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Book of the year awards contest the independent author. Indie, independent and small press publishing are so, soooooo different from self publishing, vanity presses and payto publish publishing ive said it once, ive said it a zillion times. I took a different tact with my second novel, and entered it into book. Contests are a great way to gain positive publicity for your book and increase your credibility as an author. Lawrence syncing forward book pipeline finalist though my first self published novel was an award winner and was picked up by a producer, getting a self published book recognized is an arduous process. The majority of selfpublished book awards dont confer any benefit to the author, other than a seal that winners often must pay for. Books published between july of the previous year and june 30 of the current year are eligible for the following years prize. In traditional publishing, there is a lag, sometimes of a year or more, between the publishers receipt of a manuscript and its publication. She has worked as a journalist and womens health educator in western massachusetts. The ultimate list of writing contests in 2020 win cash.
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