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2023 Indie Author Project Contest
This year’s contest kicks off on April 1, 2023, and submissions will be accepted through May 31, 2023.
The winners of this contest will receive:
- $1,000 each in Adult and Young Adult categories
- Honors at the 2023 Indie Author Day reception
- Opportunities to promote your book(s) at Virginia public libraries
- Inclusion in a full-page print spread in Library Journal
- Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select collection (ePUB format required for eligibility)
Each book that is submitted to the contest must be:
- Indie-published
- In an Adult Fiction or Young Adult Fiction genre
- Written by a Virginia resident
- Available in either ePUB (strongly encouraged) or PDF file
