The 2024 contests run from April 1st–May 31st and authors from any state or province are able to participate!
Each genre winner shall receive $2,500 and two honorable mentions will receive $500. All winners will also receive:
- Inclusion in Library Journal’s “Best of Books” December issue
- Honors at the Indie Author Project Awards Reception at ALA
- Opportunities to promote their book(s) at public libraries
- Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select Commercial Collections, opens a new window (ePUB format required for eligibility)
Additionally, an author will be selected from the winners across all genres as the 2025 Indie Author of the Year, opens a new window. This winner will receive all of the rewards mentioned above, plus:
- $5,000 monetary prize
- Audiobook production
- Ongoing marketing and promotional opportunities
This year, the awards will honor the best indie-published ebooks in seven genres:
- Mystery/Thrillers
- Romance
- SciFi/Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- General/Contemporary Fiction
- Memoir
- Young Adult
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