bbc radio 4 and was a contender for the edgehill prize for 2017. While providing submission and contact details for the print media and publishing industry, it also includes support organisations and information services, a range of writing courses and workshops, literary events and competitions, and services for each stage of the writing.
She also won the rubery short story competition in 2012 for her story peacock girl. The winning book will be read by a literary agent at mba. Her short story collection also titled witches sail in eggshells was published by reflex press in 2019. To be eligible, a book must be a firstedition, fulllength novel or short story collection, written by a canadian citizen or permanent resident of canada. Angela readman who won book of the year 2015 has had much success. Novel writing competitions list for 2020 jessica davidson. Open to unpublished writers for a novel or short story collection.
The inaugural sansom award for bristol writers was won by ali bacon. The rubery prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges. The bath short story award international short story. These competitions are for unpublished or selfpublished novels and novellas for international writers, plus a few for uk or us residents only. In the meantime, james minter has drawn together a list of 50 book awards open to selfpublishers. The 2020 judges are narinder dhami, paul mcdonald and kerry hadleypryce. The rubery international book award is the largest cash award for books published by independent publishers and self published authors in great britain. Jul 12, 2014 awards and their benefits is something alli watchdog jim giamatteo is going to be looking at and reporting back on soon. Book awards contests can be a great way for a new or experienced author to win a prize, get recognition, and improve your chances at getting a major book deal. The international rubery book of the year award 2019. Melanie whipman, who won the 2012 short story competition for her story peacock girl, has had stories subsequently read on bbc radio 4. The 2018 international rubery book award is now open for selfpublished and independently published books.
In january 2016, ink tears published her short story collection, when planets slip their tracks, which was shortlisted for the international rubery book award 2016. Competitions for writers writing competitions writing. The rubery prize is a prestigious book award seeking the best in all genres. The prizes aim is to find the best short stories from writers in the capital. Entries will be judged based on multiple writing skills, which include storytelling ability, authors ability to engage the reader, transitions, pacing, movement of the story, authors skill with voice, character, dialogue, and narrative.
All the stories feature lonely or unsettled people for whom life has fallen out of kilter. The national short story award aims to promote the best in contemporary british short fiction and has celebrated both established writers and new stars over the last decade. Here are the top 5 writing contests, as measured by bang. Open to residents of australia and new zealand, the prize is for short stories up to 3,000 words having an island, or islandresonant, theme. The rubery prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers. Rubery book awards book contest the international rubery.
Book awards authors should enter westwind communications. The most common type of writing competitions on our list are short story competitions, but we also feature opportunities for poetry, flash fiction, essays, and full manuscripts. The work may be in the form of a long story or essay or a. Submit as many poems and short stories as you want. Introducing the stories are excerpts from onstage interviews with the authors at the annual story prize award events. Ruby was born in bradford, west yorkshire, and now lives in london. The key to our success is having the rubery book award is the longest established book award based in the uk for independent and self published books. Her first published novel, girl in a blue dress, was. Is there a particular topictheme to the competition. Since then she has had success in a number of notable short fiction competitions, including the fish publishing flash award, rubery book award short story competition, frome festival and both the bath short story award and the bath flash award among others. Winchester writers festival 2018 writing competitions. There are hundreds out there, heres a list most cost money to enter, and your story will be up against thousands of other entries.
The book must have been published after september 1, 2019, until april 1, 2021. Enter book award contests and become an award winning author in 2018. Dec 22, 2011 we pride ourselves on judging thoroughly which can certainly be seen in the quality of the books that have won over the years. Entry information for entering the rubery prize 2017. Entries are being accepted for the international book award for indie authors. These are for full length books, novelettes or novellas. An excellent way to do that is by entering your book into writing competitions. Creative writing is such a key part of life for those who enjoy writing yet it is. One client won several awards and was contacted by two movie producers about her young adult scifi fantasy fiction novel.